GAME INFORMATION Atlanta Braves Baseball Communications Department • Truist Park • Atlanta, GA 30339 404.522.7630 braves.com bravesmediacenter.com /braves @braves @braves ATLANTA BRAVES (35-39, 4th NL East, -5.5 GB) Braves vs. Reds 2019 2021 All-Time at Overall (since 1900) 3-5 0-1 995-1110-13 CINCINNATI REDS (37-36, 3rd NL Central, -4.0 GB) Atlanta Era (since ‘66) --- --- 324-368-1 at Atlanta 2-2 --- 164-177 LH Drew Smyly (4-3, 5.11) vs. RH Vladimir Gutierrez (3-1, 3.86) at Truist Park --- --- 4-6 Game No. 75 • Road Game No. 35 at Turner Field (‘97-’16) --- --- 42-27 June 25, 2021 • 7:10 p.m. • Great American Ball Park • Cincinnati, OH • BSSE at Cincinnati 1-2 0-1 511-620-10 at GABP (‘03) --- --- 25-38 Against Starters TONIGHT’S GAME: The Braves and Reds continue FREDDIE APPROACHING 900: Freddie Freeman The Braves have scored 191 runs against a four-game series tonight with the second of seven has driven in 899 runs in his career, and has scored 897... starting pitchers this season, the most in games between the two teams this season...Atlanta and Since RBI became an official statistic in 1920, just five the National League and the fifth most in Cincinnati play again in August to wrap up the season Braves have scored 900 and driven in 900 for the club. baseball. set, when the Reds travel to Truist Park for a three- Hank Aaron (2,107 runs/2,202 RBI), Chipper The club also has a .774 OPS against game series, August 10-12. • starting pitchers this season, the fourth-best Jones (1,619/1,623), Andruw Jones (1,045/1,117), mark in the major leagues. The two clubs did not meet during the 2020 Eddie Mathews (1,452, 1,388) and Dale Murphy • (1,103/1,143) are the others. Last season, the Braves finished ninth in the regular season, and last played in 2019...Atlanta went just 3-4 against Cincinnati that season, and majors with a .786 OPS against starters. Just two active players in baseball have scored 900 has not won the season series with the Reds since • and driven in 900 for a single team...Joey Votto has Ozzie Albies owns a .947 OPS against 2014...In those five seasons, Atlanta is just 15-19 scored 1,059 and driven in 997 for Cincinnati, while starters, and is hitting .304/.376/.571. versus Cincinnati, winning exactly three games Ryan Zimmerman has scored 951 runs and plated Against relievers, Albies owns a .632 OPS every season. with 23 strikeouts. 1,035 for the Nationals. The Braves have not won an individual series with • the Reds since taking two-of-three games, June FREEMAN SURGES: 1B Freddie Freeman hit a 442- 2-4, 2017, here at Great American Ball Park...Since foot home run as part of a 2-for-5 night yesterday, and this facility opened in 2003, Atlanta is just 25-38 the first baseman has reached seven times over his last Braves Breakdown (.397) here. two games. Overall ................................... 35-39 The Braves and Reds are playing for the first time Freeman was in a 0-for-12 skid before he reached Home ..................................... 20-20 • • Road ...................................... 15-19 since Atlanta swept Cincinnati in the inaugural five times on Wednesday. 2020 Wild Card Series in the playoffs last season, Day ........................................ 10-13 Over his last 20 games, Freeman is batting Night ..................................... 25-26 two games to zero...The Braves pitched a pair of • Current Streak ..............................L2 shutouts, winning Game 1, 1-0, and Game 2, 5-0. .321/.379/.538 with five home runs and 14 runs Last 5 Games .............................. 2-3 scored...His .254 batting average is the highest its Last 10 Games ............................ 5-5 LHP Drew Smyly is set to face the Reds for the been all season. • April ....................................... 12-14 fourth time in his career, and for the third time His 17 home runs are tied for the fourth most in May ........................................ 13-12 as a starter...The 32-year-old lefty is 1-0 with a • June ........................................ 10-13 save and a 3.97 ERA (5 ER/11.1 IP) against the the National League. Vs. LHSP .................................... 8-9 Reds...He beat Cincinnati in his last appearance Vs. RHSP ............................... 27-30 The Braves against them, going 5.1 innings and allowing one RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION: Series Opener ......................... 10-15 went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position last night, run, earned, here at Great American Ball Park...In Series Opener at Home .............. 5-7 and are 5-for-34 (.147) in such situations over their last Series Opener on Road .............. 5-8 all three of his appearances against Cincinnati, his By Series ............................. 