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NOTES Great American Ball Park • Joe Nuxhall Way • Cincinnati, OH 45202 • @Reds • @RedsPR • ramsey.mlblogs.com • reds.com GAME 44, HOME 26 (13-12) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 Mon vs Cle: RHP Scott Feldman (2-4, 4.29) vs RHP Josh Tomlin (2-5, 6.86) 700 wlw, fsoh, 7:10 Tue vs Cle: LHP Amir Garrett (3-3, 5.18) vs RHP Carlos Carrasco (4-2, 2.60) 700 wlw, fsoh, 7:10 Great American Ball Park Wed at Cle: RHP Lisalverto Bonilla (0-2, 6.38) vs RHP Trevor Bauer (4-4, 6.65) 700 wlw, fsoh, 6:10 • • • • • • • • • • Thu at Cle: RHP Tim Adleman (2-2, 6.19) vs RHP Mike Clevinger (2-1, 1.56) 700 wlw, fsoh, 6:10 CINCINNATI REDS (20-23) vs Fri at Phi: RHP Bronson Arroyo (3-4, 6.75) vs TBA 700 wlw, fsoh, 7:05 Sat at Phi: RHP Scott Feldman vs TBA 700 wlw, fsoh, 4:10 CLEVELAND INDIANS (23-19) Sun at Phi: LHP Amir Garrett vs TBA 700 wlw, fsoh, 1:35 TONIGHT’S GAME: Is Game 1 of a 2-game home series vs Bart Swain’s OHIO CUP MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS REGULAR SEASON RECORD VS INDIANS* defending American League champion Indians and Game 4 (1-2) of a The 20th annual Ohio Cup series between the All-Time: ............................................................ 45-54 5-game homestand that included a 2-1 series loss to the Rockies... Reds and Indians begins tonight with a 2-game At Cinergy Field: ................................................ 4-8 following tomorrow night’s game the Reds hit the road for an 8-game series at Great American Ball Park, followed jaunt to Cle’s Progressive Field (2g), Phi’s Citizens Bank Park (3g) At Great American Ball Park: ..................... 22-14 by another 2-game set Wed and Thu nights at and their first visit to Tor’sRogers Centre since 2009 (3g). At Progressive Field: ..................................... 19-32 Cle’s Progressive Field...previous winners of In 2016: .................................................................. 0-4 the season series’ Most Outstanding Player At Great American Ball Park: ......................... 0-2 award, as voted by Reds and Indians media, POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE: Tonight’s is the fourth of 5 games during the 2017 season that benefit the Kid Glove Program...in its 68th At Progressive Field: ......................................... 0-2 were Reds OF Adam Dunn (2008) and C * Regular season since 1997 Ramon Hernandez (2009), Indians OF Shin- consecutive season, the Kid Glove Game program has helped raised Soo Choo (2010) and SS Asdrubal Cabrera more than $10 million to buy baseball and softball equipment for more 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (2011), Reds 2B Kristopher Negron (2014), than 40,000 youngsters in the Greater Cincinnati area...2017 Kid Mon, 5/16 at Cin ....................................................7:10 Indians 2B Jason Kipnis (2015) and Indians Glove Game Chairman and Reds Community Fund Executive Director Tue, 5/17 at Cin .....................................................7:10 CF Rajai Davis (2016)...no award was given Charley Frank will throw a ceremonial first pitch. Wed, 5/18 at Cle ....................................................6:10 following the 2012 or 2013 series. Thu, 5/19 at Cle .....................................................6:10 Player Avg H AB HR RBI SERIES NOTES: The Redlegs won or tied 11 of the 19 Ohio Cup season All times eastern Dunn .300 6 20 5 10 series, including 8 of the last 11, but lost the last 2 season series (1-5, 0-4)...have won 17 of the last 25g vs Cle at Great Hernandez .474 9 19 1 4 American Ball Park but lost 4 of the last 5g here...beginning in 2011, the Indians have won the last 5g and 14 of the Choo .391 9 23 4 7 last 15g vs Cin at Progressive Field...Reds vs Indians information is on media guide Page 332. Cabrera .320 8 25 3 7 Negron .538 7 13 1 5 Vs AMERICAN LEAGUE (2-3): This interleague series vs the Indians will be the Reds’ third of the season (1-2 vs Bal, Kipnis .458 11 24 0 4 1-1 vs NYY, 0-0 vs Cle)...Cin also will play at Cle (2g, Wed-Thu), at Tor (3g, 5/29-5/31), at TB (3g, 6/19-6/21), at NYY Davis .563 9 16 2 9 (2g, 7/25-7/26) and vs Bos (3g, 9/22-9/24)...beginning in 1997, the Reds are 135-185 all-time in interleague play, the second-lowest winning percentage of any team (.422, SD .419)...Cin hasn’t produced a winning record vs the American HOME RUNS AT RIVERFRONT / GABP League since 2013 (11-9)...Reds vs AL opponents information is on media guide Page 332. BY AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHERS Tex’ Yu Darvish ........................ 