Although Cincinnati is fourth in the National League with 100 runs scored, Hamilton has a slash line of .213/.264/.250 -- including his current 5-for-45 skid -- while Peraza is at .226/.261/.262.
"We're better when they are on base and doing what they do on the basepaths. That's a big part of our offense," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "However, we've run kind of hot and cold. We've had periods of time where we've scored a lot of runs. [On Monday] we lost, 11-7.
"I just think this can be a terrific offense when those guys are getting on base.