The Reds, who have had a tough time finding offensive answers in the early going, have now reached historic levels.
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Nick Lodolo (40) pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at Great American Ball Park on March 29.
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Nick Lodolo (40) pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at Great American Ball Park on March 29. / Katie Stratman-Imagn Images
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The Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0 on Wednesday night at Oracle Park in San Francisco. It’s actually the second consecutive 1-0 win for the Reds in San Francisco, and it puts the team in some historic company that we haven’t seen in more than 110 years.
The Reds are the third team in MLB history to play four 1-0 games in their first 12 games of a season, joining:
the Phillies (4-0) and Dodgers (0-4), both in 1913. Three of the four games for both teams were against each other
The Reds are now 5-7 on the season. They were on the wrong side of two 1-0 defeats just last week, as offense has been hard to come by in the early going.
However, common knowledge has to assume that things will turn around for Cincinnati on that side of the ball. With Elly De La Cruz, Spencer Steer and Gavin Lux, the team is too taleneted for it not to. Matt McLain was just placed on the injured list with a hamstring issue, which is a big blow,
The Giants, in second place in a loaded National League West, are now 8-3 on the season.
The two teams will finish out the series on Wednesday afternoon with first pitch coming at 3:45 p.m. ET. Nick Martinez will take the mound for Cincy while justin Verlander pitches for the Giants.
Both pitchers have struggled, with Martinez going 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA and Verlander going 0-0 with a 6.14.
