CINCINNATI REDS NOTES:
RED HOTS
- The Reds’ season-high 6-game winning streak is the longest active winning streak in the Major Leagues and their longest since 2021, when their season-best streak was 6 straight wins (4/3-4/9, 6/11-6/16)…haven’t won more than 6 consecutive games since a 7-game winning streak from 6/17-6/24, 2018.
- Reds baserunners in 58 attempts have scored 57 runs from second base on singles…both lead the Major Leagues.
- Reds batters are tied for second in the Major Leagues with 72 stolen bases (TB 94, Pit 72), their highest total since 2019 (80sb)…recorded 58 stolen bases all last season…have been successful on 32 of their last 34 attempts, including each of their last 9 steal attempts.
- 9 Reds players have made Major League debuts this season (RHP Casey Legumina, RHP Levi Stoudt, IF Matt McLain, LHP Brandon Williamson, RHP Eduardo Salazar, OF TJ Hopkins, LHP Andrew Abbott, IF Elly De La Cruz, RHP Ricky Karcher)…12 rookies played in at least 1 game for the Reds.
- The starting time for the Reds’ game on Fri, 6/30 vs SD has been changed to 5:10 p.m. ET (from 7:10) to help alleviate the congestion anticipated from the crowd of approximately 100,000 expected to attend events on the riverfront, including a sold-out concert by superstar entertainer Taylor Swift.
TODAY’S GAME
- Is Game 2 (1-0) of a 3-game series vs Brady Dunn’s Astros and Game 8 (6-1) of a 10-day, 9-game road trip to StL (2-1), KC (3-0) and Hou (1-0).
- With a 3-0 series win at KC, the Reds are coming off their third series sweep of the season (3-0 vs Tex, 4/24-4/26 & 3-0 at Cubs, 5/26-5/28)
and their second 3-game series sweep of the Royals (1999). - Following this series the Reds return to Great American Ball Park for a 6-game homestand vs the Rockies (3g) and Braves (3g)…went 3-4 on their most recent homestand (1-3 vs Mil, 2-1 vs LAD).
SERIES NOTES
- The Reds have won 46 of the last 65 games vs the Astros and 17 of the
previous 20 series. - The Reds and Astros are meeting for the fourth time since Houston joined the American League in 2013.
- Cin and Hou most recently met in 2019 at Great American Ball Park, a 3-game series sweep by the Reds.
- The teams are playing at Minute Maid Park for the first time since an Astros 2-1 series win here in June 2016.
- The Reds went 10-5 in the Astros’ final National League season in 2012 and 41-20 in Hou’s last 4 seasons in the NL.
- In June 2019 the Astros made their only visit to Great American Ball Park as an American League team, a 3-0 series sweep by the Reds.
INTERLEAGUE NOTES
- Before the interleague schedule expanded this season to include games vs all 15 American League teams, from 1997-2022 the Redlegs went
188-247 vs the American League, at .432 the lowest interleague winning percentage of any Major League team…in 2022 the Reds went 12-8 vs AL teams…last season’s was their first winning record vs the American League since 2013 (11-9)…in the 8 seasons between the season series wins, the Reds went 61-99 vs AL teams (.381).
THE ONLY REDS
- LHP Andrew Abbott is the first Major League pitcher since 1893, when the mound was moved to its current distance, to begin his career with 3 consecutive scoreless starts of at least 5.0 innings…over his first 3 starts began his Major League career with 17.2 scoreless innings, a new club record since 1893…in Fri’s 2-1 win at Hou, he broke that team record held by Wayne Simpson, who in 1970 began his Major League career with 15.0 scoreless innings…@EliasSports.
- In Mon’s 10-inning, 5-4 win at KC, RHP Ricky Karcher became the only Reds pitcher since 1969, when the save became an official statistic, to record a save in his Major League debut…was the third pitcher in the Major Leagues this season to record a save in his Major League debut, joining TB’s Braden Bristo (4/13 vs Bos) and Min’s Brent Headrick (4/19 at Bos)…SF’s Keaton Winn joined that short list on 6/13 at StL
Today’s Pitcher – #21 Hunter Greene, RHP
- In just his second season, this afternoon is making his 38th Major League appearance and start.
- Will be his first career appearance vs the Astros…never has faced any of the Astros hitters.
- Sun’s 4-3 win at StL was his first appearance since 6/1 at Bos…because of stiffness in his right hip, skipped his scheduled start on 6/6 vs LAD.
- In his last 4 starts went 1-1, 2.96 (24.1ip, 12h, 8er, 10bb, 38k, .145baa).
- In the third inning on 6/1 at Bos recorded his 250th career strikeout (Connor Wong)…became the fourth-fastest pitcher to reach that milestone by innings pitched (184.0; Spencer Strider 158.1, Corbin Burnes 176.0, Kerry Wood 183.0).
- In the bottom of the fourth inning of that 8-2 loss at Fenway Park, Rafael Devers led off with a double that snapped Greene’s hitless innings streak at 9.0 (18 strikeouts) covering 2 starts.
- Finished that start vs the Red Sox just 2 strikeouts shy of his third consecutive game with at least 10 strikeouts… no Reds pitcher, since the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893, ever has recorded at least 10 strikeouts in 3 consecutive apps
HOUSTON ASTROS NOTES:
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