Speaking to reporters in his Great American Ball Park office prior to Saturday's Reds-Pirates game, Reds manager Terry Francona provided updates on outfielder Austin Hays (calf), who started the big-league season on the IL and is progressing with the Triple-A Louisville Bats.

Austin Hays returns to his roots tonight as the Reds go on their bi-annual trip to play the Baltimore Orioles in Camden Yards. In three games since his return to the Reds, he has four hits in 13 at-bats with a pair of two-run home runs. Now, Hays is going back to his roots in Baltimore.