Sal Romano

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-5, 255lb (196cm, 115kg)

Born: October 12, 1993 in Syosset, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 23rd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southington HS (Southington, CT).

High School: Southington HS (Southington, CT)

Debut: April 16, 2017 (Age 23-186d, 21,337th in major league history)
vs. MIL 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 14, 2021 (Age 27-337d)
vs. BAL 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Salvatore J. Romano

Nicknames: Big Sally

Twitter: @salromano14

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

5.23

275.1

211

WHIP

1.482

Summary of 41 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 13 go ahead

2 Tms
CIN	40
MIL	1

Platoon
vs RHB	21
vs LHB	20

Home/Road
Home	26
Away	15

Outs
0	16
2	13
1	12

18 Opps
MIL	6
CHC	4
ARI	3
STL	3
WSN	3
CLE	3
COL	2
SDP	2
NYM	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
MIA	2
CHW	2
MIN	1
SFG	1
DET	1
KCR	1
BOS	1

38 Batters
Travis Shaw	2
Nolan Arenado	2
Ian Happ	2
Eric Hosmer	1
Jim Adduci	1
Jordy Mercer	1
John Ryan Murphy	1
José Ramírez	1
A.J. Ellis	1
Kurt Suzuki	1
Rafael Devers	1
Ryan Braun	1
Jordan Luplow	1
Paul DeJong	1
Matt Adams	1
Eric Thames	1
Pete Alonso	1
Brandon Belt	1
Nick Markakis	1
Eduardo Escobar	1
Kyle Schwarber	1
Lewis Brinson	1
Anthony Rizzo	1
Austin Hedges	1
Hunter Dozier	1
Phillip Evans	1
Bryce Harper	1
Ian Desmond	1
Brandon Nimmo	1
Marcell Ozuna	1
Daniel Palka	1
Anthony Rendon	1
Keon Broxton	1
Domingo Santana	1
Mitch Garver	1
Paul Goldschmidt	1
Yoán Moncada	1
Francisco Lindor	1

11 Parks
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	25
Am Fam Field (MIL)	4
Chase Field (PHO)	3
Progressive (CLE)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	14
78	8
7	7
89	7
8	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	10
6	8
5	6
7+	5
1	4
4	4
2	4

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	31
2·HR gms	5

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	26
1--	8
-2-	4
-23	3

59 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	26
1 on	12
2 on	3
Any on	15

Inning
1	5
2	2
3	8
4	8
5	6
6	3
7	3
8	2
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	15
4-6	17
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	3
+2	7
+1	7
Tied	12
-1	1
-2	3
-4..	5

Ahead	20
Tied	12
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	8
1-1	7
2-2	6
0-0	4
3-1	4
1-0	3
2-1	3
2-0	3
1-2	2
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	9
LF	7
3B	6
C	5
CF	4
RF	4
2B	3
SS	3

