2020 Cincinnati Reds season

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2020  Cincinnati Reds
National League Wild Card winners
Cincinnati Reds Logo.svg
League National League
Division Central
Ballpark Great American Ball Park
City Cincinnati, Ohio
Record31–29 (.517)
Divisional place3rd
Owners Bob Castellini
President of baseball operations Dick Williams
General managers Nick Krall
Managers David Bell
Television Fox Sports Ohio
(Thom Brennaman (through August 19), Chris Welsh, George Grande, Jeff Brantley, Jim Day, Jeff Piecoro)
Radio WLW (700 AM)
Reds Radio Network
(Tommy Thrall, Jeff Brantley, Jim Day, Thom Brennaman, Chris Welsh, Doug Flynn (fill-in), Sam LeCure (fill-in), Danny Graves (fill-in))
Stats ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2020 Cincinnati Reds season was the 151st season for the franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), and their 18th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. They made the playoffs as the number 7 seed in the National League, but were swept in two games by the Atlanta Braves in the NLWCS. The Braves held the Reds scoreless for all 22 innings in the series, an MLB postseason record.

Contents

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. [1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. [2] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day. [3]

The shortened season led to the Reds recording the lowest number of hits (390) by a team in the modern era (since 1901). [4] Their batting average of .212 was the lowest in MLB since the 1910 Chicago White Sox hit .211. [5]

This was the Reds' first winning season and playoff appearance since 2013, and their last until 2025.

Offseason

Coaching Staff

Signings

Standings

National League Central

NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 3426.567—19‍–‍1415‍–‍12
St. Louis Cardinals 3028.517314‍–‍1316‍–‍15
Cincinnati Reds 3129.517316‍–‍1315‍–‍16
Milwaukee Brewers 2931.483515‍–‍1414‍–‍17
Pittsburgh Pirates 1941.3171513‍–‍196‍–‍22

If rescheduled games are the difference between the 5–8th seed in the playoffs, they are not played. The Cardinals did not play two games.

National League Wildcard

Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4317.717
Atlanta Braves 3525.583
Chicago Cubs 3426.567
Division 2nd place
Team W L Pct.
San Diego Padres 3723.617
St. Louis Cardinals 3028.517
Miami Marlins 3129.517
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Cincinnati Reds 3129.517+2
Milwaukee Brewers 2931.483—
San Francisco Giants 2931.483—
Philadelphia Phillies 2832.4671
Washington Nationals 2634.4333
New York Mets 2634.4333
Colorado Rockies 2634.4333
Arizona Diamondbacks 2535.4174
Pittsburgh Pirates 1941.31710

Record vs. opponents

2020 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020

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Chicago —6–45–56–45–512–8
Cincinnati 4–6—6–47–34–610–10
Milwaukee 5–54–6—5–55–510–10
Pittsburgh 4–63–75–5—4–63–17
St. Louis 5–56–45–56–4—8–10

