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. 100 Way . , OH 45202 . @RedsPR . ramsey.mlblogs.com . reds.com GABP Notes BALLPARKS 2017 Union Grounds...... 1869-70 ...... 1876-79 Cincinnati Reds vs Phillies Bank Street Grounds...... 1880, 1882-83 ...... 1884-1901 Monday, April 3 * Great American Ball Park ...... 1902-11 Redland/...... 1912-70 141st Opening Day Game Riverfront/Cinergy Field...... 1970-2002 Today's game is the Reds' 141st Opening Day game, their 15th at Great American Ball Park...the Reds are 68- Great American Ball Park...... 2003-17 71-1 in home openers, including 64-66-1 vs opponents, 0-1 vs American League opponents (2013 vs LAA), 6-8 at GABP and 1-2-1 in Opening Day games played on April 3 (6-4 win vs LAD in 1989, 6-4 loss vs StL GABP OPENING DAY RESULTS in 1994, 3-3 tie in 5.1 innings vs Mil in 2000, 16-7 loss vs Cubs in 2006)...Opening Day results and lineups are on 3/31/03 vs Pit...... L, 10-1...... 42,343 media guide pages 386-391. 4/5/04 vs Chi...... L, 7-4...... 42,122 4/4/05 vs NYM...... W, 7-6...... 42,794 Reds vs Phillies on Opening Day 4/3/06 vs Chi...... L, 16-7...... 42,591 The Reds and Phillies are meeting for the seventh time on Opening Day and for the second straight year...dating back 4/2/07 vs Chi...... W, 5-1...... 42,720 to 1958, Cin is 4-2 vs Phi in season openers (Reds loss in 1958, win in 1960, loss in 1962, win in 1981, win in 1986, 3/31/08 vs Ari...... L, 4-2...... 42,498 win in 2016)...in 1966, the Reds were scheduled to play the Mets in the season-opening series from April 11-13, but 4/6/09 vs NYM...... L, 2-1...... 42,177 rained forced Game 1 to be held at Philadelphia on April 15...the Reds' home opener that '66 season was against 4/5/10 vs StL...... L, 11-6...... 42,493 the Phillies (9-7 Reds loss on 4/22). 3/31/11 vs Mil...... W, 7-6...... 42,398 4/5/12 vs Mia...... W, 4-0...... 42,956 4/1/13 vs LAA...... L, 1-3 (13)...... 43,168 Opening Day Starter 3/31/14 vs StL...... L, 0-1...... 43,134 RHP , signed as a free agent in January to a 1-year contract, will be making his third career Opening 4/6/15 vs Pit...... W, 5-2...... 43,633 Day start...in 2014 while pitching for the Astros threw 6.2 shutout innings in the 6-2 win over CC Sabathia and the 4/4/16 vs Phi...... W, 6-2...... *43,683 Yankees...joined (2006 vs Fla) as the only starters in Astros history to throw at least 6.0 shutout innings * Largest regular-season crowd in GABP history on Opening Day...in 2010 while pitching for the Rangers started the 5-4 Opening Day walkoff win vs the Blue Jays... will be the third straight different Opening Day starter for the Reds ( 2012-2015, 2016). OPENING DAY PARADE GRAND MARSHALS 2003...... Reds HOF Twilight Zone 2004...... Former Red For the sixth straight season the Opening Day first pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET, the Reds' latest 2005...... Bengals RB Rudi Johnson starting times since the 2003 opener began at 4:11...that 2003 game, the first regular season game at 2006...... Reds HOF GABP, was the latest Opening Day start since the 1994 game began at 8:05 to accommodate ESPN 2007...... Reds HOF Sunday Night . 2008...... Reds HOF Cesar Geronimo 2009...... Hall of Famer Bonus Baseball 2010...... Hall of Famer The Reds are 11-3 in Opening Day extra-inning games, most recently a 13-inning, 3-1 loss vs LAA in 2013 that ranked 2011...... Hall of Famer as the second-longest Opening Day in team history...most recently won an extra-inning Opening Day game in 1990 at 2012...... Former Red Hou (8-4 win, 11 innings) and most recently won an extra-inning game at home on 1988 (5-4 win vs StL, 12 innings). 2013...... Reds HOF 2014...... Reds HOF Dave Concepcion t ight n he oad 2015.....R. Dibble, N. Charlton, R. Myers A N & O T R The Reds played a pair of openers at night (1966, 1994)...opened on the road 5 times, including 3 times because of 2016...... 1990 inclement weather (1877, 1885, 1966), once because of labor strife (1990) and once as scheduled (1888). 2017...... Reds HOF

