SPRING TRAINING GAMENOTES 7th Season In Goodyear . 3125 S. Wood Blvd., Goodyear, AZ 85338 . @RedsPR . @Reds . ramsey.mlblogs.com 2016 Spring Training PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Cincinnati Reds (3-2-1) Mon vs LAA: LHP Cody Reed (0-0, 4.50) vs RHP Matt Shoemaker (0-0, 4.50) 1360 wsai, 3:05et LHP Cody Reed (0-0, 4.50) Tue at SF: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (1-0, 0.00) vs LHP Madison Bumgarner (0-0, 4.50) 700 wlw, mlbn, 9:05et vs Wed vs Tex: RHP Michael Lorenzen (0-0, 0.00) vs RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez (0-0, 0.00) 1360 wsai, 3:05et Thu at Col: LHP Brandon Finnegan (1-0, 0.00) vs TBA reds.com, 3:10et LA Angels of Anaheim (2-3) Fri vs Oak: RHP Jon Moscot (1-1, 7.20) vs TBA reds.com, 3:05et RHP Matt Shoemaker (0-0, 4.50) Fri at Cubs: Robert Stephenson (0-0, 0.00) vs TBA 3:05et Monday, March 7, 2016 Sat vs Sea: TBA vs TBA 700 wlw, 9:05et Sun at Sea: TBA vs TBA 700 wlw, 3:05et Goodyear Ballpark RED HOTS TODAY'S GAME: Is the first of the Reds' 2 spring training games vs Eric Kay's Angels...the teams meet again Monday at Tempe Diablo Stadium...Cin is 5-5 vs LAA in the Cactus League (1-0 in 2010, 0-2 in 2011, 2-1 in 2012, 2015 REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS 0-1 in 2013, 0-1 in 2014, 2-0 in 2015, 0-0 in 2016)...the Angels lead the regular season series, 5-4, but the Reds Team W L Pct. GB earned a 2-1 win in their most recent series in 2013...they will play a 3-game series again this season, from 8/29-8/31 St. Louis 100 62 .617 - at Angel Stadium of Anaheim...see Reds vs Angels on media guide Page 307. Pittsburgh 98 64 .605 2.0 Chicago 97 65 .599 3.0 DOT, DOT, DOT...: RHP Robert Stephenson and RHP Sal Romano were scheduled to pitch in this morning's "B" game Milwaukee 68 94 .420 32.0 at Cle...tomorrow night's 9:00 p.m. ET game vs the Giants in Scottsdale will be broadcast live on MLB Network... Cincinnati 64 98 .395 36.0 Lou Piniella, manager of the Reds’ 1990 World Series championship team and currently a senior advisor to the club's baseball operations department, will be the grand marshal of the 97th Findlay Market Opening Day Parade. 2015 SPRING TRAINING STANDINGS : has a 3-game hitting streak (3-5, 1hr, 3rbi)... in Sun's 9-3 loss vs Col NL Central W L Pct. GB STREAKING Tucker Barnhart Alex Blandino hit a 2-run HR off Nelson Gonzalez... has hit safely in 2 of his 3 apps... has hit safely in 3 of his 5 St. Louis 13 11 .542 - Jay Bruce Jake Cave apps, including a pair of 2-hit games... is recovering from reconstructive right knee surgery (6/15)... Pittsburgh 15 13 .536 .006 Zack Cozart Ivan De has hit safely in 2 of his 4 apps... has hit safely in all 4 apps, tied with Suuarez for the longest Cincinnati 15 14 .517 0.5 Jesus Jr. Adam Duvall hitting streak on the team... has hit safely in 4 of his 5 apps, including a team-high three 2-hit games, and Chicago 15 17 .469 2.0 Phillips Ervin homered in each of his last 2 apps... hasn't played since 3/2 vs Cle (sore right shoulder, 9/29 surgery)... Milwaukee 13 16 .448 2.5 Billy Hamilton Eric Jagielo is recovering from mid-season right knee surgery...Devin Mesoraco is recovering from left hip surgery 2015 OPENING DAY ROSTER (6/29)...Jose Peraza has made 2 starts at SS and 2 apps/1 start at 2B...Scott Schebler has made 2 starts in CF, 1 start at DH and 1 appearance as a PH/LF...Eugenio Suarez has hit safely in all 4 apps, tied with Duvall for the longest hitting Returning New in ‘15 Gone from ‘14 streak on the team... has reached base safely in 6 of his 9 plate apps (3 singles, 3 walks)... Cingrani, P Badenhop, P Bailey, P Joey Votto Chad Wallach Cueto, P Chapman, P Bell, P has hit safely in 2 of his 4 apps...Jesse Winker has hit safely in 3 of his 5 apps. Hoover, P DeSclafani, P Christiani, P Leake, P Diaz, P LeCure, P TODAY vs ANGELS: Reds LHP Cody Reed, RHP JC Ramirez, RHP Layne Somsen, RHP Tim Adleman, RHP Parra, P Gregg, P Ondrusek, P Dayan Diaz and RHP J.J. Hoover will face LAA's RHP Matt Shoemaker, RHP Ramon Ramirez, LHP Tyler DeLoach Pena, C Iglesias, P Partch, P and RHP Deolis Guerra. Cozart, SS Marquis, P Simon, P Frazier, 3B Mesoraco, C Barnhart, C TOMORROW at GIANTS: Reds RHP Anthony DeSclafani, LHP Tony Cingrani, LHP Chris O'Grady, RHP Zack Weiss, Phillips, 2B Dominguez, IF Santiago, IF LHP Jonathan Sanchez, RHP Carlos Contreras and RHP Drew Hayes will face Giants LHP Madison Bumgarner, Votto, 1B Negron, IF/OF Soto, IF RHP Chris Heston, LHP Javier Lopez, RHP Ray Black and RHP George Kontos. Bruce, RF Boesch, OF Bernadina, OF Hamilton, CF Byrd, OF Heisey, OF SPRING ROSTER: The Major League spring training roster includes 62 players overall, 34 pitchers, 7 catchers, 10 Schumaker, OF Ludwick, OF infielders, 11 outfielders and 23 non-roster invitees...most recently, the Reds invited to Major League camp 64 (2015), (2014), (2013), (2012), (2011), (2010), (2009), (2008), (2007), (2006), (2005), (2004), PLAYERS USED IN 2015 SPRING TRAINING 60 58 58 54 59 63 65 58 63 55 56 64 (2003), 70 (2002), 58 (2001), 72 (2000), 54 (1999), 51 (1998), 55 (1997) and 59 (1996) players. Rangers .......... 