# 2010 Cincinnati Reds season

The 2010 Cincinnati Reds season was the 141st season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their eighth at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Reds began their season at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, losing 11 to 6. Cincinnati was coming off a 78-84 (.481) season and fourth place in the National League Central. The Reds were managed by Dusty Baker, who was in his third season with the team. His coaches were Mark Berry (third base), Billy Hatcher (first base), Brook Jacoby (hitting), Juan Lopez (bullpen), Bryan Price (pitching), and Chris Speier (bench). For the second year in a row, Cincinnati hosted the Major League Baseball Civil Rights Game. They played St. Louis Cardinals and won 4 to 3. The majority owner of the Cincinnati Reds was Robert Castellini; the general manager was Walt Jocketty. Their home field was Great American Ball Park.
The Cincinnati Reds clinched the National League Central division and a trip to the MLB postseason on September 28 by a walk-off home run from outfielder Jay Bruce. This was the first time the Reds were in the postseason since the 1995 season, and their first winning season since 2000. The 2010 season ended when the Reds were swept by the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS.

## Offseason

The 2010 Cincinnati Reds offseason was marked by two key pickups. After acquiring a key player in Scott Rolen midway through the 2009 season, another veteran was added in Orlando Cabrera. In late December 2009, the Reds GM Walt Jocketty made a move to acquire Aroldis Chapman out of Cuba. With the many late season wins in the 2009 season, many picked the Reds to finish higher than they did the previous season.

## Regular season
### April

* Opening Day: On Opening Day 2010, the Reds were defeated by their division rival St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 11 to 6, in front of over 42,000 fans at Great American Ball Park. They lost the first series of the season 2 games to 1.
* April 16–18: The Reds were swept in three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

### May

* May 10–12: The Reds swept the Pittsburgh Pirates three games to none, after being swept by the same team a few weeks before.
* May 14–16: The Reds take 2 out of 3 from their division rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds ended the month of May in first place.

### June

* June 18–20: The Reds ran into trouble during the first stop of their interleague road trip against the Seattle Mariners. They were swept in three games.
* June 21–23: Cincinnati rebounded after the disappointing sweep in Seattle, and swept the Oakland Athletics in three games to close out the AL west coast road trip.

### July

* July 1–7: Cincinnati started the month of July strong. They took 3 out of 4 from the Chicago Cubs and 2 out of 3 from the New York Mets.
* July 8–11: The Reds suffered four straight devastating losses to the Philadelphia Phillies. Starting Pitcher Travis Wood had a spoiled perfect game attempt during this series during the 9th inning of one of the games.
* The All Star Game: The Reds had four all stars that went to Anaheim. They were Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips, Scott Rolen, and Arthur Rhodes. Votto received the final spot in the National League roster after winning a fan vote.

### August

* August 10–12: The Reds were swept three games to none by division rival St. Louis, and dropped out of first place. Derogatory comments about the Cardinals by Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips led to a first inning argument between Phillips and Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, that turned into a benches-clearing brawl and the suspensions of managers Dusty Baker (Cincinnati) and Tony La Russa (St. Louis), as well as Reds starter Johnny Cueto, who injured Chris Carpenter and Jason LaRue of the Cardinals by kicking with his spikes while pinned against the backstop during the fight. It ultimately led to LaRue's retirement.
* August 13–20: Following the Cardinal's sweep of the Reds, Cincinnati went on to win eight of their next nine games, sweeping both the Florida Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks and winning a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers two to one. Homer Bailey returned to the Reds lineup and was the starting pitcher in the third game against the Marlins, pitching a seven inning shutout. Meanwhile, the Cardinals went on to lose six of their next seven games, giving the Reds back the control of the Central Division.

### September

* September 28: The Reds, in first place over the Cardinals by a wide margin, clinched their first division championship since the 1995 season with a dramatic walk-off home run by right fielder Jay Bruce off of Houston Astros left-handed pitcher Tim Byrdak. The first pitch sailed over the wall in center field, clinching the win. The game also featured a home run-robbing, over-the-wall catch by center fielder Drew Stubbs.
The Reds won the National League Central over second-place St. Louis Cardinals by five games.

### Season standings
#### National League Central

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 42‍–‍39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 | 52‍–‍29 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14 | 40‍–‍41 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | .469 | 15 | 42‍–‍39 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | 35‍–‍46 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 105 | .352 | 34 | 40‍–‍41 | 17‍–‍64 |

