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NOTES Great American Ball Park • Joe Nuxhall Way • Cincinnati, OH 45202 • @Reds • @RedsPR • ramsey.mlblogs.com • reds.com GAME 35, ROAD 13 (7-5) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Fri at SF: RHP Scott Feldman (2-3, 3.76) vs RHP Johnny Cueto (4-2, 4.50) 700 wlw, fsoh, 10:15et FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017 Sat at SF: RHP Lisalverto Bonilla (0-0, 7.20) vs LHP Matt Moore (1-4, 6.52) 700 wlw, fsoh, 4:05et AT&T Park, San Francisco Sun at SF: RHP Tim Adleman (2-1, 4.44) vs RHP Jeff Samardzija (0-5, 5.44) 700 wlw, fsoh, 4:05et • • • • • • • • • • Monday: Off day in Chicago CINCINNATI REDS (19-15) at Tue at Chi: RHP Bronson Arroyo (3-2, 5.94) vs TBA 700 wlw, fsoh, 8:05et Wed at Chi: RHP Scott Feldman vs TBA 700 wlw, fsoh, 8:05et SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (12-24) Thu at Chi: RHP Lisalverto Bonilla vs TBA 700 wlw, fsoh, 2:20et TONIGHT’S GAME: Is Game 2 (1-0) of a 4-game series vs Jessie Jones’ CONSECUTIVE GAMES, RUN SCORED BY REDS BATTERS REGULAR SEASON RECORD VS GIANTS* Giants and Game 2 (1-0) of a 7-game road trip that includes Mon’s day off All-Time: .................................................... 945-1,140 Ted Kluszewski....... 17 ....... 8/27 - 9/13, 1954 followed by the Reds’ first visit of the season to Chi’s Wrigley Field (3g)... At League Park II / Palace of the Fans / Mike Donlin ............. 13 ....... 7/14 - 7/26, 1903 the Redlegs are coming off a successful 7-2 homestand vs the Pirates (3- Crosley Field: ........................................... 355-397 Chick Hafey ............ 12 ......... 7/24 - 8/3, 1934 1), Giants (3-0) and Yankees (1-1)...was their best homestand of at least 9 At Riverfront/Cinergy Field: ...................... 139-103 Pat Duncan ............. 12 ......... 4/19 - 5/1, 1923 games since they went 8-2 vs the Phillies, Marlins and Cubs in April 2013... At Great American Ball Park: ....................... 27-21 Billy Hamilton ...... * 11 ........... 4/30 - current following this road trip return to the Queen City’s Great American Ball Park At Polo Grounds IV / Hilltop Park / Bip Roberts ............. 11 ....... 9/15 - 9/27, 1992 for a 5-game homestand vs the Rockies (3g) and Indians (2g). Pete Rose ............... 11 ......... 4/28 - 5/8, 1965 Polo Grounds V: ....................................... 231-396 At Seals Stadium: ........................................... 9-13 Many others ............ 11 ................................. - SERIES NOTES: The Reds have won all 4 games of this season’s series and * Hitting .347 (17-49, 9sb, .407obp), Reds are 9-2 At Candlestick / 3-Com Park: ................... 152-180 the last 5 games dating back to last yaer...their 3-game sweep of the Giants Since 1900, Courtesy Elias Sports Bureau At Pacific Bell / SBC / AT&T Park: ............ 32-30 last weekend was their first since7/1-7/3, 2013, also at Great American Ball In 2017: ................................................................. 4-0 STANDINGS Park...the 31 runs scored in the 13-3, 14-2 and 4-0 wins last weekend was At Great American Ball Park: ........................... 3-0 The Reds are in second place for the fourth the Reds’ highest total for any 3-game series since they scored 32 runs from At AT&T Park: ................................................. 1-0 straight day following 2 days in which they led 8/19-8/21 vs Ari, 2005...beginning with the 2008 season the Reds are 40-24 * Regular season since 1900 or tied for the lead in the NL Central Division... vs SF (.625), the best winning percentage of any Giants opponent since then was Cin’s second stretch of the season in first (minimum 50 games) and including 29-16 (.644) over the last 7 seasons... 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS place...from 4/5-4/20, for 16 straight days the Reds vs Giants information is on media guide Page 330. 5/5 at Cin ..... W, 13-3 ............................ Arroyo / Cain Reds had at least a share of first place and for 5/6 at Cin ..... W, 14-2 ....Garrett / Blach / Stephenson 10 straight days from 4/11-4/20 were alone at WE LEAVE OUR HEARTS...: Including the 2012 NLDS, the Redlegs have 5/7 at Cin ..... W, 4-0 ..................... FELDMAN / Cueto won of the last meetings here at SF’s ...in their most recent the top of the standings...3 times built 1.5-game 15 20 AT&T Park 5/11 at SF .... W, 3-2.......Peralta / Strickland / Iglesias , their largest since a 4-game series in San Francisco prior to this one, from 6/26-6/29, 2014, the leads 2.5-game cushion Fri, 5/12 at SF .................................................... 