SCOTT FELDMAN PITCHED A FOUR-HITTER, SCOTT SCHEBLER AND ZACK COZART HOMERED OFF JOHNNY CUETO AND THE CINCINNATI REDS BEAT THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 4-0 SUNDAY FOR THEIR SEASON-HIGH FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN.
CINCINNATI TOOK THREE IN A ROW FOR THEIR FIRST SWEEP OF THE GIANTS SINCE 2013, OUTSCORING THEM 31-5 DURING THE SERIES.
FELDMAN (2-3) WAS ONLY 1-5 IN SIX CAREER STARTS AGAINST THE GIANTS GOING INTO THIS GAME. HE EASILY HANDLED A SLUMPING LINEUP, STRIKING OUT FIVE, WALKING ONE AND HITTING A BATTER WHILE THROWING 119 PITCHES. HE GOT HIS FIRST SHUTOUT SINCE 2014 WITH HOUSTON.
CUETO (4-2) WAS THE REDS' ACE FOR EIGHT SEASONS. IN TWO STARTS AGAINST THEM SINCE BEING TRADED IN 2015, HE HAS GIVEN UP 10 RUNS IN 12 INNINGS. HE STRUCK OUT A SEASON-HIGH 10 AND ALLOWED SIX HITS DURING SEVEN INNINGS IN THIS LOSS.