#### National League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | .568 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 |
vteWild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Atlanta Braves | 91 | 71 | .562 | — |
| San Diego Padres | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 |
| Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 |
| Florida Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 11 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 11 |
| New York Mets | 79 | 83 | .488 | 12 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14 |
| Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | .469 | 15 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 |
| Washington Nationals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 22 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 65 | 97 | .401 | 26 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 105 | .352 | 34 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2010 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | – | 3–4 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–13 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 6–9 |
| Atlanta | 4–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–6 | 8–10 | 9–6 |
| Chicago | 6–1 | 2–4 | – | 4–12 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–10 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 9–6 | 4–2 | 8–10 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 2–3 | 12–4 | – | 2–5 | 5–2 | 10–5 | 5–4 | 11–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 10–6 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 8–7 |
| Colorado | 9–9 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | – | 3–4 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 9–6 |
| Florida | 3–3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 6–2 | 3–6 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 13–5 | 7–8 |
| Houston | 3–4 | 1–5 | 11–7 | 5–10 | 4–2 | 3–3 | – | 2–4 | 8–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 11–4 | 2–5 | 2–7 | 10–5 | 4–4 | 3–12 |
| Los Angeles | 13–5 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–11 |
| Milwaukee | 4–3 | 2–5 | 6–9 | 3–11 | 4–5 | 4–4 | 7–8 | 2–4 | – | 5–2 | 1–5 | 13–5 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 8–7 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
| New York | 1–5 | 7–11 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–5 | – | 9–9 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–9 | 13–5 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 10–8 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 13–5 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–9 | – | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–2 | 3–6 | 10–5 | 6–10 | 4–3 | 2–6 | 4–11 | 3–4 | 5–13 | 1–6 | 4–2 | – | 0–6 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 1–5 | 2–13 |
| San Diego | 10–8 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 6–12 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 6–0 | – | 12–6 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 |
| San Francisco | 13–5 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 9–9 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–12 | – | 3–3 | 4–2 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–4 | 6–2 | 6–9 | 12–6 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 5–10 | 4–3 | 7–8 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 9–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–3 | 9–6 |
| Washington | 4–3 | 10–8 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 5–13 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | – | 5–13 |

### Detailed record

| Team | Home | Away | Total | Win % | Gms Left |
| NL East ||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | .400 | 0 |
| Florida Marlins | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | .714 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | .667 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–5 | .286 | 0 |
| Washington Nationals | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | .571 | 0 |
| | 11–5 | 6–10 | 17–15 | .531 | 0 |
| NL Central ||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 6–3 | 6–1 | 12–4 | .750 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 4–2 | 6–3 | 10–5 | .667 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 7–1 | 4–2 | 11–3 | .769 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5–2 | 5–4 | 10–6 | .615 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3–6 | 3-6 | 6–12 | .333 | 0 |
| | 23–12 | 24–16 | 46–28 | .622 | 0 |
| NL West ||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 2-2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | .714 | 0 |
| Colorado Rockies | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–5 | .286 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–4 | .556 | 0 |
| San Diego Padres | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | .333 | 0 |
| San Francisco Giants | 2–2 | 1-2 | 3–4 | .429 | 0 |
| | 10–10 | 7–9 | 17–19 | .472 | 0 |
| American League ||||||
| Cleveland Indians | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | .667 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1–2 | N/A | 1–2 | .333 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | N/A | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Seattle Mariners | N/A | 0–3 | 0–3 | .000 | 0 |
| | 3–4 | 5–4 | 8–8 | .500 | 0 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % |
| April | 23 | 12 | 11 | .522 |
| May | 29 | 18 | 11 | .621 |
| June | 27 | 14 | 13 | .519 |
| July | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 |
| August | 27 | 19 | 8 | .704 |
| September | 27 | 12 | 15 | .444 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| | 162 | 91 | 71 | .562 |
| | Games | Won | Lost | Win % |
| Home | 81 | 49 | 32 | .605 |
| Away | 81 | 42 | 39 | .519 |

