NOTES Great American Ball Park • Joe Nuxhall Way • Cincinnati, OH 45202 • @Reds • @RedsPR • ramsey.mlblogs.com • reds.com GAME 143 (66-75), HOME 73 (39-33) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 Fri vs Ari: RHP Tyler Mahle (2-10, 4.72) vs LHP Robbie Ray (12-7, 3.97) 700 wlw, fsoh, 7:10et Sat vs Ari: RHP Luis Castillo (14-5, 3.25) vs LHP Alex Young (6-3, 3.84) 700 wlw, fsoh, 4:10et Great American Ball Park Sun vs Ari: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (9-8, 4.10) vs RHP Mike Leake (11-10, 4.71) 700 wlw, fsoh, 1:10et • • • • • • • • • • Monday: Off day in Seattle Tue at Sea: TBA vs TBA 700 wlw, fsoh, 10:10et CINCINNATI REDS (66-75) vs Wed at Sea: TBA vs TBA 700 wlw, fsoh, 10:10et ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (73-67) Thu at Sea: TBA vs TBA 700 wlw, fsoh, 10:10et TONIGHT’S GAME: Is Game 1 of a 3-game series vs Katie Krause's 200-STRIKEOUT SEASONS, REDS PITCHERS REGULAR SEASON RECORD VS DIAMONDBACKS Diamondbacks and Game 5 (2-2) of a 7-game homestand that included Mario Soto .................... 274 ................. 1982 a 2-2 series split vs the Phillies...following Sun afternoon's game, the All-Time Since 1998: ...................................... 73-68 Jim Maloney ................. 265 ................. 1963 Redlegs will fly to Seattle and spend Mon's off day there...Tue night will At Cinergy Field: ........................................... 9-12 Jim Maloney ................. 244 ................. 1965 begin their second consecutive 3-city road trip (3g at Sea, 3g at Ari, 3g at At Great American Ball Park: .................. 26-26 Johnny Cueto ............... 242 ................. 2014 Chi) and the fourth of their 4 scheduled visits to the West Coast (0-3 at LAD At Bank One / Chase Field: ........................ 38-30 Mario Soto .................... 242 ................. 1983 & 3-1 at SD, 1-2 at Oak & 2-1 at SF, 0-2 at LAA). In 2018: ............................................................... 3-3 Noodles Han ................. 239 ................. 1901 At Great American Ball Park: ...................... 2-1 Jose Rijo ....................... 227 ................. 1993 SERIES NOTES: From 8/10-8/12 of last season the Reds won a series vs the Tom Seaver .................. 226 ................. 1978 At Chase Field: ............................................... 1-2 Diamondbacks at Great American Ball Park (2-1) for the first time since a Aaron Harang ............... 218 ................. 2007 2-1 series win here from 7/22-7/24, 2016...the Reds have won 6 of the last 2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Aaron Harang ............... 216 ................. 2006 11 games vs Ari...the Reds are 38-30 at Chase Field, including 21-13 there Fri, 9/6 at Cin ..................................................... 7:10 Jim Maloney ................. 216 .................. 1966 the last 10 seasons...are 32-18 with the roof closed and 6-12 with the roof Sat, 9/7 at Cin .................................................... 4:10 Mario Soto .................... 214 ................. 1985 open...Cin won its first 7g atBank One Ballpark until a 9-6 loss on 7/1/00. Sun, 9/8 at Cin .................................................. 1:10 Jim Maloney ................. 214 ................. 1964 Fri, 9/13 at Ari .................................................... 9:40 Gary Nolan ................... 206 ................. 1967 MARINERS UP NEXT: Next week the Reds and Mariners will meet for the first Sat, 9/14 at Ari ................................................... 8:10 Edinson Volquez ........... 206 ................. 2008 time since 2016 and for the first timein Seattle since 2010...the Redlegs are Sun, 9/15 at Ari .................................................. 4:10 Johnny Vander Meer .... 202 ................. 1941 2-13 all-time vs Sea, including 0-3 in 2016 at Great American Ball Park, 1-2 All times eastern Luis Castillo ................ 198 ................. 2019 in 2013 at GABP, 0-3 in 2010 at Safeco Field, 1-2 in 2007 at Safeco and 0-3 2018 RESULTS Sonny Gray ................. 181 ................. 2019 in 2002 in the final season of Cinergy Field...the Reds won their first game List Courtesy @EliasSports 5/28 at Ari ... L, 5-12 ........................... Koch / Bailey at the ballpark then known as Safeco Field, 16-1 on 6/22/07, but since then 5/29 at Ari ... L, 2-5 ..... Godley / Castillo / Boxberger have lost 5 straight games at what is now named T-Mobile Park. REDS' LOWEST ERA IN AUGUST 5/30 at Ari ... W, 7-4 ...... Romano / Corbin / Iglesias Sonny Gray ................ 0.74 ................. 2019 8/10 at Cin .. W, 3-0 .. DeSclafani/Buchholz/Iglesias PLAYER & ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Aristides Aquino was the National Bill Gullickson .............. 0.79 ................. 1986 8/11 at Cin .. W, 6-3 ....... Garrett / Bradley / Iglesias League's Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month for August...led Elmer Riddle ................ 0.88 ................. 1941 8/12 at Cin .. L, 2-9 ........................ Godley / Castillo Fred Toney .................. 0.93 ................. 1916 the Major Leagues in HR (14) and RBI (33) and led the National League in Jim Maloney ................ 1.18 ................. 1967 slugging percentage (.767)...established a new National League record 2017 RESULTS Since 1912, Minimum 5 starts, Courtesy @EliasSports for HR by a rookie in a calendar month and tied the franchise record for 7/7 at Ari ..... L, 3-6 ..... Greinke / Adleman / Rodney HR by any player in any calendar month (Frank Robinson, August 1962 7/8 at Ari ..... W, 7-0 ...................... Castillo / Walker REDS WITH 30 STARTS & ERA BELOW 2.75, MOST RECENT & Greg Vaughn, September 1999)...his 33 RBI are second-most ever by 7/9 at Ari ..... W, 2-1 .......... Bailey / Corbin / Iglesias Johnny Cueto ....... 2014 ...... 34 GS....... 2.25 a Reds batter in August (Frank Robinson, 34 RBI, August 1962) and the 7/18 vs Ari ... L, 2-11 ......................... Ray / Romano Jose Rijo ............... 1993 ..... 36 GS ...... 2.48 most by a Reds batter in any month since Jay Bruce had 33 RBI in May 7/19 vs Ari ... W, 4-3 (11) ...... Lorenzen / McFarland Greg Swindell ....... 1992 ..... 30 GS ...... 2.70 2011...is the first player to win both awards in the same month since NYY's 7/20 vs Ari ... L, 2-12 ....................... Corbin / Castillo Jose Rijo ............... 1992 ..... 33 GS ...... 2.56 Aaron Judge did it twice in 2017 and the first NL player to do it since LAD's Jose Rijo ............... 1991 ..... 30 GS ...... 2.51 Yasiel Puig in June 2013...Aquino is the second Reds player to win both awards but the first to win both in the same Sonny Gray ......... 2019 ..... 28 GS ...... 2.75 month...Adam Dunn was Co-Rookie of the Month in August 2001 (with Hou's Roy Oswalt) and Player of the Month in July 2005...Aquino is the second Reds player to win a monthly award this season (RHP Luis Castillo was March/April's HOME RUNS IN A SEASON, PLAYERS FROM VENEZUELA Pitcher of the Month), the first to win thePlayer of the Month since Scooter Gennett in May 2018 and the first Red to win Andres Galarraga, Col .......... 47 ........... 1996 Rookie of the Month since Billy Hamilton in June 2014. Miguel Cabrera, Det ............. 44 ........... 2013 Miguel Cabrera, Det ............. 44 ........... 2012 THE PUNISHER: Rookie Aristides Aquino has produced 15 HR in his first 36 career games and 138 plate apps, including Richard Hidalgo, Hou ........... 44 ........... 2000 a 3-homer game on 8/10 vs Cubs in which he homered in 3 consecutive innings (2nd, 3rd, 4th)...he played 1 game for Andres Galarraga, Atl ........... 44 ........... 1998 the Reds last season. Tony Armas, Bos .................. 43 ........... 1984 • Holds modern Major League records for fewest career apps to 14 HR (28g) and fewest career plate apps to 15 HR (122pa). Eugenio Suárez, Cin ........... 41 ........... 2019 • Is the only player in modern Major League history with 13 HR in his first100 career plate apps, the only player with 14 HR Andres Galarraga, Col .......... 41 ........... 1997 in his first108 career plate apps and the only player with 15 HR in his first122 career plate apps...Phi's Rhys Hoskins Carlos Gonzalez, Col ............ 40 ........... 2015 (98th PA) and LAD's Will Smith (100th PA) are the only other players, since 1900, to produce as many as 12 HR in their first100 career plate apps...Hoskins holds the record since 1900 for fewest plate apps to 16 HR (137). MAJOR LEAGUE HOME RUN LEADERS, 2018-2019 • Holds modern Major League records for home runs in a player's first 12 career games (8), first 14 career games (9), Eugenio Suárez' 74 home runs over the last first 16 career games (10), first 17 career games (11), first 22 career games (12), first 27 career games (13) and 2 seasons are fifth-most in the Major Leagues. first 28 career games (14)...Rhys Hoskins holds the Major League record since 1900 for fewest career games to 15 Trout .............. 84 Martinez ...... 77 Arenado .. 75 HR and 16 HR (32). Yelich .............. 79 Suárez ......... 75 Cruz .......... 72 RUTHIAN: Per @EliasSports, in Wed's 8-5 win vs Phi Michael Lorenzen joined Babe Ruth (6/13/1921 vs Det) as the only REDS’ HIGHEST SINGLE-SEASON HOME RUN TOTALS Major League players since 1900 to earn the win, hit a home run and play in the outfield in the same game...Lorenzen is With , Reds batters have 203 home runs a career .260 hitter (27-104) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 7 HR, 22 RBI and an .800 OPS...has appeared in 89 of the Reds' 141 produced for the eighth 200 HR in a season games so far this season (66g at P, 8g in LF, 8g in CF, 4g in RF)...this season has made 8 apps in LF (9 innings), 8 apps in time in modern franchise history. CF (20.2 innings) and 4 apps in RF (4 innings)...played CF in the ninth inning of Wed's 8-5 win vs Phi but then yesterday 222 * ........... 2005 217 ........... 2006 203 ....... 2019 made his first career start at that position...9 times in his career, including twice this season (4/9 vs Mia, 4/15 at LAD), he 221 ** .........