The Reds entered Week 5 continuing their 11 day 10 game road trip and having an end of the roadtrip in Chicago against the White Sox in interleague play. The Reds went even in Week 5 at 3-3 and have done a random thing in this 2015 season by going 4-1-1 in series against teams that is not named with the first letter “C”. The Pirates, Brewers, Braves and White Sox have been the six series the Reds have fared well against non-C opponents while they’re 0-4 against those C opponents in the Cardinals and Cubs. Reds will face the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants in a 7 game home stand in Week 6 and will need to win out the week to keep up at that 3 out of 5 win cycle.

STARTING PITCHING

9th SERIES

19 IP/16 H/4 R/7 BB/7 SO/HR

ERA 1.89/WHIP 1.21

RATES: 19.75% H/4.94% R/8.64% BB/8.64% SO/1.23% HR

PER 9: 7.58 H/1.89 R/3.32 BB/3.32 SO/0.47

PER PA: 5.06 PA/H, 20.25 PA/R, 11.57 PA/SO, 81.00 PA/HR

10th SERIES

19 IP/23 H/10 R/7 BB/9 SO/5 HR

ERA 4.74/WHIP 1.58

RATES: 27.06% H/11.76% R/8.24% BB/10.59% SO/5.88% HR

PER 9: 10.89 H/4.74 R/3.32 BB/4.26 SO/2.37 HR

PER PA: 3.70 PA/H, 8.50 PA/R, 12.14 PA/BB, 9.44 PA/SO, 17.00 PA/HR

BULLPEN PITCHING

9th SERIES

7 IP/5 H/4 R/7 BB/6 SO

ERA 5.14/WHIP 1.71

RATES: 16.13% H/12.90% R/22.58% BB/19.35% SO

PER 9: 6.43 H/5.14 R/9.00 BB/7.71 SO

PER PA: 6.20 PA/H, 7.75 PA/R, 4.43 PA/SO

10th SERIES

6.2 IP/8 H/6 R/4 BB/3 SO

ERA 8.10/WHIP 1.80

RATES: 25.81% H/19.35% R/12.90% BB/9.68% SO/0.00% HR

PER 9: 10.80 H/8.10 R/5.40 BB/4.05 SO

PER PA: 3.88 PA/H, 5.17 PA/R, 7.75 PA/BB, 10.33 PA/SO

SO LONG FAREWELL

The Reds and White Sox completed a 3 game season series in which the White Sox won 2-1. This was the first of 20 teams to finish playing the Reds. The Pitching Staff line for the Reds against White Sox

25.2 IP/31 H/16 R/11 BB/12 SO/5 HR

ERA 5.61/WHIP 1.64

RATES: 26.72% H/13.79% R/9.48% BB/10.34% SO/4.31% HR

PER 9: 10.87 H/5.61 R/3.86 BB/4.21 SO/1.75 HR

PER PA: 3.74 PA/H, 7.25 PA/R, 10.55 PA/BB, 9.67 PA/SO, 23.20 PA/HR

PITCHER RATING: 81.21 (BAD, Really Bad) As of 5/10, 81.21 to 84.72 is Bad. 84.73-85.87 is Average. 85.88-86.61 is Good. 2nd team to finish the Reds will be the Atlanta Braves, report to come next week with an updated pitcher rating and scale.



STARTER LINE

Lorenzen’s two games:

11 IP/10 H/2 R/7 BB/6 SO/HR

ERA 1.63/WHIP 1.54

RATES: 20.00% H/4.00% R/14.00% BB/12.00% SO/2.00% HR

PER 9: 8.18 H/1.63 R/5.72 BB/4.91 SO/0.82 HR

PER PA: 5.00 PA/H, 25.00 PA/R, 7.14 PA/BB, 8.33 PA/SO, 50.00 PA/HR

Best and Worst Pitching Games of Week 5

Best Start: Mike Lake 5/6 at Pittsburgh Pirates

Worst Start: Jason Marquis 5/9 Game 2 at Chicago White Sox

Best Bullpen Appearance: 5/9 Game 1 at Chicago White Sox

Worst Bullpen Appearance: 5/9 Game 2 at Chicago White Sox

Best Staff Game: 5/6 at Pittsburgh Pirates

Worst Staff Game: 5/9 Game 2 at Chicago White Sox

Week 6 Probables

Atlanta: Mike Leake, Anthony DeSclafani, *Raisel Iglesias

San Francisco: Johnny Cueto/Jason Marquis, Jason Marquis/Johnny Cueto, Michael Lorenzen, Mike Leake