### Game log

Legend :
| Reds Win | Reds Loss | Game Postponed |
2010 Game Log :
April (12–11)
#DateOpponent (TV)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 5Cardinals (FSO, ESPN)L 6–11Carpenter (1–0)Harang (0–1)42,4930–1
2April 7Cardinals (FSO)L 3–6Wainwright (1–0)Herrera (0–1)Franklin (1)28,1320–2
3April 8CardinalsW 2–1Cordero (1–0)Motte (0–1)13,4451–2
4April 9Cubs (FSO)W 5–4Owings (1–0)Caridad (0–1)Cordero (1)24,4192–2
5April 10Cubs (FSO)L 3–4Zambrano (1–1)Rhodes (0–1)Mármol (2)27,2352–3
6April 11Cubs (FSO)W 3–1Masset (1–0)Garbow (0–2)Cordero (2)26,9453–3
7April 12@ Marlins (FSO)W 6–5 (10)Masset (2–0)Badenhop (0–1)Cordero (3)10,1194–3
8April 13@ Marlins (FSO)W 10–8 (11)Owings (2–0)Meyer (0–1)Cordero (4)10,6815–3
9April 14@ Marlins (FSO)L 3–5Volstad (1–1)Bailey (0–1)Badenhop (1)14,3905–4
10April 15@ Marlins (FSO)L 2–10Johnson (1–1)Harang (0–2)12,9125–5
11April 16@ Pirates (FSO)L 3–4Dotel (1–0)Masset (2–1)14,7585–6
12April 17@ Pirates (FSO)L 4–5Taschner (1–0)Cordero (1–1)25,1965–7
13April 18@ Pirates (FSO)L 3–5Maholm (1–1)Arroyo (0–1)Dotel (3)13,8605–8
14April 20Dodgers (FSO)W 11–9Lincoln (1–0)Troncoso (1–1)Cordero (5)12,9656–8
15April 21Dodgers (FSO)L 6–14Kuroda (2–0)Harang (0–3)12,2036–9
16April 22Dodgers (FSO)W 8–5Leake (1–0)Kuo (0–1)Cordero (6)13,2617–9
17April 23Padres (FSO)L 4–10Correia (3–1)Arroyo (0–2)15,1837–10
18April 24Padres (FSO)L 0–5LeBlanc (1–0)Cueto (0–1)19,9997–11
19April 25Padres (FSO)W 5–4Rhodes (1–1)Adams (0–1)Cordero (7)17,6948–11
20April 27@ Astros (FSO)W 6–2Harang (1–3)Norris (1–2)22,4679–11
21April 28@ Astros (FSO)W 6–4Leake (2–0)Paulino (0–3)21,03510–11
22April 29@ Astros (FSO)W 4–2Arroyo (1–2)Oswalt (2–3)Cordero (8)21,49311–11
23April 30@ Cardinals (FSO)W 3–2Cueto (1–1)Penny (3–1)Cordero (9)39,85012–11 :
May (18–11)
#DateOpponent (TV)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
24May 1@ Cardinals (FSO)L 3–6Franklin (1–0)Fisher (0–1)41,53612–12
25May 2@ Cardinals (FSO)L 0–6Carpenter (4–0)Harang (1–4)43,29212–13
26May 3Mets (FSO)W 3–2 (11)Masset (3–1)Acosta (1–1)14,35013–13
27May 4Mets (FSO)L 4–5Feliciano (1–0)Cordero (1–2)Rodríguez (4)13,81313–14
28May 5MetsW 5–4 (10)Owings (3–0)Feliciano (1–1)16,79814–14
29May 7Cubs (FSO)L 7–14Silva (3–0)Bailey (0–2)20,03014–15
30May 8Cubs (FSO)W 14–2Harang (2–4)Gorzelanny (1–4)29,40415–15
31May 9Cubs (FSO)W 5–3Leake (3–0)Dempster (2–3)Cordero (10)20,40216–15
32May 10@ Pirates (FSO)W 2–1Arroyo (2–2)Ohlendorf (0–1)Cordero (11)9,04517–15
33May 11@ Pirates (FSO)W 9–0Cueto (2–1)Morton (1–6)9,02718–15
34May 12@ PiratesW 5–0Bailey (1–2)Duke (2–4)20,06419–15
35May 14Cardinals (FSO)L 3–4García (2–4)Harang (2–5)Franklin (8)27,56819–16
36May 15Cardinals (FSO)W 4–3Leake (4–0)Wainwright (5–2)Cordero (12)41,32620–16
37May 16Cardinals (FSO)W 7–2Arroyo (3–2)Penny (3–4)26,71221–16
38May 17Brewers (FSO)W 6–3Cueto (3–1)Coffey (1–1)Cordero (13)12,40922–16
39May 18BrewersW 5–4Fisher (1–1)Hoffman (1–3)17,69723–16
40May 19@ Braves (FSO)L 4–5Wagner (4–0)Masset (3–2)25,34723–17
41May 20@ BravesL 9–10Kimbrel (1–0)Cordero (1–3)21,62123–18
42May 21@ Indians (FSO)W 7–4Arroyo (4–2)Laffey (0–1)Cordero (14)23,02824–18
43May 22@ Indians (FSO)W 6–4Cueto (4–1)Carmona (4–2)25,53125–18
44May 23@ Indians (FSO)L 3–4Huff (2–6)Herrera (0–2)Wood (1)21,04425–19
45May 24Pirates (FSO)W 7–5Harang (3–5)Burres (2–2)Cordero (15)13,38526–19
46May 25Pirates (FSO)L 1–2Hanrahan (1–0)Masset (3–3)Dotel (10)14,47126–20
47May 26Pirates (FSO)W 4–0Arroyo (5–2)Ohlendorf (0–3)18,17327–20
48May 27Pirates (FSO)W 8–2Cueto (5–1)Morton (1–9)16,83428–20
49May 28Astros (FSO)W 15–6LeCure (1–0)Rodríguez (2–7)30,81329–20
50May 29Astros (FSO)W 12–2Harang (4–5)Moehler (0–2)36,91830–20
51May 30Astros (FSO)L 0–2 (10)Lyon (4–1)Owings (3–1)Lindstrom (11)36,03830–21
52May 31@ Cardinals (FSO)L 4–12García (5–2)Arroyo (5–3)40,78230–22 :
June (14–13)
#DateOpponent (TV)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
53June 1@ Cardinals (FSO)W 9–8Del Rosario (1–0)Reyes (2–1)Cordero (16)37,41431–22
54June 2@ Cardinals (FSO)L 1–4Carpenter (7–1)LeCure (1–1)McClellan (1)39,29531–23
55June 4@ Nationals (FSO)L 2–4Clippard (8–3)Del Rosario (1–1)Capps (18)33,77431–24