10:15 4 games into the 2015 season...haven’t been Reds outscored the Giants, 20-6, in the first 4-game series sweep ever Sat, 5/13 at SF ..................................................... 4:05 in first place this late in a season since the by an opponent at AT&T Park...was the Reds’ first 4-game sweep of the Giants since 4/18-4/21, 1985 at Riverfront Stadium and their first 4-game Sun, 5/14 at SF .................................................... 4:05 2012 club won the division by 9.0 games. All times eastern sweep in San Francisco since 5/16-5/18, 1972 at Candlestick Park. STREAKING The Redlegs have won 7 of their last 8 games, CUBS UP NEXT: Following Mon’s day off the Reds and Cubs will meet at Wrigley Field for the first time this season...the including a season-high 5-game winning Cubs won 20 of the last 25 games vs Cin and 7 of the last 8 series...Cubs batters homered in all 3 of their games vs the streak snapped by Mon’s 10-4 loss vs NYY... Reds so far this season (7hr) and have homered in 7 consecutive games dating beginning 9/21 of last season (14hr)...from during this 7-1 stretch are hitting .321 (88-274) 9/30/2015 through 9/19/2016 Cubs batters homered in 16 consecutive games vs Cin, the longest HR streak vs the Reds with 54 runs scored (6.75 r/g) while posting a since Col’s 16-game streak from June 2013-July 2015 and 4g shy of the club record for consecutive games with a homer team ERA of 2.75 (72ip, 22er). by a Reds opponent (20g by the Rockies, August 1996-August 1997). REDS VS GIANTS DRAFTING: Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft will be held Mon, 6/12 at 7:00 p.m. ET at MLB Network’s Beginning with the 2008 season, the Reds are Studio 42...the Reds will begin the draft by selecting second, 32nd, 38th, 77th and 107th...are selecting second overall for 40-24 vs SF in the regular season, the best the second consecutive year...with last year’s top pick, the Reds took IF Nick Senzel out of the University of Tennessee...in winning percentage of any Giants opponent 34 apps this season at Class A Daytona, Senzel his hitting .286 with 11 doubles, 2 HR, 9 RBI and 5 stolen bases. since then (minimum 50 games). Team Record % Games ARMS RACE: The 19 pitchers used by the Reds tie the Blue Jays and Orioles for third-most in the Major Leagues behind Reds 40-24 .625 64 the Mariners (22) and Angels (21)...in 2016, the Reds used a club record 32 pitchers, including OF Tyler Holt. Pirates 32-25 .561 57 Marlins 31-29 .517 60 DOT, DOT, DOT...: The Reds lead the National League in fielding percentage and in fewest errors committed...IF/OF Mets 33-31 .516 64 Arismendy Alcantara produced hits in each of his last 7 plate apps ( 5 1b, 1 2b, 1 3b), the longest by a Reds player since Cubs 31-32 .492 63 Steve Selsky had hits in 7 straight plate apps last September...no Reds batter has produced hits in more than 7 consecutive plate apps since Bip Roberts did it from 9/19-9/23, 1992 (10pa). WHEELS Since his Major League debut on 9/3/13, Billy STAFF SAVER: RHP Robert Stephenson’s save in Sat’s 14-2 win vs SF was the first of his professional career and the first Hamilton leads all players in stolen bases: 3-inning save by a Reds pitcher since Alfredo Simon pitched the final 3 innings of the 5-1 win vs Mil on 6/16/13...for those Player ..................... SB ........... CS ......... Pct. curious about the 12-run save, the largest margin of victory for a save in Major League history is 19 runs, by Ed Vosberg of Billy Hamilton ....... 203 ............ 42 ......... 82.9 the Rangers in a 26-7 win vs the Orioles on 4/19/1996...Vosberg recorded the last out of the top of the eighth inning with his Dee Gordon ........... 167 ............ 48 ......... 77.7 team leading, 10-7, and then followed the Rangers’ 16-run bottom half with a scoreless ninth...courtesy Elias Sports Bureau. Jose Altuve ............ 137 ............ 38 ......... 78.3 Starling Marte ......... 115 .............37 ..........75.7 FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: According to Elias Sports Bureau, when Opening Day rosters were submitted by all 30 teams Rajai Davis ............ 106 ............ 29 ......... 78.5 the average age for the Reds’ 25-man roster (26 years, 355 days) was the youngest in the Major Leagues, just ahead Jarrod Dyson ......... 106 ............ 21 ......... 83.5 of the Padres (27 years, 6 days)...Cin began the season with 7 rookies on their Opening Day roster for the first time in researchable history, per Elias...the 2012 A’s (8) & Mariners (7), who opened that season with a 28-man roster while FEWEST GAMES TO 200 STOLEN BASES, SINCE 1900 playing a 2-game series in Tokyo, each had at least 7 rookies on their rosters...the 2007 Diamondbacks was the last team Vince Coleman .......