Game log

Regular season

2020 Game Log: 31–29 (Home: 16–14; Away: 15–15)
July: 2–5 (Home: 2–4; Away: 0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
1July 24 Tigers 7–1 Gray (1–0) Boyd (0–1)—1–0 W1
2July 25 Tigers 4–6 Farmer (1–0) Iglesias (0–1) Jiménez (1)1–1 L1
3July 26 Tigers 2–3 Cisnero (1–0) Lorenzen (0–1) Jiménez (2)1–2 L2
4July 27 Cubs 7–8 Lester (1–0) Miley (0–1) Jeffress (1)1–3 L3
5July 28 Cubs 5–8 Mills (1–0) Reed (0–1)—1–4 L4
6July 29 Cubs 12–7 Gray (2–0) Hendricks (1–1)—2–4 W1
—July 30 Cubs Postponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to August 29.
7July 31@ Tigers 2–7 Turnbull (1–0) Castillo (0–1)—2–5 L1
August: 13–15 (Home: 5–6; Away: 8–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
—August 1@ Tigers Postponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to August 2.
8August 2@ Tigers (1)4–3 (7) Iglesias (1–0) Jiménez (0–1)—3–5 W1
9August 2@ Tigers (2)4–0 (7) Bauer (1–0) Norris (0–1)—4–5 W2
10August 3 Indians 3–2 Gray (3–0) Plesac (0–1) Iglesias (1)5–5 W3
11August 4 Indians 2–4 Bieber (3–0) Jones (0–1) Hand (3)5–6 L1
12August 5@ Indians 0–2 Clevinger (1–1) Antone (0–1) Hand (4)5–7 L2
13August 6@ Indians 0–13 Carrasco (2–1) Castillo (0–2)—5–8 L3
14August 7@ Brewers 8–3 Bauer (2–0) Lauer (0–1)—6–8 W1
15August 8@ Brewers 4–1 DeSclafani (1–0) Anderson (0–1) Iglesias (2)7–8 W2
16August 9@ Brewers 3–9 Suter (2–0) Gray (3–1)—7–9 L1
17August 11 Royals 6–5 (10) Sims (1–0) Staumont (0–1)—8–9 W1
18August 12 Royals 4–5 Keller (2–0) Miley (0–2) Rosenthal (4)8–10 L1
19August 13 Pirates 6–9 Williams (1–3) DeSclafani (1–1)—8–11 L2
20August 14 Pirates 8–1 Gray (4–1) Kuhl (0–1)—9–11 W1
—August 15 Pirates Postponed (COVID-19). Rescheduled to September 4.
—August 16 Pirates Postponed (COVID-19). Rescheduled to September 14.
—August 18@ Royals Postponed (COVID-19). Rescheduled to August 19.
21August 19@ Royals (1)0–4 (7) Keller (3–0) Castillo (0–3) Rosenthal (6)9–12 L1
22August 19@ Royals (2)5–0 (7) Bauer (3–0) Harvey (0–1)—10–12 W1
23August 20@ Cardinals 4–5 Elledge (1–0) Iglesias (1–2)—10–13 L1
24August 21@ Cardinals 4–2 Lorenzen (1–1) Cabrera (1–1) Iglesias (3)11–13 W1
25August 22@ Cardinals 0–3 Kim (1–0) Miley (0–3) Gallegos (1)11–14 L1
26August 23@ Cardinals 2–6 Cabrera (2–1) Mahle (0–1)–11–15 L2
27August 24@ Brewers 2–4 Anderson (2–2) Bauer (3–1) Hader (6)11–16 L3
28August 25@ Brewers 2–3 Woodruff (2–2) Castillo (0–4) Hader (7)11–17 L4
—August 26@ Brewers Postponed (Boycotts due to Jacob Blake shooting). Rescheduled to August 27.
29August 27@ Brewers (1)6–1 (7) Gray (5–1) Houser (1–3)—12–17 W1
30August 27@ Brewers (2)6–0 (7) Sims (2–0) Lindblom (1–2)—13–17 W2
31August 28 Cubs 6–5 Mahle (1–1) Hendricks (3–4) Iglesias (4)14–17 W3
32August 29 Cubs (1)0–3 (7) Darvish (6–1) Bauer (3–2) Jeffress (4)14–18 L1
33August 29 Cubs (2)6–5 (7) Kuhnel (1–0) Kimbrel (0–1)15–18 W1
34August 30 Cubs 1–10 Rea (1–0) Castillo (0–5)—15–19 L1
35August 31 Cardinals 5–7 Hudson (1–2) DeSclafani (1–2) Gallegos (2)15–20 L2
September: 16–9 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
36September 1 Cardinals 2–16 Kim (2–0) Gray (5–2)—15–21 L3
37September 2 Cardinals 4–3 Iglesias (2–2) Gallegos (1–1)—16–21 W1
38September 4@ Pirates (1)4–2 (7) Castillo (1–5) Brault (0–2) Iglesias (5)17–21 W2
39September 4 Pirates (2)3–4 (7) Howard (2–1) Bauer (3–3) Rodríguez (3)17–22 L1
40September 5@ Pirates 6–2 Garrett (1–0) Williams (1–6)—18–22 W1
41September 6@ Pirates 2–3 Rodríguez (1–2) Iglesias (2–3)—18–23 L1
42September 8@ Cubs 0–3 Mills (4–3) Mahle (1–2) Jeffress (6)18–24 L2
43September 9@ Cubs 3–0 Bauer (4–3) Darvish (7–2) Iglesias (6)19–24 W1
44September 10@ Cubs 5–8 Ryan (1-0) Gray (5–3) Jeffress (7)19–25 L1
45September 11@ Cardinals 3–1 Castillo (2–5) Wainwright (4–1)—20–25 W1
46September 12@ Cardinals 1–7 Hudson (3–2) Antone (0–2)—20–26 L1
47September 13@ Cardinals 10–5 Bradley (2–0) Gant (0–3) Iglesias (7)21–26 W1
48September 14 Pirates (1)3–1 (7) Iglesias (3–3) Howard (2–2)—22–26 W2
49September 14 Pirates (2)9–4 (7) Romano (1–0) Turley (0–2)—23–26 W3
50September 15 Pirates 4–1 Lorenzen (2–1) Musgrove (0–5) Garrett (1)24–26 W4
51September 16 Pirates 1–0 Castillo (3–5) Brubaker (1–2) Iglesias (8)25–26 W5
52September 18 White Sox 7–1 Mahle (2–2) Stiever (0–1)—26–26 W6
53September 19 White Sox 0–5 Foster (5–0) Bauer (4–4)—26–27 L1
54September 20 White Sox 7–3 Sims (3–0) Cease (5–3)—27–27 W1
55September 21 Brewers 6–3 Castillo (4–5) Woodruff (2–5)—28–27 W2
56September 22 Brewers 2–3 Anderson (4–3) Antone (0–3) Hader (11)28–28 L1
57September 23 Brewers 6–1 Bauer (5–4) Houser (1–6)—29–28 W1
58September 25@ Twins 7–2 Lorenzen (3–1) Berríos (5–4)—30–28 W2
59September 26@ Twins 3–7 Clippard (2–1) Castillo (4–6)—30–29 L1
60September 27@ Twins 5–3 (10) Iglesias (4–3) Romo (1–3)—31–29 W1
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Reds team member