56June 5@ Nationals (FSO)W 5–1Leake (5–0)Atilano (5–1)22,89632–24
57June 6@ Nationals (FSO)W 5–4 (10)Cordero (2–3)Slaten (2–1)Masset (1)27,20233–24
58June 7Giants (FSO)L 5–6Romo (2–3)Herrera (0–3)Wilson (17)18,45733–25
59June 8Giants (FSO)L 0–3Cain (5–4)LeCure (1–2)13,01133–26
60June 9Giants (FSO)W 6–3Harang (5–5)Sánchez (4–5)14,70034–26
61June 10GiantsW 7–6Rhodes (2–1)Mota (0–2)Cordero (17)19,24135–26
62June 11Royals (FSO)L 5–6 (11)Marte (1–0)Owings (3–2)Soria (15)25,84735–27
63June 12Royals (FSO)W 11–5Cueto (6–1)Bannister (6–4)34,24036–27
64June 13Royals (FSO)L 3–7Greinke (2–8)LeCure (1–3)23,74736–28
65June 15Dodgers (FSO)L 0–12Kuroda (6–4)Harang (5–6)22,63936–29
66June 16Dodgers (FSO)L 2–6Kershaw (7–3)Leake (5–1)Kuo (1)22,08336–30
67June 17DodgersW 7–1Arroyo (6–3)Ely (3–4)25,58537–30
68June 18@ Mariners (FSO)L 0–1Lee (5–3)Cueto (6–2)43,36237–31
69June 19@ Mariners (FSO)L 1–5Hernández (5–5)LeCure (1–4)26,46837–32
70June 20@ Mariners (FSO)L 0–1Rowland-Smith (1–6)Harang (5–6)Aardsma (15)32,71237–33
71June 21@ Athletics (FSO)W 6–4 (10)Cordero (3–3)Wuertz (2–1)Smith (1)11,08838–33
72June 22@ Athletics (FSO)W 4–2Arroyo (7–3)Braden (4–7)Cordero (18)12,13639–33
73June 23@ AthleticsW 3–0Cueto (7–2)Mazzaro (2–2)Cordero (19)20,82440–33
74June 25Indians (FSO)W 10–3Harang (6–7)Laffey (0–2)32,84441–33
75June 26IndiansW 6–4Herrera (1–3)Masterson (2–7)Cordero (20)37,75742–33
76June 27Indians (FSO)L 3-5Talbot (8–6)Arroyo (7–4)Wood (6)25,87742–34
77June 28Phillies (FSO)W 7–3Cueto (8–2)Kendrick (4–3)22,09043–34
78June 29Phillies (FSO)L 6–9 (10)Lidge (1–0)Rhodes (2–2)Romero (3)26,67943–35
79June 30PhilliesW 4–3Rhodes (3–2)Halladay (9–7)Cordero (21)27,24544–35 :
July (14–12)
#DateOpponent (TV)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
80July 1@ Cubs (FSO)W 3–2 (10)Smith (1–0)Howry (1–2)Cordero (22)36,88045–35
81July 2@ Cubs (FSO)W 12–0Arroyo (8–4)Dempster (6–7)40,36146–35
82July 3@ Cubs (FSO)L 1–3Wells (4–6)Smith (1–1)Mármol (15)40,66746–36
83July 4@ Cubs (FSO)W 14–3Leake (6–1)Lilly (3–7)41,07947–36
84July 5@ Mets (FSO)W 8–6Smith (2–1)Pelfrey (10–3)Cordero (23)36,76448–36
85July 6@ Mets (FSO)L 0–3Santana (6–5)Maloney (0-1)27,47348–37
86July 7@ Mets (FSO, ESPN)W 3–1Arroyo (9–4)Niese (6–3)Cordero (24)30,02949–37
87July 8@ Phillies (FSO, MLBN)L 3–4 (12)Figueroa (2–1)Smith (2–2)45,08649–38
88July 9@ Phillies (FSO)L 7–9 (10)Madson (2–0)Rhodes (3–3)45,02949–39
89July 10@ Phillies (FSO, MLBN)L 0–1 (11)Contreras (4–3)Bray (0–1)45,34749–40
90July 11@ Phillies (FSO)L 0–1Hamels (7–7)Maloney (0–2)Lidge (6)44,91349–41
July 13: 2010 MLB All-Star Game – Anaheim, California at Angel Stadium (National League: 3, American League: 1)
91July 16Rockies (FSO)W 3–2Arroyo (10–4)Hammel (7–4)Cordero (25)37,18850–41
92July 17Rockies (FSO)W 8–1Vólquez (1–0)de la Rosa (3–2)41,30051–41
93July 18Rockies (FSO)L 0–1Cook (5–4)Wood (0–1)Street (6)25,15951–42
94July 19Nationals (FSO)W 7–2Cueto (9–2)Martin (1–5)21,24352–42
95July 20Nationals (FSO)W 8–7Leake (7–1)Atilano (6–7)Cordero (26)22,87653–42
96July 21Nationals (FSO, ESPN)L 5–8Strasburg (5–2)Arroyo (10–5)Capps (24)37,86853–43
97July 22NationalsL 1–7Hernández (7–6)Vólquez (1–1)23,11553–44
98July 23@ Astros (FSO)W 6–4Ondrusek (1–0)Byradk (1–1)Cordero (27)30,57554–44
99July 24@ Astros (FSO)W 7–0Cueto (10–2)Oswalt (6–12)31,55255–44
100July 25@ Astros (FSO)L 0-4Rodríguez (8–11)Leake (7–2)25,70555–45
101July 26@ Brewers (FSO)L 1–2Villanueva (1–0)Arroyo (10–6)Axford (15)31,94555–46
102July 27@ Brewers (FSO)W 12–4Ondrusek (2–0)Gallardo (9–5)32,28656–46
103July 28@ Brewers (FSO)W 10–2Wood (1–1)Narveson (8–7)38,36557–46
104July 30Braves (FSO)L 4–6 (10)Chavez (3–2)Cordero (3–4)Wagner (24)40,37357–47
105July 31Braves (Fox)W 5–2Arroyo (11–6)Jurrjens (3–4)Cordero (28)41,61158–47 :
August (19–8)
#DateOpponent (TV)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
106August 1Braves (FSO)W 2–1Vólquez (2–1)Hanson (8–8)Cordero (29)40,87159–47
107August 2@ Pirates (FSO)W 4–0Wood (2–1)Ohlendorf (1–9)15,17260–47
108August 3@ Pirates (FSO)L 6–7Maholm (7–9)Leake (7–3)Hanrahan (1)13,62360–48
109August 4@ PiratesW 9–4Cueto (11–2)Karstens (2-7)20,42061–48
110August 6@ Cubs (FSO)W 3–0Arroyo (12–6)Gorzelanny (6–6)Cordero (30)40,69662–48
