2009 Cincinnati Reds season

The 2009 Cincinnati Reds season was the 140th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their seventh at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. It involved the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central after finishing fifth in the division the previous year. For the second year, the Reds were managed by Dusty Baker. The Reds played their seventh season of home games in Great American Ball Park. The Reds finished the 2009 season 78-84, only four wins more than the 2008 season.

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 6 || Mets || 2–1 || Santana (1–0) || Harang (0–1) || Rodríguez (1) || 42,177 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 8 || Mets || 9–7 || Pelfrey (1–0) || Vólquez (0–1) || Rodríguez (2) || 13,568 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 9 || Mets || 8–6 || Arroyo (1–0) || Pérez (0–1) || Cordero (1) || 17,837 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | || April 10 || Pirates || colspan=6 |Postponed. Rescheduled for August 31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 11 || Pirates || 10–2 || Maholm (1–0) || Cueto (0–1) || || 22,276 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 12 || Pirates || 2–0 || Harang (1–1) || Snell (0–2) || || 12,876 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 13 || @ Brewers || 7–6 || Vólquez (1–1) || Gallardo (1–1) || Cordero (2) || 25,016 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 14 || @ Brewers || 6–1 || Arroyo (2–0) || Parra (0–2) || || 27,441 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 15 || @ Brewers || 9–3 || Looper (1–0) || Owings (0–1) || || 30,349 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 17 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Masset (1–0) || Valverde (0–1) || Cordero (3) || 32,268 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 18 || @ Astros || 7–0 || Rodríguez (1–1) || Harang (1–2) || || 30,141 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 19 || @ Astros || 4–2 || Vólquez (2–1) || Geary (0–1) || Cordero (4) || 29,372 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 20 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Arroyo (3–0) || Geary (0–2) || Cordero (5) || 23,308 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 21 || @ Cubs || 7–2 || Harden (1–1) || Owings (0–2) || || 38,403 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 22 || @ Cubs || 3–0 || Cueto (1–1) || Lilly (2–1) || Cordero (6) || 38,738 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 23 || @ Cubs || 7–1 || Harang (2–2) || Zambrano (1–1) || || 40,039 || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 24 || Braves || 4–3 || Vázquez (2–1) || Vólquez (2–2) || González (2) || 30,060 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 25 || Braves || 10–2 || Lowe (2–1) || Arroyo (3–1) || || 33,015 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 26 || Braves || 8–2 || Owings (1–2) || Kawakami (1–3) || || 29,327 || 10–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 27 || Astros || 4–1 || Sampson (2–0) || Cordero (0–1) || || 12,365 || 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 28 || Astros || 8–3 || Rodríguez (2–2) || Harang (2–3) || || 9,878 || 10–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 29 || Astros || 3–0 || Vólquez (3–2) || Paulino (0–2) || Cordero (7) || 12,681 || 11–10

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || May 1 || @ Pirates || 4–0 || Arroyo (4–1) || Duke (3–2) || || 14,238 || 12–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 2 || @ Pirates || 8–6 || Ohlendorf (3–2) || Owings (1–3) || || 22,891 || 12–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 3 || @ Pirates || 5–0 || Cueto (2–1) || Karstens (1–1) || || 13,670 || 13–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 4 || @ Marlins || 3 – 2 (14) || Badenhop (2–1) || Herrera (0–1) || || 10,825 || 13–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 5 || @ Marlins || 7–0 || Vólquez (4–2) || Volstad (2–1) || || 11,087 || 14–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 6 || Brewers || 15–3 || Parra (1–4) || Arroyo (4–2) || || 10,982 || 14–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 7 || Brewers || 6–5 || Owings (2–3) || Looper (2–2) || Cordero (8) || 14,724 || 15–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 8 || Cardinals || 6–4 || Cueto (3–1) || Piñeiro (4–2) || Cordero (9) || 18,016 || 16–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 9 || Cardinals || 8–3 || Harang (3–3) || Lohse (3–2) || || 40,651 || 17–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 10 || Cardinals || 8 – 7 (10) || Franklin (1–0) || Cordero (0–2) || Pérez (1) || 27,664 || 17–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 11 || @ Diamondbacks || 13–5 || Arroyo (5–2) || Garland (3–2) || || 17,640 || 18–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Owings (3–3) || Haren (3–4) || Cordero (10) || 24,835 || 19–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–3 || Cueto (4–1) || Augenstein (0–1) || || 20,443 || 20–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 15 || @ Padres || 5–3 || Correia (1–2) || Harang (3–4) || Bell (9) || 27,021 || 20–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 16 || @ Padres || 6 – 5 (16) || Perdomo (1–0) || Owings (3–4) || || 31,001 || 20–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 17 || @ Padres || 3–1 || Peavy (3–5) || Arroyo (5–3) || || 21,123 || 20–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 19 || Phillies || 4–3 || Hamels (2–2) || Cueto (4–2) || Lidge (8) || 18,449 || 20–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 20 || Phillies || 5–1 || Harang (4–4) || Moyer (3–4) || || 15,661 || 21–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || Phillies || 12–5 || Blanton (2–3) || Owings (3–5) || || 25,901 || 21–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 22 || Indians || 3–1 || Arroyo (6–3) || Laffey (3–1) || Cordero (11) || 28,019 || 22–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 23 || Indians || 7–6 || Vizcaíno (1–1) || Weathers (0–1) || Wood (7) || 35,821 || 22–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 24 || Indians || 4 – 3 (11) || Fisher (1–0) || Vizcaíno (1–2) || || 27,796 || 23–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 25 || Astros || 8–5 || Harang (5–4) || Rodríguez (5–3) || Cordero (12) || 17,818 || 24–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 26 || Astros || 6–4 || Masset (2–0) || Byrdak (1–1) || Cordero (13) || 15,619 || 25–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 27 || Astros || 6–1 || Arroyo (7–3) || Paulino (0–4) || || 17,602 || 26–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 29 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Looper (5–3) || Cueto (4–3) || Hoffman (12) || 42,186 || 26–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 30 || @ Brewers || 9–5 || McClung (2–1) || Harang (5–5) || || 44,172 || 26–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 31 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Gallardo (5–2) || Owings (3–6) || Hoffman (13) || 44,594 || 26–23

