Cincinnati Reds Press Clippings June 27, 2017 THIS DAY IN REDS HISTORY 1998-The Reds wear replicas of the 1942 uniforms worn by the Negro League Cincinnati Buckeyes MLB.COM Arroyo 'probably not' going to pitch again Reds righty placed on 60-day DL on Monday, says June 18 appearance likely his last By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | @m_sheldon | June 26th, 2017 + 11 COMMENTS The Reds transferring injured pitcher Bronson Arroyo to the 60-day disabled list on Monday was hardly a surprise. Arroyo, who was shut down after his June 18 start vs. the Dodgers because of shoulder soreness, wasn't holding out much hope to pitch again this season -- or ever again. In a dugout interview during the Reds' 8-2 loss to the Cardinals, Arroyo told Fox Sports Ohio's Jim Day that he's already likely thrown his final pitch in the Major Leagues. "Yeah, I think so," Arroyo said. "It's probably the last time I'm going to throw. There could always be that chance you get one inning in September just to tip the cap to the fans, but probably not. My arm, now that a lot of the anti-inflammatories and different things are kind of bleeding out of my system, I'm realizing how banged up my shoulder is, and the elbow is starting to bother me as well. "I'm enjoying the ride with these guys for the next three months. But the last time you saw me pitch was against the Dodgers, I think." Arroyo, 40, attempted to make a comeback after he missed 2 1/2 years to have elbow and shoulder surgeries in 2014 while with the D-backs. He had spent 2006-13 with the Reds and signed a Minor League deal in February with Cincinnati. He earned a spot on the team and is being paid the Major League minimum salary this season. For the final three months of the 2017 season, Arroyo planned to remain with the club, keep lifting weights and be a positive influence, while joking he would be "working on his beach body." Despite the comeback falling short statistically, Arroyo still found it successful and has no regrets for trying. "After getting back here, it worked out pretty good," Arroyo said. "I was plugging a hole for [Brandon] Finnegan and [Homer] Bailey and those guys. If I was totally healthy, I would still be in this rotation right now. I came and did what I set out to do, which was helping out the young guys, be in Spring Training, help the camaraderie in the clubhouse, pitch as long as I could and get out and compete at the big league level again, and kind of walk away in the uniform I've been the most comfortable in and being around the people I'm most comfortable being around." Arroyo, who lasted a season-low three innings with five earned runs allowed on seven hits against Los Angeles in his final start, spoke more after the game with MLB.com and explained his rationale for not trying to extend his career. "I don't want to be Brett Favre and continue to come back three or four times," Arroyo said. "I was going to give one good shot at it. It's taken me three years to get back to this point, so I've already kind of dealt with all those emotions. So for me everything is just joyous. Just thinking about all the things I've missed in the game -- the day I graduated high school I've been in this game --thinking about time with friends and family and traveling and not being on somebody's watch and stuff is fantastic. "But now that I've gotten back to the big leagues and had an opportunity to be in a place I enjoy so much, being around a group of guys that I really love being with, since I was here for such a long time before this, it's been nothing but positive, really. And so the emotions are really like a kid getting out of school. I'm winding down the last three months of going to school, and I'm about to get out for the summer." Mark Sheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05. Follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon and Facebook and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. Reds can't contain Cardinals' bats in loss By Jenifer Langosch and Alaina Getzenberg / MLB.com | June 26th, 2017 + 140 COMMENTS ST. LOUIS -- His hold on a rotation spot loosening with each subsequent start, Michael Wacha regained that grip on Monday by notching his second quality start in his past seven tries. Supported by an abundance of offense, Wacha covered the first six innings in the Cardinals' 8-2 rout of the Reds, who stopped by Busch Stadium for a one-game makeup of an April rainout. Nearly unplugged from the rotation a week ago, Wacha took the mound needing to prove he deserved a continuance. He'll get one after holding the Reds to one run on five hits and striking out five. Wacha entered the day with an 8.17 ERA over his past six starts, only one of which had lasted as long as the fifth. The Reds, however, mustered only five singles against him. "I was back on the top of the ball, throwing downhill into the bottom of the zone," Wacha said. "I'm going to use this start and build off of that, continue to work in between starts in the bullpens on throwing downhill and having command of all pitches and working them off each other." The Cardinals' offense took some pressure off Wacha by jumping early on Reds starter Brandon Finnegan, whose return from the disabled list was brief. Making his first start since April 15, Finnegan exited with a left triceps strain after throwing a fourth-inning pitch to Paul DeJong. By then, he had already walked four and surrendered three hits, including a two-run homer to Jedd Gyorko. "Just felt a little pull in my triceps, tried to throw through it, thought I was just a little fatigued, but that last pitch just didn't feel right," Finnegan said. "Honestly, things [are] just really tight. I don't think it's anything too serious, but we'll find out tomorrow." Reds reliever Austin Brice couldn't get Cincinnati back on track. Entering behind Finnegan, Brice was nicked for nine hits and five runs over two innings. The top two hitters in the Cardinals' lineup -- Tommy Pham and Randal Grichuk -- were a nuisance to Reds pitchers all afternoon. They combined to reach base six times, scored four runs and drove in four. MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Fast feet: Batting leadoff for the first time this season, Pham wasted no time using his speed to make something happen. After drawing a leadoff walk, he advanced on a short flyout to center, swiped third and then hustled home on a passed ball. Pham scored three runs while securing his 13th multihit game of the season. "Tone set, Tommy did that today," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "That stuff fires us up when we see the guy [advance on] a popup to center field. That was a good, aggressive shot on something that could turn the tide of a game, and I believe it did." Grichuk goes deep … again: The Cardinals turned a 3-1 game into a five-run lead in the fourth, which was punctuated by Grichuk's two-run homer off Brice. The home run was Grichuk's second in two games since being recalled from Triple-A Memphis. He had hit four in his first 167 at-bats this season. Grichuk finished with a second consecutive multihit game, as well. "It feels good for the confidence," Grichuk said. "It allows me to go out there and not think and trust what I've put the work in on and that it's going to work out." More > MEDICAL REPORT Finnegan's left triceps strain was not related to the previous shoulder injury that put him on the 60-day DL. While the injury is not believed to be serious, it was not immediately clear whether or not Finnegan will have to miss his next start. More > QUOTABLE "I think Michael has handled it like a pro. We've tried to communicate with him what we see, what we're doing, what we're thinking. And then it comes down to him performing. Sometimes we all get our back up against a wall, and there's all kinds of noise. That just gives us a great opportunity to go out and do what we do. -- Matheny, on how Wacha has handled speculation of a changing role "This is life in this league, and unfortunately we haven't found a reason why pitchers are going down at such a prolific rate, not just with our club, but throughout the industry. And I think everyone throws stuff out there. … Everyone in the industry is trying to do the best for the pitchers and nothing seems to work, so I would be a proponent of going back and letting guys pitch and not baby them so much, that's one voice. -- Reds manager Bryan Price, on solving pitchers' injury problems SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS With Monday's two-homer game, the Cardinals have homered in 15 straight games.