The opponents
The Reds' May schedule (records entering Tuesday):
3-4 at Colorado (15-11)
5-7 at Arizona (13-13)
9-11 Washington (8-18)
12-14 Philadelphia (11-14)
16-18 at Pittsburgh (7-20)
19-21 at Detroit (17-9)
22-24 Milwaukee (15-11)
26-28 Arizona (13-13)
29-31 at Chicago Cubs (14-10)
Granted, any team in baseball can get hot for a few weeks, but this is not exactly a killer schedule, right? At least not until May 19, when the Reds travel to face the better-than-expected Detroit Tigers.
Plus, the Reds are 12-4 this season against teams on this list they've already played.
The Reds also play the Pirates in the National Baseball Hall of Fame Game, Cooperstown, N.Y. The exhibition is scheduled for May 15.