8/24/16 off Tim Adleman PHILLIES UP NEXT: Cin hasn’t won a series at Phi’s Citizens Bank Park since August 2006...in 10 road series since Chi’s Jon Garland ......................6/18/06 off Esteban Yan then, the Reds are and ...see on media guide Page 326. Cle’s C.C. Sabathia .........5/21/05 off Elizardo Ramirez 0-9-1 at Phi 10-25 in those 35 games there Reds vs Phillies Cle’s Dwight Gooden ............. 6/11/99 off Steve Parris Cle’s Dave Burba ............6/7/98 off Scott Klingenbeck ARMS RACE: The 20 pitchers used by the Reds tie the Padres, Orioles and Blue Jays for third-most in the Major Burba & Gooden homered at Cinergy Field Leagues behind the Mariners (26), Angels (21)...in 2016, the Reds used a club record 32 pitchers, including OF Tyler Sabathia, Garland & Darvish homered at Great American Ball Park Holt...the Reds already this season have used 9 starting pitchers and 11 rookie pitchers...used 15 starting pitchers last season, tied with the Dodgers and Angels for second-most in the Major Leagues in 2016 behind the Braves (16) IMPRESSIVE DEBUT and 2 shy of the single-season club record (17 pitchers, 2003). In his 2-0 win on 4/7 at StL, LHP Amir Garrett (6ip, 2h, 2bb, 4k) became only the fourth DRAFTING: Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft will begin Mon, 6/12 at 7:00 p.m. ET at MLB Network’s Reds pitcher to throw at least since 1900 6.0 Studio 42...the Reds will begin the draft by selecting second, 32nd, 38th, 77th and 107th...are selecting second scoreless innings in his Major League debut, overall for the second consecutive year...with last year’s top pick, the Reds took IF Nick Senzel out of the University joining Bob Spade (9ip vs NYG on 9/22/1907), of Tennessee...on the draft’s first day, which includes the first 2 rounds, the Reds’ press box will be available for the Chief Johnson (7ip vs StL on 4/16/1913) and media’s use...Vice President, Amateur Scouting Chris Buckley will be available on draft day in the press box area at a Wayne Simpson (9ip vs LA on 5/9/1970). time to be determined...the Reds’ PR staff will attempt to make the top picks available by phone. 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 LHP Amir Garrett began his Major League FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: According to Elias Sports Bureau, when Opening Day rosters were submitted by all 30 teams career with 12 scoreless innings over his first the average age for the Reds’ 25-man roster (26 years, 355 days) was the youngest in the Major Leagues, just ahead 2 starts before allowing a 2-run HR to David of the Padres (27 years, 6 days)...Cin began the season with 7 rookies on their Opening Day roster for the first time in Freese in the seventh inning on 4/12 at Pit... researchable history, per Elias...the 2012 A’s (8) & Mariners (7), who opened that season with a 28-man roster while Garrett’s 12-inning scoreless streak tied Billy playing a 2-game series in Tokyo, each had at least 7 rookies on their rosters...the 2007 Diamondbacks was the last Rhines (1890) for second-longest to begin a team to begin a regular season with 7 rookies on a typical 25-man roster. Reds career...in 1970, Wayne Simpson began his Reds career with 15 scoreless innings. YOUNG GUNS: The Reds’ Opening Day pitching staff included rookie starters RHP Rookie Davis, LHP Amir Garrett and LHP Cody Reed along with rookie relievers RHP Barrett Astin and RHP Robert Stephenson...in Davis on 4/6 vs K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K-K Phi and Garrett on 4/7 at StL, the Reds had starting pitchers make Major League debuts in consecutive games for the Amir Garrett’s 12 strikeouts in the 2-0 loss on first time sinceEddie Erautt and Buddy Lively debuted in consecutive starts on 4/16-4/17, 1947...over the last 3 seasons 4/19 vs Bal tied the modern franchise record and including 2017, rookie pitchers started 182 of the Reds’ 367 games (49%), including a club record 110 games in for strikeouts in a game by a rookie lefthanded 2015, 56 games in 2016 and 16 games so far this season...the Reds finished the 2015 season with 64 consecutive pitcher (Dennys Reyes, 8/20/1998 at Pit)...the starts by rookie pitchers, a modern Major League record for consecutive starts by rookie pitchers...during Bryan staff’s 16 strikeouts that night vs the Orioles Price’s 4-year tenure as manager, rookie pitchers started 190 of the Reds’ 529 games (36%).