111August 7@ Cubs (FSO)W 4–3Ondrusek (3–0)Wells (5–10)Masset (2)41,22763–48
112August 8@ Cubs (FSO)W 11–4Wood (3–1)Diamond (0–2)39,01664–48
113August 9Cardinals (FSO, ESPN)L 3–7Carpenter (13–3)Leake (7–4)36,35364–49
114August 10Cardinals (FSO)L 4–8García (11–5)Cueto (11–3)36,96464–50
115August 11Cardinals (FSO)L 1–6Wainwright (17–6)Arroyo (12–7)33,36464–51
116August 13Marlins (FSO)W 7–2Vólquez (3–1)Johnson (10–5)29,57165–51
117August 14Marlins (FSO)W 5–4Leake (8–4)West (0–2)Cordero (31)37,44566–51
118August 15Marlins (FSO)W 2–0Bailey (2–2)Sánchez (9–8)Cordero (32)29,84967–51
119August 17@ Diamondbacks (FSO)W 6–2Arroyo (13–7)Hudson (3–1)21,50268–51
120August 18@ Diamondbacks (FSO)W 11–7Rhodes (4–3)Heilman (3–4)15,50969–51
121August 19@ Diamondbacks (FSO)W 9–5Wood (4–1)Saunders (1–3)17,38570–51
122August 20@ Dodgers (FSO)W 3–1Bailey (3–2)Monasterios (3–4)Cordero (33)46,41871–51
123August 21@ Dodgers (FSO)L 5–8Billingsley (10–7)Cueto (11–4)Broxton (22)49,43571–52
124August 22@ Dodgers (FSO)W 5–2Arroyo (14–7)Kershaw (11–8)Cordero (34)44,78872–52
125August 23@ Giants (FSO, ESPN)L 2-11Cain (10-10)Vólquez (14–7)32,69872-53
126August 24@ Giants (FSO)L 5-16Casilla (5-2)Wood 4-236,10472-54
127August 25@ Giants (FSO)W 12–11 (12)Cordero (4–4)Zito (8-9)36,31073-54
128August 27Cubs (FSO)W 6-1Cueto (12–4)Gorzelanny (7-8)36,21974-54
129August 28Cubs (FSO)L 2-3Wells (6-12)Arroyo (14-8)Mármol (24)41,29274-55
130August 29Cubs (FSO)W 7-5Ondrusek (4-0)Marshall (6-5)Cordero (35)30,80975-55
131August 30Brewers (FSO)W 5–4 (10)Cordero (5-4)Hoffman (2-7)14,58976–55
132August 31Brewers (FSO)W 8–4LeCure (2-4)Gallardo (11-7)19,21877–55 :
September (12–15)
#DateOpponent (TV)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
133September 1Brewers (FSO)W 6–1Champman (1–0)Coffey (2–3)16,41278–55
134September 3@ Cardinals (FSO)L 2–3García (13–6)Arroyo (14–9)Franklin (23)43,54078–56
135September 4@ Cardinals (Fox)W 6–1Wood (5–2)Wainwright (17–10)44,95779–56
136September 5@ Cardinals (FSO)L 2–4Carpenter (15–5)Bailey (3–2)Franklin (24)43,96379–57
137September 6@ Rockies (FSO)L 5–10Jiménez (18–6)Bray (0–2)40,23779–58
138September 7@ Rockies (FSO)L 3–4Chacín (8-9)Cueto (12–5)Street (16)29,16479–59
139September 8@ Rockies (FSO)L 2–9Cook (6-8)Arroyo (14-10)28,27179–60
140September 9@ RockiesL 5–6Belisle (7-5)Masset (3-4)Street (17)25,21379–61
141September 10Pirates (FSO)W 4–3 (12)Smith (3-2)Ledezma (0-2)24,90880–61
142September 11Pirates (FSO)W 5–4 (10)Cordero (6-4)Thomas (0-1)36,10181–61
143September 12Pirates (FSO)L 1-3Park (3-3)Cordero (6-5)Hanrahan (5)26,61781–62
144September 13Diamondbacks (FSO)W 7–2Arroyo (15-10)Enright (6-4)12,06182–62
145September 14Diamondbacks (FSO)L 1-3Hudson (7-2)Wood (5-3)Gutierrez (9)16,97382–63
146September 15Diamondbacks (FSO)W 7-5Maloney (1-2)Saunders (2-6)Cordero (36)19,12383–63
147September 16Diamondbacks (FSO)L 1-3Lopez (6-14)Vólquez (3-3)Gutierrez (10)22,09083–64
148September 17@ Astros (FSO)L 3-5Fulchino (2-0)Chapman (1-1)Lyon (17)30,21883–65
149September 18@ Astros (FSO)W 11-1Arroyo (16-10)Figueroa (5-3)29,85584–65
150September 19@ Astros (FSO)L 3-4Myers (13-7)Wood (5-4)Lyon (18)32,52084–66
151September 20@ Brewers (FSO)W 5-2Masset (4-4)Loe (3-5)Cordero (37)30,02485–66
152September 21@ Brewers (FSO)W 4-3Vólquez (4-3)Bush (7-13)Cordero (38)22,76186–66
153September 22@ Brewers (FSO)L 1–13Wolf (13–11)Cueto (12–6)27,00486–67
154September 24@ Padres (FSO)L 3–4Gregerson (4–7)Rhodes (4–4)Bell (44)35,31086–68
155September 25@ Padres (Fox)L 3–4Bell (6–0)Chapman (1-2)35,12486–69
156September 26@ Padres (FSO)W 12–2Bailey (4-3)Richard (13-9)26,13187–69
157September 28Astros (FSO)W 3–2Chapman (2-2)Byrdak (2-2)30,15188–69
158September 29Astros (FSO)L 0-2Figueroa (6-4)Cueto (12-7)Lyon (20)14,76088–70
159September 30Astros (FSO)W 9-1Arroyo (17-10)Myers (14-8)17,55889–70 :
October (2-1)
#DateOpponent (TV)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
160October 1Brewers (FSO)L 3-4 (11)McClendon (2-0)Lecure (2-5)Axford (24)28,88489-71
161October 2Brewers (FSO)W 7-4Ondrusek (5-0)Coffey (2-4)Cordero (39)28,17390-71
162October 3Brewers (FSO)W 3-2Maloney (2-2)Wolf (13-12)Cordero (40)37,58291-71 :

