2015 Cincinnati Reds season
The 2015 Cincinnati Reds season was the 126th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 13th at Great American Ball Park, which hosted the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 14. The Reds finished the season with a record of 64–98, 36 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals, second-worst in the National League, and their worst finish since 1982.
Offseason
On December 11, 2014, the Reds acquired shortstop Eugenio Suárez and minor league pitcher Jonathan Crawford from the Detroit Tigers for pitcher Alfredo Simón. On the same day, the Reds Acquired pitcher Anthony DeSclafani and catcher Chad Wallach from the Miami Marlins for pitcher Mat Latos. On December 31, 2014, the Reds acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd from the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Ben Lively.Standings
National League Central
National League Wildcard
Record vs. opponents
Regular season
Detailed record
- Longest Winning Streak: 4 games
- Longest Losing Streak: 13 games
- Most Runs Scored in a game: 16
- Most Runs Allowed in a game: 17
Home attendance
| Year | Attendance | AVG/game | NL Rank | W-L |
| 2015 | 2,251,014 | 31,562 | 10th of 15 | 34–40 |
| 2014 | 2,476,664 | 30,576 | 8th of 15 | 44–37 |
| 2013 | 2,492,101 | 31,151 | 10th of 15 | 49–31 |
Season summary
Opening day lineup
Game log
;LegendRoster
Statistics
Through August 18, 2015Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Dylan Axelrod, P | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Homer Bailey, P | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Tucker Barnhart, C | 81 | 242 | 23 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 45 | .252 | 0 |
| Brennan Boesch, OF | 51 | 89 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 30 | .146 | 1 |
| Jason Bourgeois, OF | 68 | 196 | 28 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 33 | .240 | 3 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 157 | 580 | 72 | 131 | 35 | 4 | 26 | 87 | 58 | 145 | .226 | 9 |
| Marlon Byrd, LF | 96 | 359 | 46 | 85 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 42 | 23 | 101 | .237 | 2 |
| Tony Cingrani, P | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Zack Cozart, SS | 53 | 194 | 28 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 29 | .258 | 3 |
| Johnny Cueto, P | 19 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .162 | 0 |
| Iván DeJesús, Jr., 2B,LF,SS,3B | 76 | 201 | 15 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 55 | .244 | 0 |
| Anthony DeSclafani, P | 31 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | .155 | 0 |
| Chris Dominguez, OF,1B | 14 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .261 | 0 |
| Todd Frazier, 3B | 157 | 619 | 82 | 158 | 43 | 1 | 35 | 89 | 44 | 137 | .255 | 13 |
| Billy Hamilton, CF | 114 | 412 | 56 | 93 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 75 | .226 | 57 |
| Donovan Hand, P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| David Holmberg, P | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .125 | 0 |
| Raisel Iglesias, P | 18 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .067 | 0 |
| John Lamb, P | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .063 | 0 |
| Mike Leake, P | 25 | 52 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | .135 | 0 |
| Michael Lorenzen, P | 33 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | .250 | 0 |
| Jason Marquis, P | 10 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .188 | 0 |
| Devin Mesoraco, C | 23 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .178 | 1 |
| Jon Moscot, P | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 0 |
| Kristopher Negron, OF,SS,2B,1B | 43 | 93 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | .140 | 2 |
| Brayan Peña, C | 108 | 333 | 17 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 34 | .273 | 2 |
| Brandon Phillips, 2B | 148 | 588 | 69 | 173 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 70 | 27 | 68 | .294 | 23 |
| Keyvius Sampson, P | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .000 | 0 |
| Skip Schumaker, LF | 131 | 244 | 23 | 59 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 23 | 51 | .242 | 2 |
| Josh Smith, P | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | 0 |
| Eugenio Suárez, SS | 97 | 372 | 42 | 104 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 17 | 94 | .280 | 4 |
| Pedro Villarreal, P | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .167 | 0 |
| Joey Votto, 1B | 158 | 545 | 95 | 171 | 33 | 2 | 29 | 80 | 143 | 135 | .314 | 11 |
| Kyle Waldrop, OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
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; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Nate Adcock | 1 | 2 | 6.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
| Dylan Axelrod | 0 | 1 | 7.30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Burke Badenhop | 2 | 4 | 3.93 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 71 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 36 |
| Homer Bailey | 0 | 1 | 5.56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 4 | 4 | 1.63 | 65 | 0 | 33 | 66.1 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 116 |
| Tony Cingrani | 0 | 3 | 5.67 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 33.1 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 39 |
| Carlos Contreras | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 19 |
| Johnny Cueto | 7 | 6 | 2.62 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 130.2 | 93 | 42 | 38 | 11 | 29 | 120 |
| Anthony DeSclafani | 9 | 13 | 4.05 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 184.2 | 194 | 90 | 83 | 17 | 55 | 151 |
| Jumbo Díaz | 2 | 1 | 4.18 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 60.1 | 58 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 18 | 70 |
| Kevin Gregg | 0 | 2 | 10.13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Donovan Hand | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| David Holmberg | 1 | 4 | 7.62 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 28.1 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 15 |
| J. J. Hoover | 8 | 2 | 2.94 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 64.1 | 44 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 52 |
| Raisel Iglesias | 3 | 7 | 4.15 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 95.1 | 81 | 44 | 44 | 11 | 28 | 104 |
| John Lamb | 1 | 5 | 5.80 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 49.2 | 58 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 19 | 58 |
| Mike Leake | 9 | 5 | 3.56 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 136.2 | 123 | 55 | 54 | 14 | 34 | 90 |
| Michael Lorenzen | 4 | 9 | 5.40 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 113.1 | 131 | 70 | 68 | 18 | 57 | 83 |
| Jason Marquis | 3 | 4 | 6.46 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 47.1 | 64 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
| Ryan Mattheus | 2 | 4 | 4.09 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 67 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 35 |
| Jon Moscot | 1 | 1 | 4.63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Manny Parra | 1 | 2 | 3.90 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| Keyvius Sampson | 2 | 6 | 6.54 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 52.1 | 67 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 42 |
| Josh Smith | 0 | 4 | 6.89 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 32.2 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 30 |
| Pedro Villarreal | 1 | 3 | 3.42 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 57 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Louisville Bats | International League | Delino DeShields |
| AA | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | Southern League | Pat Kelly |
| High A | Daytona Tortugas | Florida State League | Eli Marrero |
| A | Dayton Dragons | Midwest League | José Nieves |
| Rookie | - | - | - |
| Rookie | Billings Mustangs | Pioneer League | Dick Schofield |
| Rookie | AZL Reds | Arizona League | Ray Martinez |
| Rookie | DSL Reds | Dominican Summer League | Luis Saturria |
| Rookie | DSL Rojos | Dominican Summer League | José Castro |