Gamenotes 5-2-09 at Pit.pdf

ZEROES: With Wed’s 3-0 win vs Hou and last night’s 4-0 win at Pit, the Reds have produced consecutive shutout victories for the first time since 4-0 and 1-0 wins vs the Dodgers on 8/7 and 8/8, 2007…haven’t had 3 consecutive shutout wins since 6/21-6/23, 1963 vs Hou (3-0, 3-0, 4-0)…the Reds’ current 19.0-inning scoreless streak is their longest since a 19.0-inning scoreless streak from 7/14-7/16, 2002…haven’t thrown more than 19.0 consecutive scoreless innings since a 25.0-inning streak of zeroes from 8/11-8/14, 2000…Reds pitchers haven’t thrown more than 25.0 straight scoreless innings since a 32.0-inning stretch from 6/20-6/24, 1963 that included the 3 shutouts vs the Astros.

QUALITY CONTROL: In the Reds’ 22 games the opposing pitcher has produced 16 quality starts, including 11 straight from 4/14-4/25…the Reds went 9-7 when the opposing starter produced a quality appearance…the Reds have produced 10 quality starts (Arroyo 3, Harang 2, Cueto 2, Volquez 2, Owings 1)…Cin went 9-1 in those quality starts (.900).

REDS

Taveras 8
Dickerson 7
Votto 3
Phillips 4
Bruce 9
Hernandez 2
Rosales 5
Gonzalez 6
Owings 1

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PIRATES

Morgan 7
Sanchez 4
McLouth 8
LaRoche, Ad 3
Moss 9
LaRoche, An 5
Vazquez 6
Diaz 2
Ohlendorf 1