Postseason

2020 Postseason Game Log: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2)
NL Wild Card Series: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
1September 30@ Braves 0–1 (13) Minter (1–0) Bradley (0–1)—0–1 L1
2October 1@ Braves 0–5 Anderson (1–0) Castillo (0–2)—0–2 L2

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters
National League Wild Card Series

Roster

2020 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Nick Castellanos 6021837491121434019.225.486
Eugenio Suárez 571982940801538230.202.470
Joey Votto 541863242801122037.226.446
Shogo Akiyama 5415516386109725.245.297
Jesse Winker 541492738701223128.255.544
Freddy Galvis 47141183150716113.220.404
Mike Moustakas 44139133290827118.230.468
Tucker Barnhart 3898102030513012.204.388
Curt Casali 317610173068214.224.500
Nick Senzel 2370813602826.186.357
Jose Barrero 2467413000211.194.194
Kyle Farmer 3264417300415.266.313
Brian Goodwin 204958202545.163.327
Aristides Aquino 234778102816.170.319
Matt Davidson 2043371031104.163.395
Phil Ervin 193553000016.086.086
Josh VanMeter 143432101113.059.176
Christian Colón 112333100211.130.174
Mark Payton 81803100012.167.222
Tyler Stephenson 81745002602.294.647
Travis Jankowski 161531000022.067.067
Michael Lorenzen 6020000000.---.---
Team Totals6018422433907639023729239.212.403

Source:

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Trevor Bauer 541.731111073.041171417100
Luis Castillo 463.211212070.06231252489
Sonny Gray 533.701111056.04226232672
Tyler Mahle 223.59109047.23421192160
Tejay Antone 032.80134035.12011111645
Anthony DeSclafani 127.2297033.24127271625
Michael Lorenzen 314.28182033.23017161735
Lucas Sims 302.45200025.2131071134
Raisel Iglesias 432.74220823.016117531
Nate Jones 016.27210018.2251313623
Amir Garrett 102.45210118.11055726
Wade Miley 035.6564014.115109912
Robert Stephenson 009.90100010.0111111313
Cody Reed 015.799009.11066810
Archie Bradley 101.176007.241106
Tyler Thornburg 003.867007.0633510
José De León 0018.005006.0612121110
Brooks Raley 009.004004.054426
Matt Davidson 005.403003.142221
Joel Kuhnel 106.003003.042203
Pedro Strop 003.864002.113163
Sal Romano 100.002001.100000
Jesse Biddle 000.001000.210011
Team Totals31293.8460609504.0401243215213615

Source:

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Louisville Bats International League
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League
A Daytona Tortugas Florida State League
A Dayton Dragons Midwest League
A-Rookie Advanced Billings Mustangs Pioneer League
A-Rookie Advanced Greeneville Reds Appalachian League
Rookie AZL Reds Arizona League
Rookie DSL Reds Dominican Summer League

References

  1. ↑ Feinsand, Mark (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ Feinsand, Mark (March 16, 2020). "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1901 to 2020, Standard stats, requiring Hits <= 450, sorted by lowest Hits". Stathead. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1901 to 2020, batting_avg<=.220, Standard statistics, Sorted by smallest Batting Average". Stathead. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Reds announce new hitting department structure". MLB.com. October 25, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  7. ↑ Sheldon, Mark. "Reds hire Joe Mather as assistant hitting coach". Reds.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ Sheldon, Mark. "Moustakas to Reds on 4-year deal (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Wade Miley agrees to 2-year, $15M deal with Reds, source says". ESPN.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  10. ↑ Sheldon, Mark. "Reds, Akiyama agree to 3-year, $21M deal". Reds.com. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  11. ↑ Sheldon, Mark (January 11, 2020). "Bauer inks $17.5M pact; Reds settle arb cases". Reds.com. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  12. ↑ Sheldon, Mark. "Reds finalize 4-year deal with Castellanos". MLB.com. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  13. ↑ Stebbins, Tim. "Pedro Strop won't be back with Cubs, agrees to deal with division rival Reds". NBCSports.com.
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