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#59
Ben Lively
ERA S K
5.51 0 77
Team: CincinnatiHt / Wt: 6-4 / 230
Position: RPBorn: 3/5/1992 Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida
Bats/Throws: R/R Draft: 4th Round by Reds (2013)


Latest News
Sep. 19 7:02 PM PT8:02 PM MT9:02 PM CT10:02 PM ET22:02 ET2:02 GMT10:02 7:02 PM MST9:02 PM EST8:02 PM CST9:32 PM VEN6:02 UAE (+1)8:02 PM CT-Ben Lively allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks in 4.0 innings as the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Minnesota Twins 7-0 on Tuesday. Lively struck out four, ending the game with a 5.51 ERA and 1.38 WHIP on the season.
Sep. 14 12:50 PM PT1:50 PM MT2:50 PM CT3:50 PM ET15:50 ET19:50 GMT3:50 12:50 PM MST2:50 PM EST1:50 PM CST3:20 PM VEN23:50 UAE1:50 PM CT-Ben Lively allowed three runs on four hits in 4.1 innings as the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Thursday. Lively struck out four, ending the game with a 5.22 ERA and 1.31 WHIP on the season.
Aug. 26 8:50 PM PT9:50 PM MT10:50 PM CT11:50 PM ET23:50 ET3:50 GMT11:50 8:50 PM MST10:50 PM EST9:50 PM CST11:20 PM VEN7:50 UAE (+1)9:50 PM CT-Ben Lively allowed three runs on six hits in 5.2 innings as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on Saturday. Lively struck out five, ending the game with a 5.17 ERA and 1.33 WHIP on the season.
Aug. 1 8:04 PM PT9:04 PM MT10:04 PM CT11:04 PM ET23:04 ET3:04 GMT11:04 8:04 PM MST10:04 PM EST9:04 PM CST10:34 PM VEN7:04 UAE (+1)9:04 PM CT-Ben Lively fell to 4-7, allowing 13 runs on 13 hits and two walks in 4.0 innings, as the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Chicago Cubs 20-9 on Tuesday. Lively struck out two, ending the game with a 5.20 ERA and 1.35 WHIP on the season.
July 26 1:23 PM PT2:23 PM MT3:23 PM CT4:23 PM ET16:23 ET20:23 GMT4:23 1:23 PM MST3:23 PM EST2:23 PM CST3:53 PM VEN0:23 UAE (+1)2:23 PM CT-Ben Lively fell to 4-6, allowing two runs on eight hits in 6.2 innings, as the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Wednesday. Lively struck out three, ending the game with a 3.76 ERA and 1.21 WHIP on the season.
July 21 7:27 PM PT8:27 PM MT9:27 PM CT10:27 PM ET22:27 ET2:27 GMT10:27 7:27 PM MST9:27 PM EST8:27 PM CST9:57 PM VEN6:27 UAE (+1)8:27 PM CT-Ben Lively allowed three runs on four hits and two walks in 4.2 innings as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-6 on Friday. Lively struck out six, ending the game with a 3.88 ERA and 1.21 WHIP on the season.
July 16 1:38 PM PT2:38 PM MT3:38 PM CT4:38 PM ET16:38 ET20:38 GMT4:38 1:38 PM MST3:38 PM EST2:38 PM CST4:08 PM VEN0:38 UAE (+1)2:38 PM CT-Ben Lively allowed one run on three hits in 4.0 innings as the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Sunday. Lively struck out three, ending the game with a 3.72 ERA and 1.20 WHIP on the season.
July 9 1:18 PM PT2:18 PM MT3:18 PM CT4:18 PM ET16:18 ET20:18 GMT4:18 1:18 PM MST3:18 PM EST2:18 PM CST3:48 PM VEN0:18 UAE (+1)2:18 PM CT-Ben Lively fell to 4-5, allowing one run on four hits and two walks in 5.2 innings, as the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Sunday. Lively struck out five, ending the game with a 3.83 ERA and 1.24 WHIP on the season.
June 20 7:06 PM PT8:06 PM MT9:06 PM CT10:06 PM ET22:06 ET2:06 GMT10:06 7:06 PM MST9:06 PM EST8:06 PM CST9:36 PM VEN6:06 UAE (+1)8:06 PM CT-Ben Lively allowed two runs on three hits and four walks in 4.0 innings as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Colorado Rockies 8-6 on Tuesday. Lively struck out four, ending the game with a 4.11 ERA and 1.26 WHIP on the season.
June 14 8:54 PM PT9:54 PM MT10:54 PM CT11:54 PM ET23:54 ET3:54 GMT11:54 8:54 PM MST10:54 PM EST9:54 PM CST11:24 PM VEN7:54 UAE (+1)9:54 PM CT-Ben Lively improved to 4-4, allowing two runs on 10 hits in 5.2 innings, as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-4 on Wednesday. Lively struck out four, ending the game with a 4.07 ERA and 1.21 WHIP on the season.
June 9 7:57 PM PT8:57 PM MT9:57 PM CT10:57 PM ET22:57 ET2:57 GMT10:57 7:57 PM MST9:57 PM EST8:57 PM CST10:27 PM VEN6:57 UAE (+1)8:57 PM CT-Ben Lively fell to 3-4, allowing seven runs on 10 hits and one walk in 6.2 innings, as the Cincinnati Reds lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Friday. Lively struck out eight, ending the game with a 4.21 ERA and 1.13 WHIP on the season.
June 4 1:07 PM PT2:07 PM MT3:07 PM CT4:07 PM ET16:07 ET20:07 GMT4:07 1:07 PM MST3:07 PM EST2:07 PM CST3:37 PM VEN0:07 UAE (+1)2:07 PM CT-Ben Lively fell to 3-3, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks in 7.0 innings, as the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Sunday. Lively struck out five, ending the game with a 3.03 ERA and 1.01 WHIP on the season.
May 30 7:28 PM PT8:28 PM MT9:28 PM CT10:28 PM ET22:28 ET2:28 GMT10:28 7:28 PM MST9:28 PM EST8:28 PM CST9:58 PM VEN6:28 UAE (+1)8:28 PM CT-Ben Lively improved to 3-2, allowing four hits and two walks over 5.2 scoreless innings, as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Red Sox 9-8 on Tuesday. Lively struck out six, ending the game with a 1.99 ERA and 0.93 WHIP on the season.
May 24 6:33 PM PT7:33 PM MT8:33 PM CT9:33 PM ET21:33 ET1:33 GMT9:33 6:33 PM MST8:33 PM EST7:33 PM CST9:03 PM VEN5:33 UAE (+1)7:33 PM CT-Ben Lively improved to 2-2, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks in 6.0 innings, as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Wednesday. Lively struck out eight, ending the game with a 2.65 ERA and 0.88 WHIP on the season.
May 19 6:27 PM PT7:27 PM MT8:27 PM CT9:27 PM ET21:27 ET1:27 GMT9:27 6:27 PM MST8:27 PM EST7:27 PM CST8:57 PM VEN5:27 UAE (+1)7:27 PM CT-Ben Lively fell to 1-2, allowing two runs on two hits and one walk in 5.2 innings, as the Cincinnati Reds lost to the New York Yankees 6-2 on Friday. Lively struck out eight, ending the game with a 2.45 ERA and 0.73 WHIP on the season.
May 15 8:37 PM PT9:37 PM MT10:37 PM CT11:37 PM ET23:37 ET3:37 GMT11:37 8:37 PM MST10:37 PM EST9:37 PM CST11:07 PM VEN7:37 UAE (+1)9:37 PM CT-Ben Lively fell to 1-1, allowing one run on one hit in 2.1 innings, as the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Monday. Lively struck out one, ending the game with a 1.69 ERA and 0.94 WHIP on the season.
May 11 12:09 PM PT1:09 PM MT2:09 PM CT3:09 PM ET15:09 ET19:09 GMT3:09 12:09 PM MST2:09 PM EST1:09 PM CST2:39 PM VEN23:09 UAE1:09 PM CT-Ben Lively improved to 1-0, allowing four hits over 3.0 scoreless innings, as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets 5-0 on Thursday. Lively struck out one, ending the game with a 0.00 ERA and 1.33 WHIP on the season.