10-10-4 team scored seven runs. seven games. By Home Series.......................6-5-1 By Road Series ........................4-5-3 RHP Vladimir Gutierrez has never faced Atlanta... For the season, the Braves have a .779 OPS with • • Rubber Games ........................... 4-2 The 25-year-old rookie has pitched once here in runners in scoring position, the seventh-best mark Sweeps/Were Swept ................... 1-5 Cincinnati since his call-up in May, going 7.0 in baseball. Scored First ............................ 23-15 innings to beat Milwaukee, 7-3. Opponent Scored First ............ 12-24 FIRST PITCH SWINGING: The Braves have swung 1-run games ........................... 10-11 STRUGGLES IN CINCINNATI: The Braves lost, at the first pitch of a plate appearance 996 times this 1 or 2 run games ..................... 17-22 season, the most in the major leagues. Comeback Wins ..................... 14-18 5-3, last night and fell to 25-38 (.397) all-time at Great Last AB Wins ............................ 4-13 America Ball Park...That is the worst record by any The club has a .991 OPS when they put the first • Walkoff Wins .............................. 3-5 National League team. pitch of an at-bat in play, the best mark in the Extra Innings .............................. 1-7 Led After 6 ............................... 31-7 Only Los Angeles (.375, 3-5), Tampa Bay (.333, National League and the sixth-highest percentage • Led After 7 ............................... 28-5 2-4) and Oakland (.200, 1-4) have worse records in baseball. Led After 8 ............................... 29-1 here, but those teams have played a combined 19 The Braves have hit 24 home runs on the first pitch, Tied After 6 ................................ 2-6 games here since the stadium opened in 2003. • Tied After 7 .............................. 0-10 including two last night...That total is tied for the Tied After 8 ................................ 1-9 The next worse National League team is Colorado, most in baseball. • Behind After 6 .......................... 2-26 at 25-31 (.446). Behind After 7 .......................... 3-21 ALMONTE WALKS: OF Abraham Almonte drew Behind After 8 .......................... 1-25 To win this series, the Braves need to take the next two walks last night, and since his season debut on May Division Games ...................... 17-20 • 31, his 20 base-on-balls are tied for the most in the Vs. Other Divisions ................. 18-19 three games...They have won three consecutive Vs. A.L. Teams ........................... 2-10 games at this ballpark twice, last over two seasons, majors with Milwaukee's Christian Yelich. Vs. N.L. Teams ........................ 33-29 May 8, 2013-August 22, 2014...They also won Almonte owns a .415 on-base percentage this Vs. A.L. East .............................. 2-10 three straight here, June 16-June 18, 2005...Those • Vs. N.L. East ........................... 17-20 2005 wins marked the only time the Braves won season. Vs. N.L. Central ........................ 13-6 three games in a series here at Great American With last night's loss, Atlanta fell to Vs. N.L. West .............................. 3-3 Ball Park. ON THE ROAD: Hit 0 HR ................................. 5-12 15-19 on the road this season. Hit 1+ HR ............................. 30-27 The Braves are 511-620-10 (.452) all-time on the Hit 2+ HR ............................. 18-12 • From 2018-2020, Atlanta went 110-82 (.573) on the road against Cincinnati. • Scored 3 or Fewer Runs ........... 6-24 road, the fourth-best winning percentage in baseball. Scored 4 or More Runs .......... 29-15 Scored 5 or More Runs .......... 26-12 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ......... 24-5 Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers Allowed 4 or More Runs ........ 11-34 DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Allowed 5 or More Runs .......... 5-27 Sat., June 26 at CIN RH Ian Anderson (5-3, 3.33) vs. RH Luis Castillo (2-10, 5.83) BSSE 4:10 More Hits than Opponent ........ 24-7 Sun., June 27 at CIN TBA vs. RH Tyler Mahle (7-2, 3.56) BSSE 1:10 Fewer Hits than Opponent ....... 6-31 Committed No Errors ............ 20-22 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network Committed 1 or More Errors.. 15-17 Starter Goes at least 5 inn ........ 32-18 BSSE-Bally’s Sports Southeast; BSSO-Bally’s Sports South Starter Goes at least 6 inn ........ 19-12 Starter Goes at least 7 inn ............ 7-1 Tonight'sTonight’s Starting Pitcher García’sWisler’sSmyly’s GameGame LogLog DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P Spring Totals (4) 1-1, 3.29 ERA 13.2 16 7 5 2 16 0 - #18 Drew Smyly 4/6 at WSH ND, L, 6-5 6.0 4 4 2 1 8 1 94 4/11 vs. PHI ND, L, 7-6 5.0 5 5 5 0 3 2 91 LHP • 6-3 • 190 • 32 yrs 4/25 vs. ARI [2] L (0-1), 7-0 4.0 6 6 5 2 4 3 71 4/30 at TOR L (0-2), 13-5 4.0 7 6 5 4 3 3 84 2021 Record: 4-3, 5.11 ERA • 2020 Record: 0-1, 3.42 ERA April Totals (4) 0-2, 8.05 ERA 19.0 22 21 17 7 18 9 85* 5/6 at WSH W (1-2), 3-2 6.0 4 1 0 4 4 0 98 vs.