OrderPos
3rd	7
7th	7
4th	6
5th	5
6th	5
1st	4
2nd	4
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2017-04-16	Ryan Braun	MIL	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	7	17%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Thames Scores/unER
2	2	2	2	2017-04-16	Travis Shaw	MIL	@	CIN	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	4	5	8%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	2017-07-23	A.J. Ellis	MIA	@	CIN	behind 0-1	t 4	2	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	6	2	12%	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2017-08-08	Austin Hedges	SDP	@	CIN	ahead 4-0	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	4%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	2017-08-13	Domingo Santana	MIL		CIN	ahead 4-2	b 5	2	-23	2,(1-0) *BX	3	5	9	14%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Villar Scores; E. Thames Scores
6	6	6	1	2017-08-18	Matt Adams	ATL		CIN	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	5,(3-1) FBBBX	1	6	7	11%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
7	7	7	1	2017-08-24	Ian Happ	CHC	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	8	11%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	8	1	2017-09-03	Jordy Mercer	PIT		CIN	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	6	12%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	9	1	2017-09-22	Rafael Devers	BOS	@	CIN	behind 2-4	t 4	0	-23	6,(2-2) FBF*BFX	3	7	5	18%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Moreland Scores; C. Vázquez Scores
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2018-04-01	Anthony Rendon	WSN	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	7,(1-2) 1CSFFBFX	2	2	5	16%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Eaton Scores
11	11	2	2	2018-04-01	Bryce Harper	WSN	@	CIN	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	3	9	8%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	3	1	2018-04-12	Marcell Ozuna	STL	@	CIN	tied 2-2	t 3	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	7	12%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	4	1	2018-04-17	Eric Thames	MIL		CIN	tied 0-0	b 6	0	-2-	1,(0-0) 1.X	2	2	3	18%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Cain Scores
14	14	5	1	2018-04-23	Nick Markakis	ATL	@	CIN	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBCBX	1	4	9	11%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	6	1	2018-04-28	Mitch Garver	MIN		CIN	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	10%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	7	1	2018-05-04	Lewis Brinson	MIA	@	CIN	behind 0-4	t 5	2	---	6,(2-2) CBBSFX	1	8	8	5%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
17	17	8	1	2018-05-19 (2)	Ian Happ	CHC	@	CIN	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	11%	73%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
18	18	9	1	2018-05-25	Nolan Arenado	COL		CIN	behind 0-2	b 1	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	5	9%	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
19	19	10	1	2018-05-30	Paul Goldschmidt	ARI		CIN	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	2	3	15%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Dyson Scores
20	20	11	2	2018-05-30	John Ryan Murphy	ARI		CIN	ahead 3-0	b 3	1	---	9,(3-2) CBSBBFFFX	1	4	2	6%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	12	1	2018-06-06	Ian Desmond	COL	@	CIN	tied 2-2	t 4	1	1--	3,(1-1) B11TX	2	7	3	21%	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); G. Parra Scores
22	22	13	1	2018-06-12	Hunter Dozier	KCR		CIN	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	7,(3-2) CFFBBBX	1	6	3	14%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	14	1	2018-06-24	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	@	CIN	ahead 3-0	t 5	2	-2-	3,(1-1) FBX	2	4	3	10%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Báez Scores
24	24	15	1	2018-06-29	Keon Broxton	MIL	@	CIN	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	8	11%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
25	25	16	1	2018-07-04	Yoán Moncada	CHW	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 3	2	-2-	6,(3-2) BCF*BBX	2	1	4	21%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Anderson Scores
26	26	17	2	2018-07-04	Daniel Palka	CHW	@	CIN	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	---	5,(3-1) SBBBX	1	5	7	9%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
27	27	18	1	2018-07-10	Francisco Lindor	CLE		CIN	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	6,(2-2) BCBFFX	1	1	6	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
28	28	19	2	2018-07-10	José Ramírez	CLE		CIN	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	---	5,(2-2) CCBBX	1	3	5	9%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
29	29	20	1	2018-07-25	Paul DeJong	STL	@	CIN	behind 0-2	t 3	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	6	10%	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	21	1	2018-08-01	Jim Adduci	DET		CIN	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	7	3	8%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	22	1	2018-08-21	Travis Shaw	MIL		CIN	ahead 4-3	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	4	10%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
32	32	23	1	2018-09-07	Eric Hosmer	SDP	@	CIN	behind 4-12	t 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) SBX	2	4	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); L. Urías Scores
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	2019-08-10	Kyle Schwarber	CHC	@	CIN	behind 0-10	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	7	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
34	34	2	1	2019-08-14	Kurt Suzuki	WSN		CIN	ahead 8-1	b 5	1	-23	3,(2-0) BBX	3	7	2	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Adams Scores; A. Cabrera Scores
35	35	3	1	2019-09-20	Pete Alonso	NYM	@	CIN	ahead 3-0	t 8	1	1--	5,(2-2) BFFBX	2	3	3	6%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. McNeil Scores
36	36	4	1	2019-09-22	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	@	CIN	ahead 5-3	t 9	2	---	6,(2-2) BFFBFX	1	1	7	5%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	2021-04-03	Nolan Arenado	STL	@	CIN	behind 4-9	t 9	2	1--	7,(3-2) BFBCFB>X	2	3	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Goldschmidt Scores
38	38	2	1	2021-04-06	Phillip Evans	PIT	@	CIN	behind 0-14	t 7	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
39	39	3	1	2021-04-10	Eduardo Escobar	ARI		CIN	ahead 7-2	b 7	1	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	6	4	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
40	40	4	1	2021-04-18	Jordan Luplow	CLE	@	CIN	ahead 4-2	t 7	2	-2-	6,(3-2) BBSBSX	2	1	8	13%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Y. Chang Scores
41	41	5	1	2021-08-07	Brandon Belt	SFG	@	MIL	ahead 6-5	t 11	1	1--	7,(3-2) BSBBLFX	2	2	3	27%	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); L. Wade Scores