9:45 pm
April 13

Reds @ Giants

Who will WIN this matchup?

Cincinnati Reds (6-3)

@ San Francisco Giants (6-3)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Castillo (CIN): 1-1; 6.97 ERA

Gausman (SF) 0-0; 1.32 ERA

 

Current odds:

Cincinnati Reds: (+101)

San Francisco Giants: (-111)

 

• San Francisco Giants right-hander Kevin Gausman figures to be a man on a mission when he matches up against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. The Reds picked Gausman up off the waiver wire from the Atlanta Braves two seasons ago, so there won’t be complete animosity. They sent the longtime starter to the bullpen, which contributed to a 4.03 ERA in 2019. Then they sent Gausman adrift as a free agent. The 30-year old has now revived his career with San Francisco, going 3-3 in 12 appearances (10 starts) last season with a 3.62 ERA.

• Castillo, an All-Star in 2019, was crushed for 10 runs (eight earned) over 3 1/3 innings in an Opening Day loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 1. He was quickly back to form Wednesday after scattering four hits over seven scoreless innings in an 11-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Castillo originally was signed by the Giants in 2011 then traded away in 2014. In three career starts against San Francisco, he is 2-0 with a 2.29 ERA and has 29 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings.

• The Reds were on track offensively to start the season, averaging nine runs per game over their first seven games, but have scored just six combined runs over their past three games.

• Cincinnati had just five hits but did get the first home runs of the season from Jesse Winker and Joey Votto. Before Monday’s game, Votto sounded far from distraught because of a slow start and then crushed a ball into the San Francisco Bay a few hours later.

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