Inside Pitch

First Lady Michelle Obama plans a campaign event in Cincinnati on Oct. 2, the first day of early voting in Ohio; and campaign aides say that is no coincidence.

The First Lady can be expected to try to gin up a large turnout of Democratic voters for the first day of the 35-day period where Ohio voters can vote by absentee ballot or in person at their county boards of elections.

No details on Mrs. Obama's Cincinnati visit have been released yet.

GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, will launch a three-day bus tour of Ohio Monday that includes a Tuesday event in Cincinnati.

The Romney-Ryan campaign has yet to announce details on the Cincinnati event - or any of the other stops on the tour.

It begins Monday in Lima.

Tuesday will include stops in Cincinnati and Dayton; and, on Wednesday, the GOP ticket will move on to events in Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo.

Tuesday night at Chicago's Wrigley Field, Reds right-hander Homer Bailey threw 7.1 innings of one run, four-hit ball to pick up his 12th win of the season in the Reds' 3-1 victory over the Cubs.