" The Reds have not committed to right-hander Edinson Volquez for his next start.

"I had (pitching coach Bryan Price) come up with two or three different scenarios," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "Do we continue with him and hope he gets it or do we put him in the bullpen and start someone else?"

Volquez lasted only two outs and allowed five runs Monday night in the Reds' 11-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants. He allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings in his previous outing.

"He's either missing or getting the ball over the heart of the plate," Baker said.

Volquez is coming back from Tommy John elbow surgery. "We know he's going to get there," Baker said.

Baker has often said that the second year back from Tommy John surgery is usually better than the first.

"I had him talk to (Atlanta's) Tim Hudson," Baker said. "Look at the what Hudson has done."

Hudson is 14-5 with a 2.28 ERA, his second year after Tommy John surgery. "