2016 Cincinnati Reds season

The 2016 Cincinnati Reds season was the 147th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 14th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Reds attempted to rebound from their 2015 season, but ultimately finished in last place in the National League Central for a second consecutive year. Their record was 68 wins and 94 losses, just four games better than 2015.

Standings

National League Central

National League Wildcard

Record vs. opponents

Regular season Team Home Away Total Win % Gms Left National League East Atlanta Braves 2–1 2–2 4–3 0 Miami Marlins 3–1 0–3 3–4 0 New York Mets 0–3 0–3 0–6 0 Philadelphia Phillies 3–0 1–2 4–2 0 Washington Nationals 2–1 1–3 3–4 0 9–7 5–13 14–19 0 National League Central Chicago Cubs 3–8 2–7 4–15 0 Milwaukee Brewers 6–3 5–4 11–7 0 Pittsburgh Pirates 4–5 5–5 9–10 0 St. Louis Cardinals 5–4 4–6 9–10 0 17–20 16–22 33–42 0 National League West Arizona Diamondbacks 2–1 1–2 3–3 0 Colorado Rockies 2–1 3–1 5–2 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 2–2 0–3 2–5 0 San Diego Padres 1–3 2–1 3–4 0 San Francisco Giants 1–2 2–1 3–3 0 8–9 7–7 16–17 0 American League Cleveland Indians 0–2 0–2 0–4 0 Houston Astros N/A 1–2 1–2 0 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim N/A 0–3 0–3 0 Oakland Athletics 2–1 N/A 2–1 0 Seattle Mariners 0–3 N/A 0–3 0 Texas Rangers 1–1 1–1 2–2 0 3–5 2–10 5–15 0MonthGamesWonLostWin % April 24 9 15 May 30 8 20 June 28 12 16 July 24 13 11 August 28 13 15 September 28 12 16 October 2 1 1 162 68 94 GamesWonLostWin % Home 81 38 43 Away 81 30 51 Most Runs Scored in a game: 13 (4/23 vs. CHC; 8/27 vs. ARI) Most Runs Allowed in a game: 18 (8/22 vs. LAD) Longest Winning Streak: 5 games (8/16–8/20; 9/9–9/13) Longest Losing Streak: 11 games (5/16–5/27)

Regular season highlights The Reds' bullpen set a record by allowing a run in 23 consecutive games from April 10 to May 5. The previous record had been 20, set by the 2013 Colorado Rockies. The Reds gave up their 242nd home run on September 19. That is the most home runs allowed in a season by a team in Major League history. The 1996 Detroit Tigers held the previous mark with 241 home runs allowed. Prior to this game, Cincinnati had been tied for the high among National League clubs with the Colorado Rockies, who allowed 239 home runs in 2001.

Opening Day Starting Lineup Position NameSS Zack Cozart3B Eugenio Suárez1B Joey Votto2B Brandon PhillipsRF Jay BruceC Devin MesoracoLF Adam DuvallP Raisel IglesiasCF Billy Hamilton

Home attendance Year Attendance (games) Avg/game NL Rank W-L2016 1,894,085 (81) 23,384 14th of 15 38–43 2015 2,419,506 (81) 29,870 11th of 15 34–472014 2,476,664 (81) 30,576 8th of 15 44–372013 2,492,101 (81) 31,151 10th of 15 49–31 Highest Home Attendance: 4/4 vs. PHI (43,683) Lowest Home Attendance: 4/7 vs. PHI (10,784)

