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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Nobody in baseball likes to use injuries as an excuse, including Bryan Price. Gerald McCoy Jersey . That being said (one of Prices favourite phrases), the first-year Cincinnati Reds manager almost cant wait until Saturday. That is when he plans to write pitcher Mat Latos name into the starting lineup, all but giving Price his first look at the team he hoped to be managing when he took the job last October. Latos and first baseman Joey Votto of Toronto completed rehab assignments with Triple-A Louisville on Monday. Votto, sidelined since May 16 with a quadriceps strain in his left knee, was activated from the 15-day disabled list before Tuesday nights game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Latos, who hasnt pitched all year after having surgery on his right elbow last October and his left knee on Valentines Day, is tentatively scheduled to start Saturday in Milwaukee. "This is as close to being whole as weve been all year," Price said Tuesday. Votto was the 12th player placed on the disabled list by the Reds this season. Catcher Devin Mesoracos two trips meant those 12 players had made a total of 13 appearances on the DL. Last season, 11 Reds players made a total of 15 appearances. Votto was set to bat third Tuesday night. He hadnt played since going on the disabled list May 21, retroactive to May 16, with an injury to the same knee that required two operations in 2012. The Reds went 11-12 without the 2010 NL MVP, who was hitting .257 with six home runs and 12 RBIs in 39 games. Votto spent Sunday and Monday with Louisville, going 2 for 6 with two strikeouts and grounding into a double play in two games at Pawtucket. "I feel good," Votto said. "Im looking forward to playing. I hold myself to a high standard. I wouldnt come back unless I felt like I could play to that high standard, so Im not really concerned about what percentage people think Im at. Im going to come back and play well." Latos, who has won 14 games in each of the past two seasons -- his first two with the Reds -- made his fourth rehab start Monday and lasted 5 2-3 innings in a game shortened by rain. He then continued to throw in an indoor batting cage to get his pitch count up to 100, the goal Price wanted the right-hander to reach before pitching for the Reds. "I was ready five or six days ago," said Latos, who chafed at being forced to make a fourth rehab start. "The stuffs there. My velocity is there. Throwing sliders at 90 mph puts a lot of stress on your arm, so that should tell you something." First baseman Donald Lutz was optioned to Louisville to make room on the roster for Votto. Lutz hit .154 (2 for 13) in seven games after being recalled from Louisville on May 23. Michael Johnson Jersey . Bortles, one of three quarterbacks vying to be the first taken in the NFL Draft in May alongside Bridgewater and Johnny Manziel, helped his cause by impressing scouts with a clean performance at the UCF Pro Day Wednesday, according to reports. Mike Glennon Black Friday Jersey . Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and the Cavaliers won their sixth straight game, 101-93 over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.The Winnipeg Jets host the Dallas Stars in a 7:00ct face off tonight at MTS Centre. The Jets (30-29-9) have 69 points and trail the Stars (32-23-11) by six points for a Western Conference Wild Card playoff spot. Dallas has two games in hand on Winnipeg. Due to a lower-body injury sustained by Ondrej Pavelec Friday night vs the Rangers, Al Montoya will start in goal. Its Montoya 17th start of the season. Michael Hutchinson, who was recalled from AHL St. Johns will be the back up goalie. This is the second NHL regular season game Hutchinson will dress for. His first was March 4, 2012 when he backed up current Stars starting goalie Tim Thomas with the Boston Bruins against the New York Rangers. Patrice Cormier is also up from the IceCaps. He has played three games with the Jets this season. Jets Projected Lines: Ladd-Little-FrolikByfuglien-Jokinen-WheelerKane-ODell-SetoguchiTangradi-Cormier-Peluso Bogosian-EnstromStuart-TroubaPardy-Ellerby Bryan Little is on a four-game point streak (one goal and four assists). Michael Frolikk is on a three-game point streak (one goal and two assists). Bobby Rainey Buccaneers Jersey. Andrew Ladd has scored in back-to-back games. Dallas is coming off a 4-3 shootout loss Friday night at home against Calgary. The Stars have earned seven of a possible eight points in their last four games. Tim Thomas will start in goal. Stars Projected Lines: Benn-Seguin-NichushkinCole-Eakin-SceviourWhitney-Mueller-ChaissonGarbutt-Fiddler-Roussel Goligoski-DaleyBenn-DillonGonchar-Connauton Jamie Benn has scored four goals in his last four games. Tyler Seguin is on a six-game point streak (four goals and six assists). Antoine Roussel has scored in back-to-back games. Tonight is the fourth of five regular season games between these Central Division rivals with Dallas earning five of a possible six points so far. Tyler Seguin has led the Stars with four goals and four assists. Blake Wheeler has scored three goals for the Jets. Following tonights game, the Jets will fly to St. Louis and play the Blues tomorrow night at 7:00ct (TSN 1290 & TSN Jets). ' ' ' |