## Postseason
### Game log

Legend :
| Reds Win | Reds Loss | Game Postponed |
2010 Postseason Game Log :
National League Division Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies (PHI wins 3–0)
#DateOpponent (TV)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 6@ Phillies (TBS)L 0–4Halladay (1–0)Vólquez (0–1)46,411PHI 1–0
2October 8@ Phillies (TBS)L 4–7Contreras (1–0)Chapman (0–1)Lidge (1)46,511PHI 2–0
3October 10Phillies (TBS)L 0–2Hamels (1–0)Cueto (0–1)44,599PHI 3–0 :

### Series Notes
#### National League Division Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies
##### Game 1

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 – 5:07 pm (ET) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Halladay (1-0) LP: Vólquez (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: CIN: None PHI: None |||||||||||||
In his first career postseason start, Phillies ace Roy Halladay hurled a no-hitter, giving up only one walk (to Jay Bruce in the fifth inning). Halladay's was only the second postseason no-hitter in Major League Baseball history, and the first since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
During the 2010 regular season, Halladay had thrown a perfect game on the road against the Florida Marlins on May 29. He thus became the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter or perfect game in the regular season and a no-hitter in the postseason in the same year. Halladay is also the fifth major league pitcher to throw two no-hitters in the same season, and the first since Nolan Ryan in 1973.