GABP OPENING DAY FIRST PITCHES Homer Happy 2003...... President George H.W. Bush There have been 38 home runs in the 14 previous Opening Day games at Great American Ball Park, including 2004...... Vice President Dick Cheney at least 1 every year...the Opening Day record for HR by both teams is 6 (2005, 2010, 2011). 2005...... Representative Rob Portman 2006...... President George W. Bush Pomp And Circumstance 2007...... Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory Reds Hall of Famer Sean Casey will serve as grand marshal of the 98th Findlay Market Parade, which begins at 2008...... Commissioner Todd Portune noon, and also as the game's honorary captain...David Joyce, President and CEO of GE Aviation, will throw out the 2009...... Nick Lachey ceremonial first pitch toJoe Allen, general manager of GE's North America Global Operations...for the third straight 2010...... George Grande year, Marlana VanHoose of Denver, KY will sing our National Anthem...during pre-game ceremonies, more than 100 2011...... Police Chief Tom Streicher men and women from Cincinnati Fire Fighters Union Local 48 will hold in the outfield a 150-foot by 300-foot flag...the 2012...... Sheriff Simon L. Leis Jr. Reds will remember members of the family who passed away in the last year, including long-time Cincinnati resident 2013...... Team USA Manager and a member of the Reds' ownership group, Rick Steiner...the sixth annual Reds Community Fund Block Party 2014...... Dave Concepcion, begins at 11:00 a.m. at Joe Nuxhall Way and Freedom Way. 2015.....R. Dibble, N. Charlton, R. Myers 2016...... 1990 WS manager Lou Piniella The First Professional Team 2017...... GE Aviation CEO David Joyce On May 4, 1869, the Red Stockings beat the Cincinnati Great Westerns, 45-9, in the first professional baseball game... the Red Stockings would go on to win their first 130 games, including 81 official games and 49 exhibitions, before REDS PLAYERS RIDING IN OPENING DAY PARADE losing to the Brooklyn Atlantics, 8-7 in extra innings, on June 14, 1870...the Reds would be expelled from the league 2009...Edinson Volquez & Johnny Cueto in 1880, in part for refusing to stop selling beer during games. 2010...... Bronson Arroyo 2011...... & Travis Wood 2012...... Mat Latos & Nick Masset Great American Fans 2013...... Mat Latos & Bronson Arroyo This afternoon's Opening Day crowd will be the 116th sellout during the regular season at 42,319-seat Great American 2014...... Aroldis Chapman & Mat Latos Ball Park...there were 5 sellouts here in 2016...on the field during the regular season, the Reds are60-55 when playing 2015...... R. Iglesias & A. DeSclafani in front of regular season sellout crowds at GABP (3-2 in 2016, 3-4 in 2015, 3-4 in 2014, 9-7 in 2013, 11-4 in 2012, 7-5 2016...... B. Finnegan & K. Sampson in 2011, 4-4 in 2010, 2-4 in 2009, 2-3 in 2008, 1-2 in 2007, 3-4 in 2006, 1-1 in 2005, 7-4 in 2004, 4-7 in 2003)...the Reds 2017...... TBD also sold out all 4 National League Division Series games in 2010 (1) and 2012 (3) and events during all 3 days of 2015 All-Star Game Week for a total of 122 sellouts overall since the ballpark opened in 2003. GABP OPENING DAY WEATHER 2003...... 53 degrees, clear, cool In The Booths 2004...... 45 degrees, sunny Hall of Famer is broadcasting his 44th consecutive Opening Day game...he will be joined in the 700 2005...... 66 degrees, gorgeous WLW Radio booth by ...FOX Sports Ohio broadcasters for the game are and Chris 2006...... 50 degrees, gloomy, chilly Welsh...FOX Sports Ohio's day-long Opening Day coverage begins at 10:00 a.m.. 2007...... 72 degrees, perfect 2008...... 57 degrees, cloudy, rainy What's New At GABP In 2017 2009...... 37 degrees, cold, rainy The renovated Scout's Club features the Scouts Club Homeplate Market and Bar 80/20 presented by Beringer 2010...... 78 degrees, party cloudy, windy Wine...JACK Casino Super Suite, the only field level super suite in the ballpark, is located behind Section 114...a 2011...... 41 degrees, cloudy, cold second All You Can Eat Stand will be located behind the Sun/Moon Deck near Section 144...it joins the All You Can 2012...... 60 degrees, sunny Eat Stand behind Section 428...the Frontgate Outdoor Luxury Suite on press box level has been expanded and 2013...... 47 degrees, partly sunny upgraded...new partner Laura's Lean Beef is sponsoring the decks located above the Reds' bullpen...Cooper Tires 2014...... 64 degrees, sunny is now the sponsor of the two party decks located down the first base line...the post-game concert series features 2015...... 68 degrees, cloudy, rain Kaleo on May 5, Flo Rida on August 4 and The Avett Brothers on August 26...all all 81 home games, Kroger and 2016...... 50 degrees, windy the Reds will partner to recognize a first responder (police, fire, EMT).

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990