Volquez to make first Reds start on Sunday

I thought Volquez was pitching on Saturday but the Reds website shows Harang pitching Saturday and Volquez on Sunday. That's a smart move if you ask me. That means Volquez will be sandwiched between Harang and Arroyo and Cueto between Arroyo and Josh Fogg. It's a good move because it separates the flame throwers from Arroyo and Fogg's soft stuff.

Here is the updated pitching probables:

Up next
• Thursday: Diamondbacks (Doug Davis, 13-12, 4.25 in 2007) at Reds (Johnny Cueto, first Major League appearance), 12:35 p.m. ET

• Friday: Phillies (Kyle Kendrick, 10-4, 3.87 in 2007) at Reds ( Josh Fogg, 10-9, 4.94 ERA in 2007), 7:10 p.m. ET

• Saturday: Phillies (Adam Eaton, 10-10, 6.29 in 2007) at Reds (Aaron Harang, 0-1, 3.00 in 2007), 1:10 p.m. ET

Volquez to pitch on Sunday.

Does this pit Volquez against Myers?

Fogg vs Kendrick... hope the defenses are ready.

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Originally Posted by Joseph

Does this pit Volquez against Myers?

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Yep.

And Arroyo will face Cole Hamels on Monday. With these pitching matchups, the Reds should split the four game series at worst, and possibly win three of four.

I just wish that his debut was coming against somebody other than the Phillies. They saw him twice (if not three times, I can't remember) in the last couple weeks of Spring Training. They'll be ready for the change up.

It's an awfully tough first draw for the kid.

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Originally Posted by redsfan30

I just wish that his debut was coming against somebody other than the Phillies. They saw him twice (if not three times, I can't remember) in the last couple weeks of Spring Training. They'll be ready for the change up.

It's an awfully tough first draw for the kid.

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Agreed. I said the same thing last week. I don't care how good a pitchers stuff is, anytime you face the same team (especially a lineup the caliber of the Phillies) three or four times in a span of about three weeks, eventually they are going to figure something out. Hopefully Volquez proves us wrong.

That's good as I will be at the game on Sunday.