##### Game 2

Friday, October 8, 2010 – 6:07 pm (ET) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Starting pitchers: CIN: Bronson Arroyo (0–0) PHI: Roy Oswalt (0–0) --> WP: José Contreras (1–0) LP: Aroldis Chapman (0–1) Sv: Brad Lidge (1) Home runs: CIN: Brandon Phillips (1), Jay Bruce (1) PHI: None |||||||||||||
On the fourth pitch he saw, Brandon Phillips hit a solo home run to lead off the first inning. This is both the first hit and first run since 1995 for the Reds in the postseason. Laynce Nix scored another run in the top of the second inning on two throwing errors and a wild pitch.
Jay Bruce also hit a lead-off solo homer in the third inning to increase the lead to 3–0. In the top of the fifth inning, Phillips hit a lead-off double, advanced to third base on a sacrifice bunt, then scored on Joey Votto's sacrifice fly.
The Phillies mounted their attack in the bottom of the fifth inning. Pinch-hitter Domonic Brown reached first base on a fielder's choice, then the Phillies loaded the bases on two consecutive defensive errors. Chase Utley delivered a two-out RBI single to get the Phillies on board. But Arroyo struck out Ryan Howard to limit the damage at two.
The Phillies scored again in the sixth inning. Jayson Werth walked, stole second, then scored after two batters were hit by pitches and a bases-loaded walk by Reds relievers Arthur Rhodes and Logan Ondrusek.
The Reds sent flame-thrower Aroldis Chapman to the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning. He hit Chase Utley, the third time by Reds' relievers in the night, then struck out Ryan Howard. Werth hit a ground ball to Reds third baseman Scott Rolen, but Utley was called safe at second base. The next batter Jimmy Rollins hit a fly ball to right field, but the Reds right fielder Jay Bruce lost it in the lights; Reds second baseman Phillips also missed the relay catch. These two crucial errors—the third and fourth on the night—let both Utley and Werth score. Rollins scored later on Raúl Ibañez's single and Carlos Ruiz's RBI force-out. Reds reliever Nick Masset replaced Chapman and got Shane Victorino to ground out to end the inning. The Phillies took the 6–4 lead on Reds' errors into the eighth inning.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Utley hit a one-out single then stole second. Masset intentionally walked Howard, to set up a potential double play for the next batter. However, Werth hit an RBI single to left field to score Utley.
Phillies closer Brad Lidge closed the ninth for the save.
The six combined errors tied an LDS record previously set by the Athletics and Red Sox in the 2003 ALDS.

##### Game 3

Sunday, October 10, 2010 – 8:07 pm (ET) at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| WP: Cole Hamels (1-0) LP: Johnny Cueto (0-1) Home runs: PHI: Chase Utley (1) CIN: none |||||||||||||
Cincinnati was again dominated by Phillies' starting pitching. Cole Hamels pitched a complete-game shutout, striking out nine while allowing five hits. Plácido Polanco scored for the Phillies on Orlando Cabrera's throwing error in the top of the first inning. Chase Utley added another run to the lead by hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning.

## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 2B | Brandon Phillips | 155 | 626 | 172 | .275 | 18 | 59 |
| SS | Orlando Cabrera | 123 | 494 | 130 | .263 | 4 | 42 |
| 1B | Joey Votto | 150 | 547 | 177 | .324 | 37 | 113 |
| CF | Drew Stubbs | 150 | 514 | 131 | .255 | 22 | 77 |
| RF | Jay Bruce | 148 | 509 | 143 | .281 | 25 | 70 |
| LF | Jonny Gomes | 148 | 511 | 136 | .266 | 18 | 86 |
| 3B | Scott Rolen | 133 | 471 | 134 | .285 | 20 | 83 |
| C | Ramón Hernández | 97 | 313 | 93 | .297 | 7 | 48 |
Stats through October 3, 2010

#### Other batters

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| LF | Laynce Nix | 97 | 165 | 48 | .291 | 4 | 18 |
| UT | Miguel Cairo | 91 | 200 | 58 | .290 | 4 | 28 |
| C | Ryan Hanigan | 70 | 203 | 61 | .300 | 5 | 40 |
| OF | Chris Heisey | 97 | 201 | 51 | .254 | 8 | 21 |
| IF | Paul Janish | 82 | 200 | 52 | .260 | 5 | 25 |
| 3B | Juan Francisco | 36 | 55 | 15 | .273 | 1 | 7 |
| OF | Chris Dickerson | 20 | 44 | 9 | .205 | 0 | 0 |
| OF | Jim Edmonds | 13 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 3 | 3 |
| SS | Chris Valaika | 19 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 1 | 2 |
| C | Corky Miller | 32 | 74 | 18 | .243 | 2 | 9 |
| 1B | Yonder Alonso | 22 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 3 |
| RF | Willie Bloomquist | 11 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 0 |
| IF | Drew Sutton | 2 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 4 |
| P | Bronson Arroyo | 32 | 68 | 10 | .147 | 1 | 8 |
| P | Homer Bailey | 18 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 0 | 2 |
| P | Francisco Cordero | 70 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| P | Johnny Cueto | 28 | 54 | 6 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
| P | Carlos Fisher | 17 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| P | Aaron Harang | 21 | 37 | 5 | .135 | 0 | 2 |
| P | Mike Leake | 27 | 48 | 16 | .333 | 0 | 3 |
| P | Sam LeCure | 14 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| P | Matt Maloney | 7 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| P | Logan Ondrusek | 59 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| P | Jordan Smith | 35 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| P | Edinson Vólquez | 12 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
| P | Travis Wood | 17 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 1 | 3 |
Stats through October 3, 2010

