Cincinnati Reds (3-7) at San Francisco Giants (8-1)
Game 1:
Date: Monday, April 7th
Time: 6:45 pm PDT
Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Ohio/NBCS BA
Game 2:
Date: Tuesday, April 8th
Time: 6:45 PM
Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Ohio/NBCS BA
Game 3:
Date: Wednesday, April 9th
Time: 12:45 PM
Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Ohio/NBCS BA
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Hunter Greene (0-1, 2.25 ERA) vs. Logan Webb (1-0, 3.00 ERA)
Greene will get the series started for the Reds. Last time out, he took the loss against the Rangers. He pitched well in the seven innings, allowing three hits, one run, one walk, and striking out eight. Webb will go for the Giants. He beat the Astros last time out. Webb pitched seven innings, giving up one run, five hits, and striking out six.
Game 2: Nick Lodolo (1-1, 1.42 ERA) vs. Landen Roupp (0-0, 6.75 ERA)
Lodolo gets the ball in the middle game for the Reds. Last time out, he took the loss without giving up an earned run over 6.2 innings. He allowed four hits and struck out four. Roupp threw four innings last time out. He gave up four hits, three runs, four walks, and struck out eight.
Game 3: Nick Martinez (0-2, 5.91 ERA) vs. Justin Verlander (0-0, 6.14 ERA)
Martinez gets the series finale for the Reds. In his last outing, he went 4.2 innings with five hits, three runs, two walks, and struck out two, taking the loss. Verlander will go for the Giants. Last time out was a short one, he only lasted 2.1 innings against the Mariners. He gave up three runs, five hits, two walks, and struck out two batters.
Player To Watch:
Cincinnati Reds
TJ Friedl has a .289 batting average with a .693 OPS so far this year for the Reds. He has 11 hits, scored six runs, has one home run, four RBI, and one steal. He struggled last year against the Giants with a .125 batting average, with two hits, an RBI, and a run scored in six total games last year.
San Francisco Giants
Heliot Ramos has been off to a hot start for the Giants to start the year. He has 11 hits, six runs scored, three doubles, three home runs, eight RBI, and two steals. He has a .314 batting average with a .990 OPS. In five games last year against the Red Ramos had a .263 batting average. Ramos had five hits, an RBI, and three runs scored in his rookie campaign against the Reds.
Next Up:
Cincinnati: April 11th-April 13th vs Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco: April 11th-April 13th at New York Yankees
