Let’s go West. The Cincinnati packed their bags and headed out west, even if they arrived to Los Angeles at 2:30 A.M. local time. The Reds played three in LA and managed to salvage a game against dominant ace Clayton Kershaw. Following that game, they went to Pheonix, Arizona to play the Diamondbacks. The Reds were shutout in a game that Josh Collmenter pitched in, it was a complete game that faced the minimum of 27 batters. Following that shutout, the Reds went on to win the next three to take a 4-3 roadtrip.

STARTING PITCHING

17TH SERIES

17 IP/14 H/11 R/8 ER/7 BB/11 SO/2 HR

BAA .215/ERA 4.24/WHIP 1.24

GRADE: 79.74% (C)

RATES: 19.18% H/15.07% R/9.59% BB/15.07% SO/2.74% HR

PER 9: 7.41 H/5.82 R/3.71 BB/5.82 SO/1.06 HR

18TH SERIES

24.2 IP/25 H/10 R/8 ER/5 BB/18 SO/HR

BAA .253/ERA 2.53/WHIP 1.22

GRADE: 84.68% (B)

RATES: 24.27% H/9.71% R/4.85% BB/17.48% SO/0.97% HR

PER 9: 9.12 H/3.65 R/1.82 BB/6.57 SO/0.36 HR

BULLPEN

17TH SERIES

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

BAA .143/ERA 1.13/WHIP 0.88

GRADE: 92.59% (A)

RATES: 12.90% H/3.23% R/9.68% BB/19.35% SO

PER 9: 4.5 H/1.13 R/3.38 BB/6.75 SO

18TH SERIES

7.2 IP/5 H/R/2 BB/8 SO

BAA .179/ERA 1.17/WHIP 0.91

GRADE: 92.27% (A)

RATES: 16.67% H/3.33% R/6.67% BB/26.67% SO

PER 9: 5.87 H/1.17 R/2.35 BB/9.39 SO

Starting Pitcher Breakdowns for Week 9

MAY 28TH-LOS ANGELES DODGERS

7 IP/5 H/2 R/BB/6 SO/HR

BAA .192/ERA 2.57/WHIP 0.86

GRADE: 87.30% (B)

RATES: 18.52% H/7.41% R/3.70% BB/22.22% SO/3.70% HR

PER 9: 6.43 H/2.57 R/1.29 BB/7.71 SO/1.29 HR

MAY 30TH-ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

6 IP/6 H/4 R/3 ER/BB/4 SO

BAA 250./ERA 4.50/WHIP 1.17

GRADE: 79.01% (C)

RATES: 15.38% R/3.85% BB/15.38% SO

PER 9: 9.00 H/6.00 R/1.50 BB/6.00 SO

MAY 26TH-LOS ANGELES DODGERS

6.1 IP/4 H/4 R/ER/2 BB/3 SO

BAA .174/ERA 1.42/WHIP 0.95

GRADE: 91.23% (A)

RATES: 14.81% H/14.81% R/7.41% BB/11.11% SO

PER 9: 5.68 H/5.68 R/2.84 BB/4.26 SO

MAY 31ST-ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

7.1 IP/5 H/BB/7 SO

BAA .185/WHIP 0.82

GRADE: 96.97% (A)

RATES: 17.86% H/3.57% BB/25.00% SO

PER 9: 6.14 H/1.23 BB/8.59 SO

MAY 27TH-LOS ANGELES DODGERS

3.2 IP/5 H/4 BB/2 SO/HR

BAA .313/ERA 12.27/WHIP 2.45

GRADE: 45.45% (F)

RATES: 26.32% H/26.32% R/21.05% BB/10.53% SO/5.26% HR

PER 9: 12.27 H/9.81 BB/4.9 SO/2.45 HR

JUNE 1ST-ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

6.1 IP/7 H/3 R/BB/4 SO

BAA .269/ERA 4.26/WHIP 1.26

GRADE: 79.53% (C)

RATES: 26.92% H/11.54% R/3.85% BB/15.38% SO

PER 9: 9.95 H/4.26 R/1.42 BB/5.68 SO

MAY 29TH-ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

5 IP/7 H/3 R/2 ER/2 BB/3 SO/HR

BAA .318/ERA 3.60/WHIP 1.80

GRADE: 80.00% (B)

RATES: 13.04% R/8.70% BB/13.04% SO/4.35% HR

PER 9: 12.60 H/5.40 R/3.60 BB/5.40 SO/1.80 HR

Week 9 Pitching Recaps

STARTERS

17 IP/14 H/11 R/8 ER/7 BB/11 SO/2 HR

BAA .215/ERA 4.24/WHIP 1.24

GRADE: 79.74% (C)

RATES: 15.07% R/9.59% BB/15.07 SO/2.74% HR

PER 9: 7.41 H5.82 R/3.71 BB/5.82 SO/1.06 HR

BULLPEN

15.2 IP/9 H/2 R/5 BB/14 SO

BAA .161/ERA 1.15/WHIP 0.89

GRADE: 92.43% (A)

RATES: 14.75% H/3.28% R/8.20% BB/22.95% SO

PER 9: 5.17 H/1.15 R/2.87 BB/8.04 SO

WHAT WENT RIGHT FROM LAST WEEK FOR STARTERS

BAA dropped .027

ERA dropped 0.72

WHIP dropped 0.10

H RATE dropped 2.84%

H/9 dropped 1.31

R/9 dropped 0.08

WHAT WENT RIGHT FROM LAST WEEK FOR BULLPEN

BAA dropped .080

ERA dropped 1.30

WHIP dropped 0.34

H RATE dropped 7.59%

R RATE dropped 4.17%

SO RATE went up 1.67%

No Home runs Allowed.

H/9 went down 3.42

R/9 went down 1.15

WHAT WENT WRONG FROM LAST WEEK FOR STARTERS

R RATE went up .05%

BB RATE went up 1.19%

SO RATE dropped 3.52%

HR Rate went up 0.45%

BB/9 went up 0.40

SO/9 dropped 1.52

HR/9 went up 0.16

WHAT WENT WRONG FROM LAST WEEK FOR BULLPEN

BB RATE went up 1.20%

BB/9 went up 0.42

SO/9 went down 0.143

WEEKLY WINNER

BULLPEN

PROBABLES FOR WEEK 10

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

TIM LINCECUM VS HOMER BAILEY (7:10 EDT)

RYAN VOGELSONG VS TONY CINGRANI (7:10 EDT)

MADISON BUMGARNER VS MIKE LEAKE (12:35 EDT)

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

COLE HAMELS VS JOHNNY CUETO (7:10 EDT)

ROBERTO HERNANDEZ VS ALFREDO SIMON (4:10 EDT)

DAVID BUCHANAN VS HOMER BAILEY (1:10 EDT)

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