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || June 1 || @ Cardinals || 5–3 || Lincoln (1–0) || Wellemeyer (5–5) || Cordero (14) || 35,815 || 27–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 2 || @ Cardinals || 5–2 || Motte (2–1) || Arroyo (7–4) || Franklin (13) || 35,507 || 27–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 3 || @ Cardinals || 9–3 || Cueto (5–3) || Lohse (4–4) || || 35,811 || 28–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 4 || @ Cardinals || 3–1 || Carpenter (4–0) || Harang (5–6) || || 39,249 || 28–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 5 || Cubs || 2–1 || Zambrano (4–2) || Owings (3–7) || Gregg (10) || 32,374 || 28–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 6 || Cubs || 4 – 3 (11) || Masset (3–0) || Marshall (3–5) || || 40,914 || 29–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 7 || Cubs || 6 – 3 (14) || Patton (2–1) || Lincoln (1–1) || Guzmán (1) || 32,629 || 29–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 9 || @ Nationals || 3–2 || Cueto (6–3) || Detwiler (0–3) || Cordero (15) || 16,274 || 30–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 10 || @ Nationals || 4 – 2 (12) || Masset (4–0) || Villone (3–1) || Weathers (1) || 19,790 || 31–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 11 || @ Nationals || 3–2 || Tavárez (2–4) || Herrera (0–2) || Beimel (1) || 19,703 || 31–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 12 || @ Royals || 4–1 || Hochevar (2–2) || Maloney (0–1) || || 32,959 || 31–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 13 || @ Royals || 7–4 || Davies (3–6) || Arroyo (7–5) || || 29,574 || 31–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 14 || @ Royals || 7–1 || Bannister (5–3) || Cueto (6–4) || || 24,525 || 31–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 16 || Braves || 7–2 || Herrera (1–2) || Jurrjens (5–5) || || 19,127 || 32–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 17 || Braves || 4–3 || Owings (4–7) || Vázquez (4–6) || Cordero (16) || 27,455 || 33–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 18 || Braves || 7–0 || Hanson (2–0) || Maloney (0–2) || || 24,657 || 33–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 19 || White Sox || 4–3 || Arroyo (8–5) || Contreras (2–6) || Cordero (17) || 28,395 || 34–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 20 || White Sox || 10–8 || Carrasco (2–0) || Herrera (1–3) || Jenks (16) || 42,234 || 34–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 21 || White Sox || 4–1 || Buehrle (7–2) || Harang (5–7) || Jenks (17) || 32,786 || 34–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 23 || @ Blue Jays || 7–5 || Tallet (5–4) || Owings (4–8) || Frasor (2) || 30,351 || 34–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 24 || @ Blue Jays || 8–2 || Richmond (6–4) || Arroyo (8–6) || || 15,409 || 34–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 25 || @ Blue Jays || 7–5 || Cueto (7–4) || Camp (0–3) || Cordero (18) || 15,329 || 35–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 26 || @ Indians || 9–2 || Sowers (2–5) || Harang (5–8) || || 28,114 || 35–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 27 || @ Indians || 7–3 || Bailey (1–0) || Ohka (0–2) || || 28,646 || 36–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 28 || @ Indians || 8–1 || Owings (5–8) || Huff (3–3) || || 23,900 || 37–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 30 || Diamondbacks || 6–2 || Haren (7–5) || Arroyo (8–7) || || 22,725 || 37–38

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || July 1 || Diamondbacks || 1–0 || Cueto (8–4) || Garland (4–8) || Cordero (19) || 20,374 || 38–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || July 2 || Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Cordero (1–2) || Zavada (1–2) || || 19,592 || 39–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 3 || Cardinals || 7–4 || Motte (3–2) || Herrera (1–4) || Franklin (20) || 41,349 || 39–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || July 4 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Owings (6–8) || Thompson (2–5) || Cordero (20) || 37,371 || 40–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 5 || Cardinals || 10–1 || Carpenter (6–3) || Arroyo (8–8) || || 24,017 || 40–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 6 || @ Phillies || 22–1 || Hamels (5–5) || Cueto (8–5) || || 41,548 || 40–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 7 || @ Phillies || 4–3 || Weathers (1–1) || Lidge (0–4) || Cordero (21) || 43,623 || 41–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 8 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Madson (3–4) || Weathers (1–2) || || 44,179 || 41–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 9 || @ Phillies || 9–6 || Moyer (8–6) || Owings (6–9) || Lidge (17) || 45,146 || 41–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 10 || @ Mets || 3–0 || Arroyo (9–8) || Nieve (3–3) || || 39,203 || 42–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 11 || @ Mets || 4–0 || Santana(10–7) || Cueto (8–6) || || 39,396 || 42–43