The San Francisco Giants open a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds on April 15, 2026, in Cincinnati, with Robbie Ray set to start for San Francisco and Brady Singer lined up for the Reds at Great American Ball Park.
Ray enters the game with a 2.08 ERA and a 3.65 FIP, along with 18 strikeouts and six walks in 17.1 innings pitched. He last took the mound last Tuesday in the Giants’ 6-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, when he allowed three hits and three walks while striking out seven in six and two thirds innings.
Singer comes in with a 7.71 ERA and a 4.22 FIP, with 13 strikeouts and three walks in 11.2 innings pitched. His last start came last Wednesday in the Reds’ 7-4 loss to the Miami Marlins, when he gave up six runs, five earned, on 10 hits with three strikeouts in two and two thirds innings.
The matchup sends a 6-10 Giants club into Cincinnati against a Reds team that is 9-7, giving the home side the better record but the more volatile starter. San Francisco has the stronger recent numbers on the mound, but the Giants still need those innings to turn into wins after an uneven start to the season.
That is the tension in this series opener: Ray has pitched well enough to make San Francisco feel steady, while Singer has the better overall club behind him but arrives after a rough outing that exposed just how quickly a game can get away from him. Radio coverage is listed on KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM and KSFN 1510 AM.
