2001 was a year of change for the Cincinnati Reds. In left field they were transitioning from Dmitri Young to Adam Dunn under the tutelage of Bob Boone. It was also the year that Pokey Reese first played more games at shortstop than an aging Barry Larkin.
On September 10, game #144, the Reds lost to the Chicago Cubs 8-2 to fall to 58-86. They would go 8-10 the rest of the way after MLB would shut its doors for a full week. The Reds beat the Cubs in their first game back 6-5.
On September 10 the Reds started Chris Reitsma and saw his record fall to 7-15 with the loss.