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Robert
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◆ Began season on Colorado's COVID-19-related injured list and tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief in season
debut April 20 vs. Philadelphia...Was placed on COVID-19-related IL for a second time from May 23-27.
◆ Made 45 appearances for Colorado before being claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh, Aug. 27 after being
designated for assignment.
◆ Made Pirates debut Aug. 31 at Milwaukee and tossed 1.0 scoreless inning...Overall had a 3.38 ERA (13.1 IP - 5
ER) with Pittsburgh in 13 appearances.
◆ Appeared in 200th game of big league career Sept. 3 vs. Toronto and tossed 1.1 scoreless innings.
◆ Allowed one walk in his final 18 appearances (19.2 IP).
2021
◆ Went 2-1 with one save and a then-career-low 3.13 ERA (46 IP - 16 ER) in 49 appearances in first season with
Rockies.
◆ Posted a 2.05 ERA (22 IP - 5 ER) in 21 appearances on the road, compared with a 4.13 ERA (24 IP - 11 ER) in 28
appearances at Coors Field.
◆ His 37.1% inherited runners scored was third-highest in N.L. and 11th highest overall in the Majors.
◆ Placed on injured list June 28 with upper back tightness. STEPHENSON
◆ Went scoreless in 13 of his last 15 and in 17 of last 22 games after being reinstated from IL, Aug. 4...Over that
span had a 1.61 ERA (22.1 IP - 4 ER) with 25 strikeouts and five walks.
◆ Was on Paternity List Sept. 8-11, and welcomed daughter Sydney with his wife Jaime.
2020
◆ Was a member of Reds Opening Day roster for fourth consecutive year.
◆ Pitched one game on July 25 before being placed on injured list with a mid-back strain.
◆ Made nine more appearances after being reinstated from IL Aug. 24 and was unscored upon in five of those
outings.
2019
◆ Pitched exclusively in relief with Reds for first time in career, making 57 total appearances out of Cincinnati's
bullpen.
◆ Recorded a 1.38 ERA (26 IP - 4 ER) over final 24 outings, which included a .136 batting average against during that
span (July 26-end of season)...During that span, his 1.38 ERA (26 IP - 4 ER) led National League relievers (min. 25
IP) and was second-best of any N.L. pitcher (Jack Flaherty - 0.92 ERA for Cardinals).
◆ Retired 17 straight batters from April 2-15, before having streak snapped by Manny Machado, April 18 at San
Diego.
◆ Was on IL from May 31 - June 16 (cervical strain) and made two rehab appearances with Triple-A Louisville.
2018
◆ Was in starting rotation at Triple-A Louisville for majority of season, and led all Reds minor leaguers in ERA (2.87;
113 IP - 36 ER), while ranking second in wins (11) and third in strikeouts (135).
◆ Led International League with a .184 (113 IP - 36 ER) opponent batting average and ranked second in strikeouts
and strikeouts per nine innings (10.75) and was third in wins and WHIP (1.16).
◆ Pitched a shutout in Game 1 of July 24 doubleheader vs. Buffalo, becoming first Bats right-hander to throw a
shutout since Homer Bailey in 2009.
◆ Totaled 20 starts for Bats before being promoted to Reds Aug. 8...Made four appearances (three starts) for
Cincinnati before going on injured list Aug. 30 (right shoulder tendinitis) for remainder of season.
2017
◆ With Reds, ranked sixth among N.L. rookies in opponent batting average with a .256 (81/317) mark, and also
ranked ninth in strikeouts (86) and 10th with a 4.68 ERA (84.2 IP - 44 ER).
◆ In 11 total starts for Cincinnati, was 5-4 with a 3.41 ERA (58 IP - 22 ER)...Also made 14 relief appearances for
Reds.
◆ From Aug. 19- Sept. 5, went 4-0 with a 2.38 ERA (22.2 IP - 6 ER) to become first Reds rookie to win four consecutive
starts while allowing two-or-fewer runs in each game since Tim Pugh in 1992...On Aug. 25 vs. Pittsburgh, struck
out his first six batters faced, which established a modern-day franchise record.
◆ Totaled eight appearances (seven starts) with Triple-A Louisville from June 4 - July 17, pitching to a 3.79 ERA
(40.1 IP - 17 ER) with a .186 (27/145) batting average against.
◆ Missed time on injured list from Aug. 6 (retro to Aug. 3) - Aug. 12 with a bruised right shoulder suffered Aug. 2
vs. Pittsburgh while diving for a Starling Marte popped up bunt single.
2016
◆ Spent majority of season with Triple-A Louisville, where his .228 (115/505) opponent batting average ranked
fifth in International League.

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