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 1 || April 4 || Phillies || FSO || 6–2 || Ohlendorf (1–0) || Hernandez (0–1) || — || 43,683 || 1–0 || ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 2 || April 6 || Phillies || ESPN2/FSO || 3–2 || Wood (1–0) || Hinojosa (0–1) || — || 21,621 || 2–0 || ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 3 || April 7 || Phillies || FSO || 10–6 || Stephenson (1–0) || Morton (0–1) || — || 10,784|| 3–0 || ||W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb; | 4 || April 8 || Pirates || FSO || 5–6 || Vogelsong (1–0) || Hoover (0–1) || Melancon (2) || 17,194|| 3–1 || ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 5 || April 9 || Pirates || FSO || 5–1 || Iglesias (1–0) || Cole (0–1) || — || 22,799 || 4–1 || ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 6 || April 10 || Pirates || FSO || 2–1 || Ohlendorf (2–0) || Caminero (0–1) || — || 27,207 || 5–1 || ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 11 || @ Cubs || FSO || 3–5 || Warren (1–0) || Cingrani (0–1) || Rondón (2) || 40,882 || 5–2 || ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 13 || @ Cubs || FSO || 2–9 || Lackey (2–0) || Simón (0–1) || — || 36,496 || 5–3 || ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 14 || @ Cubs || FSO || 1–8 || Hammel (1–0) || Iglesias (1–1) || — || 34,898 || 5–4 || ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 15 || @ Cardinals || FSO || 3–14 || Martínez (2–0) || Melville (0–1) || — || 44,997 || 5–5 || ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 11 || April 16 || @ Cardinals || FSO || 9–8 || Finnegan (1–0) || Wainwright (0–2) || Hoover (1)|| 44,245 || 6–5 || ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Cardinals || FSO || 3–4 || Siegrist (1–0) || Ohlendorf (2–1) || Rosenthal (3)|| 46,268 || 6–6 || ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 13 || April 18 || Rockies || FSO || 1–5 || Lyles (1–1) || Ohlendorf (2–2) || — || 12,777 || 6–7|| ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 14 || April 19 || Rockies || FSO || 4–3 || Stephenson (2–0) || De La Rosa (1–2) || — || 13,240 || 7–7|| ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 15 || April 20 || Rockies || MLBN || 6–5 || Ohlendorf (3–2) || Bergman (0–3) || — || 12,989 || 8–7|| ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 16 || April 21 || Cubs || FSO || 0–16 || Arrieta (4–0) || Finnegan (1–1) || — || 16,497 || 8–8 || ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 17 || April 22 || Cubs || FSO || 1–8 || Lester (2–1) || Moscot (0–1) || — || 25,940 || 8–9 || ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 18 || April 23 || Cubs || FSO || 13–5 || Wood (2–0) || Lackey (3–1) || — || 41,660 || 9–9 || ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 19 || April 24 || Cubs || FSO || 0–9 || Hammel (3–0) || Simón (0–2) || — || 36,220 || 9–10 || ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 20 || April 25 || @ Mets || FSO || 3–5 || Verrett (2–0) || Ramírez (0–1) || Familia (6) || 30,250 || 9–11 || ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 21 || April 26 || @ Mets || FSO/MLBN || 3–4 || Verrett (3–0) || Cingrani (0–2)|| Familia (7) || 26,978 || 9–12 || ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 22 || April 27 || @ Mets || FSO || 2–5 || Harvey (2–3) || Moscot (0–2) || Reed (1) || 31,481 || 9–13 || ||L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 23 || April 29 || @ Pirates || FSO || 1–4 || Nicasio (3–2) || Straily (0–1) || Melancon (6) || 29,938 || 9–14 || ||L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 24 || April 30 || @ Pirates || FSO || 1–5 || Liriano (2–1) || Simón (0–3) || Melancon (7) || 34,810 || 9–15 || ||L6

