Minor Injuries and Grand Slams

The Reds have had an unusually healthy spring. Bill Bray missed time with a sore shoulder but pitched a scoreless inning on Saturday.

Edwin Encarnacion has a sore left wrist from a check swing.

"He had it last year," Baker said. "We just wanted to give him an extra day."

Encarnacion is taking batting practice in the cage to stay sharp.

Johnny Cueto pitched 4 2/3 innings for the Domincan WBC team on Sunday. He tweaked his ankle covering firstbase but did his running today.

When asked about the injury, Baker and Walt Jockety had not heard about it. Mario Soto, a Reds coach, is also the pitching coach for the Dominican team. Soto called Jocketty later and there was no concern.

"That's nothing," Baker said. "As long as it wasn't his arm. They can take care of that."

Minor league infielder, Chris Valaika, hit one of the Reds four home runs against the Phillies in the 8-4 win on Monday.

His clout came in the seventh inning with the bases loaded. It was the fifth grand slam by the Reds in its 12 games.

"Valaika is starting to get his bat through the zone," Baker said. "He's starting to hit. We have a few guys that have started swinging the bats."

Ryan Hanigan, Yonder Alonso and Daryl Ward also hit home runs for the Reds on Monday.