The Giants come in at 54-56 (9.5 out) and the Reds at 52-56 and 9 games behind the 1st place Brewers. 

Will we get two out of three?

Abbott vs Harrison

Greene vs Snell

Spiers vs Hicks

I think the Reds can get 2 of 3 looking at those pitching matchups.

Reds are trailing the Giants 2-0 after 3 innings the start of the game was delayed by rain. The Reds have yet to get a hit in 3 at bats and amazingly 5 of their 9 outs so far have been strikeouts. Blake Snell struck out the side in the bottom of the first inning.

The Reds are still being no hit through 5 innings now and 8 of their 15 outs have been K's.

I hate the Giants, no particular reason except that they seem to own the Reds year in and year out.

Do we have a hit yet?

Giants win 3-0 and no hit the Reds and in doing so had 11 of the 27 outs being strikeouts and 7 of those 11 came from the top 3 hitters in the lineup. A bad night all-around.

Just now, theguru said:

Do we have a hit yet?

No were no hit.

Snell was on tonight.   That was the dude the Giants paid for.

6 minutes ago, Tranquility Base said:

Snell was on tonight.   That was the dude the Giants paid for.

Before the complete game no-hitter tonight the longest Snell had ever pitched in a game before tonight was 7 and 2/3 innings.

33 minutes ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Before the complete game no-hitter tonight the longest Snell had ever pitched in a game before tonight was 7 and 2/3 innings.

Wasn't referring to distance.   I've seen Snell pitch 5 innings and be dominant.

12 minutes ago, Tranquility Base said:

Wasn't referring to distance.   I've seen Snell pitch 5 innings and be dominant.

Oh yeah in the past but not this year. He had not won a game so far this season with the Giants He was 0-3 and his ERA was over 5 before tonight.

11 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Oh yeah in the past but not this year. He had not won a game so far this season with the Giants He was 0-3 and his ERA was over 5 before tonight.

Snell has not allowed a run in a start in over a month. In his last 4 starts, no earned runs and 4 hits. 

6 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Snell has not allowed a run in a start in over a month. In his last 4 starts, no earned runs and 4 hits. 

Well before that his ERA must have over 8 then because with last night's no hitter and what you posted his record is now 1-3 on the season and his ERA is 4.29. Also even after winning 2 Cy Youngs before last night he had never in his career pitched more than 7.2 innings.

Another stat that now in 121 games the Reds have struck out 985 that is an average of over 8 per game. The four with the most is Elly with 143, Benson with 127, Candelario with 99, and Steer with 95.

45 minutes ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Well before that his ERA must have over 8 then because with last night's no hitter and what you posted his record is now 1-3 on the season and his ERA is 4.29. Also even after winning 2 Cy Youngs before last night he had never in his career pitched more than 7.2 innings.

Another stat that now in 121 games the Reds have struck out 985 that is an average of over 8 per game. The four with the most is Elly with 143, Benson with 127, Candelario with 99, and Steer with 95.

His ERA after his start on June 2nd was 9.51.

Since then he has made 5 starts.

In those 5 starts, he is 4-1, has 33 innings pitched, 8 hits, 2 runs(both earned), 10 walks and 41 strikeouts.  That's a 0.55 ERA and 0.545 WHIP.