### Pitching
#### Starting and other pitchers

G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | WHIP |
| Bronson Arroyo | 33 | 215.2 | 17 | 10 | 3.88 | 121 | 1.15 |
| Homer Bailey | 19 | 109.0 | 4 | 3 | 4.46 | 100 | 1.37 |
| Johnny Cueto | 31 | 185.2 | 12 | 7 | 3.64 | 138 | 1.28 |
| Aaron Harang | 22 | 111.2 | 6 | 7 | 5.32 | 82 | 1.59 |
| Mike Leake | 24 | 138.1 | 8 | 4 | 4.23 | 91 | 1.50 |
| Sam LeCure | 15 | 48.0 | 2 | 5 | 4.50 | 37 | 1.56 |
| Matt Maloney | 7 | 20.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.05 | 12 | 1.21 |
| Edinson Vólquez | 12 | 62.2 | 4 | 3 | 4.31 | 67 | 1.50 |
| Travis Wood | 17 | 102.2 | 5 | 4 | 3.51 | 86 | 1.08 |
Stats Through October 3, 2010

#### Relief pitchers

G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched.
| Player | G | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | SO | WHIP |
| Bill Bray | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28.1 | 4.13 | 30 | 1.09 |
| Jared Burton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.1 | 2.03 | 19 | 1.05 |
| Francisco Cordero | 75 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 72.2 | 3.84 | 59 | 1.43 |
| Carlos Fisher | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22.1 | 5.64 | 21 | 1.57 |
| Danny Herrera | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23.0 | 3.91 | 14 | 1.61 |
| Mike Lincoln | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.2 | 7.32 | 12 | 1.78 |
| Nick Masset | 82 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 76.2 | 3.40 | 85 | 1.27 |
| Logan Ondrusek | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 3.68 | 39 | 1.18 |
| Micah Owings | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33.1 | 5.40 | 35 | 1.59 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 69 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55.0 | 2.29 | 50 | 1.02 |
| Enerio Del Rosario | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 2.08 | 3 | 1.96 |
| Jordan Smith | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 42.0 | 3.86 | 26 | 1.33 |
| Russ Springer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.40 | 35 | 1.59 |
Stats Through October 3, 2010

### Team Leaders/Team Rank

As of October 3, 2010
| Stat | Player | Value | NL Rank |
| Runs | Votto | 106 | 4th |
| Hits | Votto | 177 | 6th |
| Doubles | Votto | 36 | 17th |
| Triples | Stubbs | 6 | T-13th |
| Home Runs | Votto | 37 | 3rd |
| RBI | Votto | 113 | 3rd |
| Stolen Bases | Stubbs | 30 | 8th |
| Batting Avg. | Votto | .324 | 2nd |
| Wins | Arroyo | 17 | 4th |
| ERA (+100 IP) | Cueto | 3.64 | 24th |
| Innings Pitched | Arroyo | 215.2 | 8th |
| Strikeouts | Cueto | 138 | 33rd |

## Awards

All-Star
* Brandon Phillips – reserve (1st All-Star appearance)
* Arthur Rhodes – pitcher (1st All-Star appearance)
* Scott Rolen – reserve (6th All-Star appearance)
* Joey Votto – reserve (1st All-Star appearance)
Hank Aaron Award
* Joey Votto – (1st time winner)
NL Most Valuable Player Award
* Joey Votto – (1st time winner)
Gold Glove
* Bronson Arroyo – P (1st time winner)
* Brandon Phillips – 2B (2nd time winner)
* Scott Rolen – 3B (8th time winner)

## Minor league affiliates

| Level | Team | Record | Place | Manager |
| AAA | Louisville Bats | 79-64 | 1st | Rick Sweet |
| AA | Carolina Mudcats | 58-79 | 5th | David Bell |
| Advanced A | Lynchburg Hillcats | 61-77 | 4th | Pat Kelly |
| A | Dayton Dragons | 53-75 | 8th | Todd Benzinger |
| Rookie |
| Rookie | Billings Mustangs | 38-37 | 3rd | Delino DeShields |
| Rookie | AZL Reds | 31-24 | 2nd | Julio Garcia |
| Rookie | DSL Reds | 45-27 | 2nd | Joel Noboa |
| Rookie | VSL Reds | 35-33 | 4th | José Nieves |

## Local television

Fox Sports Ohio
* Thom Brennaman—Play-by-Play
* Paul Keels—Play-by-Play
* Jeff Brantley—Color Commentary
* Chris Welsh—Color Commentary
* Jim Day—Reds Live
* Jeff Piecoro—Reds Live

## Local radio

Cincinnati Reds Radio Network
* Marty Brennaman—Play-by-Play
* Jeff Brantley—Play-by-Play
* Jim Kelch—Play-by-Play