Gerardo Parra: The 100th player to homer in his first at-bat.Welcome to the big leagues, Gerardo Parra and Bryan Augenstein. After an exciting first inning, in which the two call-ups from Double-A Mobile looked like future superstars, it was all downhill for the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 10-3 loss Wednesday night to the upstart CIncinnati Reds. The loss finished up a three-game sweep at the hands of Dusty Baker's Reds and dropped the D-Backs to a stomach-turning 9-15 record at home, a 1-5
Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo, who's scheduled to face the D-Backs this afternoon: Chicks dig him, and the babe magnet can pitch some, too. The Cincinnati Reds are the very definition of mediocre with their 37-37 record -- 17-17 on the road, 20-20 at home. Meanwhile, "humdrum," "mundane," or "dime a dozen" would be a step up for the laughable Arizona Diamondbacks, who are 30-46 and 18 sorry-ass games behind the L.A. Dodgers -- farther out in the standings than even the wretched Washington N