118 Indians ............ 107 Rockies ........... 113 Reds ............... 105 OUT OF OPTIONS: Players on the 40-man roster out of options include RHP Homer Bailey, IF/OF Ivan De Jesus Dodgers .......... 108 Jr., 2B Brandon Phillips, OF Yorman Rodriguez and RHP Blake Wood. 2015 CACTUS LEAGUE LEADERS, REDS ON THE AIR: FOX Sports Ohio will televise games on Tue, 3/15 vs KC (4:00et) and Fri, 3/25 vs Col (4:00et)...31 of the Brennan Boesch .............. .361 BA ...................4th 33 exhibition games can be heard on the Reds on Radio Network via 700 WLW or 1360 WSAI and online at reds.com. 14 RBI ................. T8th .607 SLG ..................6th THE SKIPPER...: Bryan Price is in his third season as a Major League manager...the Reds went 76-86 in his inaugural 4 HR ................... T8th 2014 season and 64-98 last year...only 17 times over those 2 seasons was Price able to start his “projected” lineup 22 H ................... T7th (12 in 2014, 5 in 2015)...before he became manager spent the previous 4 seasons on Dusty Baker’s staff as pitching 37 TB ...................11th coach...before joining the Reds spent the previous 10 seasons as pitching coach for the Mariners (2000-2005) and Chris Dominguez ...............14 RBI ................. T8th Diamondbacks (2006-2009). .567 SLG ..................9th 7 2B .................. T2nd ...AND HIS CREW: Assistant pitching coach/bullpen coach Mack Jenkins, hitting coach Don Long, catching coordinator Todd Frazier ....................... 4 HR ................... T8th Mike Stefanski and bullpen catcher Dustin Hughes return in those positions to third-year manager Bryan Price’s Major Kristopher Negron ........... .357 BA ...................6th League coaching staff...Freddie Benavides moves from coach to first base coach,Billy Hatcher moves from first base .446 OBP ................2nd coach to third base coach, and Jim Riggleman moves from third base coach to bench coach...new to the Cincinnati 12 R ................... T9th staff are pitching coach Mark Riggins and assistant hitting coach Tony Jaramillo...Riggins spent the last 4 seasons Joey Votto .......................... 10 BB ................. T2nd as the organization’s minor league pitching coordinator, while Jaramillo has been a hitting coach in the Reds’ minor Anthony DeSclafani ...........29.2 IP ...................2nd league system since 2008, including each of the last 3 seasons at Class AAA Louisville. 24 K .....................2nd Mike Leake ......................1.35 ERA ..................1st 2015 SUMMARY: In each of the first 5 games of the 2015 season, managerBryan Price started his “projected” lineup Jason Marquis ...................31.0 IP ....................1st of C Devin Mesoraco, 1B Joey Votto, 2B Brandon Phillips, 3B Todd Frazier, SS Zack Cozart, LF Marlon Byrd, CF 2.90 ERA ..................8th Billy Hamilton and RF Jay Bruce...because of injury and the trade of Byrd, that same original group of 8 last played together on 4/11 vs StL...9 rookie pitchers made 110 starts for the Reds, both single-season modern franchise records... 2015 REDS TEAM AWARDS Cin finished the season with a starting rotation that included first-year pitchersRHP Josh Smith, LHP John Lamb and Joey Votto ........................... *Most Valuable Player RHP Keyvius Sampson plus second-year rookies RHP Anthony DeSclafani and LHP Brandon Finnegan...after Mike Aroldis Chapman ........... Most Outstanding Pitcher Leake pitched on 7/28 at StL, the Reds started in 64 straight games to finish the season rookie pitchers DeSclafani Todd Frazier ...............................Good Guy Award (12), Sampson (12), Lamb (10), Raisel Iglesias (9), Michael Lorenzen (7), David Holmberg (6), Finnegan (4) and Robert Stephenson .............^Reds’ No. 1 Prospect Smith (4)...the 64-start streak by rookie pitchers (13-33, 5.46) is the longest in Major League history. * Finished third in the BBWAA’s MVP voting ^ Reds’ top prospect for the third straight year REDS STARTERS: The Reds finished 13th in the National League in ERA (4.58)...Anthony DeSclafani became the first rookie pitcher to lead the Reds in wins (tied with Mike Leake), starts, innings pitched and strikeouts since Art LONGEST-TENURED REDS Fowler in 1954...DeSclafani also led the staff with 17 quality starts...beginning 7/29, following the trade of Johnny Brandon Phillips.....2006-15 .....