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Cincinnati, OH 45202 . @RedsPR . ramsey.mlblogs.com . reds.com GAME 117, ROAD 55 (28-26) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Tue vs KC: RHP Raisel Iglesias (3-4, 4.70) vs RHP Edinson Volquez (11-7, 3.27) 700 wlw, fso, 7:10 CINCINNATI REDS (51-65) VS Wed vs KC: RHP Keyvius Sampson (2-1, 3.18) vs RHP Jeremy Guthrie (8-7, 5.63) 700 wlw, fso, 7:10 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (71-46) Thu vs Ari: LHP John Lamb (0-1, 7.50) vs LHP Patrick Corbin (3-3, 3.43) 700 wlw, fso, 7:10 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Fri vs Ari: LHP David Holmberg (1-2, 5.95) vs RHP Rubby De La Rosa (10-5, 4.40) 700 wlw, fso, 7:10 Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Sat vs Ari: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (7-8, 3.72) vs RHP Jeremy Hellickson (9-8, 4.60) 700 wlw, fso, 7:10 Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Sun vs Ari: RHP Raisel Iglesias vs RHP Chase Anderson (5-5, 4.31, +tonight at Pit) 700 wlw, fso, 1:10 TONIGHT'S GAME: Is Game 1 of a 2-game series vs Mike Swanson’s RED HOTS Royals and Game 1 of a 10-game homestand that includes upcoming series REGULAR SEASON RECORD VS ROYALS* vs the Diamondbacks (4g), Tigers (makeup game for 6/18 rainout) and All-Time: ...............................................................8-11 YOUNG GUNS Dodgers (3g)...the Redlegs are coming off a 3-7 road trip to Ari (1-2), SD At Cinergy Field (1997, 1998): .............................2-3 Eight rookie pitchers have started at least (1-2) and LAD (1-3). At Great American Ball Park (2006, ‘10): .........3-3 1 game for the Reds this season, tying the At Kauffman Stadium (1999, 2009, ‘15): ..............3-5 modern club record using the 1958 rookie SERIES NOTES: The Reds are 8-11 all-time vs KC, including a 2-game In 2015: ...................................................................0-2 qualifications 1901( , 1902, 1907, 1908)...5 of sweep loss at Kauffman Stadium in May, and have lost 7 of the last 8g to the At Great American Ball Park: ............................0-0 those started in their Major League debuts Royals...Reds vs Royals information is on media guide Page 318. At Kauffman Stadium: ..........................................0-2 (Raisel Iglesias, Michael Lorenzen, Jon * Regular season since 1997 Moscot, Josh Smith, John Lamb). Vs AMERICAN LEAGUE: This season the Reds are 6-11 vs American League 2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS teams (4-3 at home, 2-8 on the road, 1-2 at WSox, 0-2 at KC, 0-3 at Cle, 1-1 THE ROOKIES 5/19 at KC ............ L, 0-3..............Ventura/Cueto/Davis at Det, 1-0 vs Det, 2-1 vs Min, 1-2 vs Cle)...their 2015 interleague schedule 5/20 at KC ............ L, 1-7......................Guthrie/Marquis Pitcher G GS Record includes home series vs the (1-0, 1ppd), (2-1), (1-2) Tigers Twins Indians Tue, 8/18 at Cin .....................................................7:10 Anthony DeSclafani, R 23 23 7-8, 3.72 and Royals (2g) and road series at White Sox (1-2), Royals (0-2), Indians Michael Lorenzen, R 19 17 3-8, 5.46 Wed, 8/19 at Cin ....................................................7:10 (0-3) and Tigers (1-1)...all-time vs the AL the Reds are 127-165...interleague All times eastern Raisel Iglesias, R 12 10 3-4, 4.70 information is on media guide Page 316. David Holmberg, L 4 4 1-2, 5.95 Jon Moscot, R 3 3 1-1, 4.63 ROOKIE ROTATION: The Redlegs’ current rotation includes first-year pitchersRHP Keyvius Sampson, LHP John Lamb and Keyvius Sampson, R 4 3 2-1, 3.18 RHP Raisel Iglesias plus second-year rookies RHP Anthony DeSclafani and LHP David Holmberg...already this season, Josh Smith, R 3 3 0-2, 7.30 8 rookie pitchers have made 64 starts for the Reds (DeSclafani 23, Michael Lorenzen 17, Iglesias 10, Holmberg 4, RHP John Lamb, L 1 1 0-1, 7.50 Jon Moscot 3, Sampson 3, RHP Josh Smith 3, Lamb 1)...the 64 starts by rookies is the highest total for a Reds rotation Pedro Villarreal, R 20 0 1-3, 3.41 since 2001 (77 starts, Chris Reitsma 29gs, Lance Davis 20gs, Jose Acevedo 18gs, Brian Reith 8gs, Jared Fernandez 2gs). ELITE STREAKING: Since Mike Leake started on 7/28 at StL, the Reds have started in 18 straight games rookie pitchers David Listed below are the only players in Reds Holmberg (4), Anthony DeSclafani (4), Michael Lorenzen (3), Raisel Iglesias (3), Keyvius Sampson (3) and John Lamb history to produce at least 1,000 hits and (1)...this