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 25 || May 1 || @ Pirates || FSO || 6–5 (11) || Wood (3–0) || Vogelsong (1–1) || — || 28,755 || 10–15 || ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 26 || May 2 || Giants || FSO || 6–9 || Mazzaro (1–0) || Ramirez (0–2) || Casilla (5) || 13,829 || 10–16 || ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 27 || May 3 || Giants || FSO || 1–3 || Samardzija (1–0) || Cotham (0–1) || Casilla (6) || 14,309 || 10–17 || ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 28 || May 4 || Giants || MLBN || 7–4 || Straily (1–1) || Peavy (1–3) || — || 21,333 || 11–17 || ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 29 || May 5 || Brewers || FSO || 9–5 ||Simón (1–3) || Anderson (1–4) || — || 13,088 || 12–17 || ||W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 30 || May 6 || Brewers || FSO || 5–1 || Adleman (1–0) || Cravy (0–1) || Cingrani (1) || 28,249 || 13–17 || ||W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 31 || May 7 || Brewers || FSO || 7–13 (10)|| Jeffress (1–0) || Cotham (0–2) || — || 27,567 || 13–18 || ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 32 || May 8 || Brewers || FSO || 4–5 || Capuano (1–0) || Ohlendorf (3–3) || Jeffress (8) || 22,376 || 13–19 || ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 33 || May 9 || Pirates || FSO || 3–2 || Ramírez (1–2) || Niese (3–2) || Cingrani (2) || 12,103 || 14–19 || ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | — || May 10 || Pirates ||colspan=9| Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: September 17) |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 34 || May 11 || Pirates || FSO || 4–5 || Watson (1–0) || Ohlendorf (3–4) || Melancon (10) || 14,464 || 14–20 || ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 35 || May 13 || @ Phillies || FSO || 2–3 || Hellickson (3–2) || Finnegan (1–2) || Gómez (14) || 22,230 || 14–21 || ||L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 36 || May 14 || @ Phillies || FSO || 3–4 || Nola (3–2) || Adleman (1–1) || Hernandez (1) || 29,535 || 14–22 || ||L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 37 || May 15 || @ Phillies || FSO || 9–4 || Straily (2–1) || Morgan (1–1)|| Cingrani (3) || 27,869 || 15–22 || ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 38 || May 16 || @ Indians || FSO ||6–14 || Hunter (1–1)|| Lamb (0–1)|| — ||12,184 ||15–23 || ||L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 39 || May 17 || @ Indians || FSO || 1–13 || Salazar (4–2) || Simón (1–4) || — || 13,095 || 15–24 || || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 40 || May 18 || Indians || FSO || 7–8 (12)|| Allen (1–3) || Sampson (0–1) || Otero (1) || 22,815|| 15–25 || || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 41 || May 19 || Indians || FSO || 2–7|| Tomlin (6–0) || Cotham (0–3) || — || 21,173 || 15–26 || || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 42 || May 20 || Mariners || FSO || 3–8 || Iwakuma (2–4) || Wood (3–1) || — || 20,435 || 15–27 || || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 43 || May 21 || Mariners || FSO || 0–4 || Hernandez (4–3) || Lamb (0–2) || — || 38,200 || 15–28 || || L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 44 || May 22 || Mariners || FSO || 4–5 || Miley (5–2) || Simón (1–5) || Cishek (12) || 24,123 || 15–29 || || L7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 45 || May 23 || @ Dodgers || FSO/MLBN || 0–1 || Kershaw (7–1) || Finnegan (1–3) || — || 42,519 || 15–30 || || L8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 46 || May 24 || @ Dodgers || FSO || 2–8 || Bolsinger (1–1) || Wright (0–1) || — || 42,278 || 15–31 || || L9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 47 || May 25 || @ Dodgers || FSO || 1–3 || Kazmir (4–3) || Straily (2–2) || Jansen (14) || 44,855 || 15–32 || || L10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 48 || May 27 || @ Brewers || FSO || 5–9 || Davies (2–3) || Lamb (0–3) || — || 20,441 || 15–33 || || L11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 49 || May 28 || @ Brewers || FSO || 7–6 || Wood (4–1) || Jeffress (1–1) || Cingrani (4) || 30,293 || 16–33 || || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 50 || May 29 || @ Brewers || FSO ||| 4–5 || Nelson (5–3) || Finnegan (1–4) || Boyer (1) || 34,901 || 16–34 || || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 51 || May 30 || @ Rockies || FSO || 11–8 || Straily (3–2) || Bettis (4–4) || Ramirez (1) || 30,608 || 17–34 || || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 52 || May 31 || @ Rockies || FSO || 4–17 || Gray (3–2) || Moscot (0–3) || — || 20,448 || 17–35 || || L1

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 53 || June 1 || @ Rockies || FSO || 7–2 || Lamb (1–3) || Chatwood (6–4) || — || 23,612 || 18–35 || || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 54 || June 2 || @ Rockies || FSO || 11–4 || Simón (2–5) || Butler (2–3) || — || 28,080 || 19–35 || || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 55 || June 3 || Nationals || FSO || 7–2 || Finnegan (2–4) || Gonzalez (3–4) || — || 27,258 || 20–35 || || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 56 || June 4 || Nationals || FSO || 6–3 || Ohlendorf (4–4) || Rivero (0–2) || Cingrani (5) || 25,365 || 21–35 || || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 57 || June 5 || Nationals || FSO || 9–10 || Solis (1–1) || Wright (0–2) || Papelbon (15) || 21,422 || 21–36 || || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"