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On Friday night when the Cincinnati Reds visited the San Francisco Giants, two clubs out of the rough series with the National League elite team will start a three-game set.
Both teams needed a cross-country flight to arrive in San Francisco on Thursday. In the afternoon, the Reds lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5 and completed a three-game sweep. The Giants fell to 7-6 in Atlanta and one-third in four days.
Reds right-handed Graham Ashcraft (3-1, 3.51) and Giants Alex Cobb (3-2, 5.62) are scheduled starters for the rematch opener of the three-game set. In Cincinnati in May. The Reds won two wins in the series.
The Reds lost seven in a row, including all six at the home stand split between the division's leading Milwaukee Brewers and the Dodgers. They were bombarded by the Dodgers 8-2, 8-4, 10-5 over the past three days, killing 42 hits and 7 homer barrages.
With Thursday's defeat, the Reds (23-46) set the worst record in the NL. Only Oakland Athletics (23-48) has more losses in the majors.
"We talked about developing players and talent. We are all very passionate about it," said Reds manager David Bell before heading to San Francisco. .. "But we're here to win. That's the fun part. That's all. Nothing is accepted about how to lose, whether in close quarters or not. No. "
Ashcraft started his career with four great outings last month, including shutting out the Giants with four hits over six 1/3 innings in the 5 to 1 series opening.
The 24-year-old allowed only three runs on his first four starts before being devastated by St. Louis Cardinals and Brewers on his last two outings. And it became 3-0. He got 10 runs in 92/3 innings.
He took two steps and one shot in recording his first Major League Baseball victory over the Giants on May 27. He played the game on a sacrifice fly from Cincinnati's Relief Art Warren in the 8th inning.
Pederson was involved in an incident with Reds outfielder Tommy Pham before the match, and Fam slapped his rivals in a fantasy football battle last season.
Despite claiming that the incident was in the "rearview mirror," Pederson realized that he needed to warn Giants fans to fire Fam before he got home.
"Our fans are classy and respectful," Pederson said. "There is a level of respect that needs to be held. Looking at the game in New York or where you started throwing things in the field, it's a problem and doesn't help in any situation. It makes it very bad. Let me, so please respect it. "
Cobb gives up 10 runs in 16 innings and has no chance of winning in the last three outings.
He started a 6-4 victory in Cincinnati on May 29th and did not make a decision after limiting the Reds to 2 runs and 4 hits in 6 innings.
The 34-year-old has never lost to the Reds and started 3 times with a 1.80 ERA to 2-0.
Fam hit his tenth home run of the season in a defeat on Thursday.
– Field-level media