active 18-start streak is the longest by Reds rookie pitchers since the rookie designation was established in 200 home runs in their careers: 1958...the previous franchise mark was 4 straight starts by rookies, accomplished most recently in 2001 (Brian Reith, Jose Player H HR Years Acevedo, Chris Reitsma, Lance Davis)...this 18-start streak by rookies is the longest by any Major League team since the Johnny Bench* 2,048 389 1967-83 Cardinals had a streak of 19 straight rookie starts from 9/9-9/28, 1997...courtesy Elias Sports Bureau. Tony Perez* 1,934 287 1964-86 Frank Robinson* 1,673 324 1956-65 HOLDING THEIR OWN: In 18g beginning 7/29, following the trades of Johnny Cueto to KC and Mike Leake to SF, the Reds’ Ted Kluszewski* 1,499 251 1947-57 ERA of 3.48 (160.1ip, 62er) is the fourth-best in the National League and seventh-best in the Major Leagues (Tor 2.13, StL George Foster* 1,276 244 1971-81 2.25, Cubs 2.61, Cle 2.94, NYM 3.14, Hou 3.16)...this 18-game stretch includes a 4.81era (97.1ip, 52er) and 10 quality apps Jay Bruce 986 200 2008-15 by the young starting rotation. Joey Votto 1,181 184 2007-15 Brandon Phillips 1,560 176 2006-15 DOT, DOT, DOT...: The Redlegs are the only team in the Major Leagues with 4 players with at least 18 HR (Todd Frazier * Members of the Reds Hall of Fame 29, Joey Votto 21, Marlon Byrd 19, Jay Bruce 18)...the Twins, Orioles, Yankees and Blue Jays each have 3 players with at least 18hr...when John Lamb and David Holmberg pitched Fri and Sat at LAD, lefthanded pitchers started consecutive REDS’ ALL-TIME HOME RUNS games for the Reds for the first time sinceTravis Wood and Dontrelle Willis did it on 9/24 & 9/25, 2011 at Pit’s PNC Park. 1. Johnny Bench .................................389 8. Eric Davis .......................................203 GOOD CHANCE FOR A HOMER TONIGHT...: Neither team homered in the most recent game here, a 3-0 Cardinals win on 9. Jay Bruce ......................................200 8/6...was the third homerless game at Great American Ball Park this season (7/1/15 vs Min, 7/22/night vs Cubs) and the only 10. Barry Larkin ....................................198 the 89th homerless game in the 13-year, 1,026-game history of the ballpark...only 4 times in the ballpark’s history were there 11. Vada Pinson ...................................186 streaks of at least 2 straight games without a home run by either team: 8/6-8/7, 2005 vs Fla (2g), 4/5-4/6, 2011 vs Hou (2g), 12. Joey Votto .....................................184 9/12/12 vs Pit & 9/21/12 vs LAD (2g) and 7/25-7/27, 2014 vs Wsh (3g). 13. Brandon Phillips ...........................176 The Reds are the only team in the Major Leagues with RUNNIN’ REDLEGS: The Reds lead the Major Leagues with 110 stolen bases, including a season-high 6 steals on 6/29 vs 4 active players who hit at least 100 HR with their Twins...have been successful on 19 of their last 20 attempts...the Reds began the year 17-for-17 in stolen base attempts, a current team (Todd Frazier has 102). franchise record to begin a season (since 1951)...that streak was snapped on 4/23 at Mil, when Billy Hamilton was thrown WHEELS out at 2B by RHP Kyle Lohse and C Martin Maldonado...the last Major League team to begin a season with at least 17 consecutive successful stolen base attempts was the 2007 Twins club that began 19-for-19 (Elias)...Cin became the first For the second straight year Billy Hamilton team in the era in which caught stealing information has been recorded (since 1951) to steal 29 bases in its first30 tries. has produced at least 50 stolen bases... since 1900, he is 1 of 9 Reds players to : Since the break, leads the Major Leagues in (33) and produce 50 steals in a season and 1 of only SINCE THE BREAK All-Star Joey Votto walks on-base percentage (.565) while leading the National League in hitting (.412) and doubles (11) and ranking second in the NL in hits (40) and 4 to do it more than once (Joe Morgan 5, slugging percentage (.711)...Jay Bruce ranks T3rd in the NL in second-half RBI (22) and T10th in doubles (8)...Brandon Bob Bescher 4, Eric Davis 2)...since his Phillips ranks T3rd in the National League lead in hits (38) since the All-Star break while ranking 15th in hitting (.311)... Major League debut on 9/3/13, Hamilton in the second half ranks among the NL leaders in (9, T4th) and (13, T12th). leads all Major League players in steals: Eugenio Suarez doubles extra-base hits Player ................... SB ....... CS .....