"If he's not in, there is no Hall of Fame," Francona said. "But I get it. There's some things that (happened). I'm glad I don't have to make these decisions." And Francona was unequivocal about how he felt Rose played the game.

During a 2-5 road trip to Atlanta and Houston, the Cincinnati Reds bullpen pitched 30 1/3 of the staff's 61 2/3 innings, 11 2/3 of 17 the last 2 days.