Regular Season

Pitching Statistics
Year Team W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K WHIP ERA
2017 Phi 4 7 0 - 0 15 15 1 88.2 90 45 42 13 24 1 52 1.29 4.26
2018 Phi 0 2 0 - 0 5 5 0 23.2 34 18 18 4 10 1 22 1.86 6.85
2018 KC 0 1 0 - 0 5 0 0 6.2 7 1 1 0 5 0 5 1.80 1.35
2018 Tot 0 3 0 - 0 10 5 0 30.1 41 19 19 4 15 1 27 1.85 5.64
2019 KC 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 1 3.00 27.00
2023 Cin 4 7 0 - 0 17 12 0 85.0 94 52 52 20 23 0 77 1.38 5.51
Career 8 17 0 - 0 43 32 1 205.0 228 119 116 38 62 2 157 1.41 5.09

Hitting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2017 Phi 15 26 2 6 0 0 2 8 0 9 0 0 .231 .231 .462
2018 Phi 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2018 Tot 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Career 44 33 2 6 0 0 2 8 0 11 0 0 .182 .182 .364


Pitching Velocity

Pitch TypePitchesMaxMinAvgPct
Fastball 650 95 88 91.2 48.8
Curveball 96 79 73 76.4 7.21
Slider 1 91 91 91 .08
Changeup 136 87 80 84.4 10.21
Cut Fastball 138 91 84 88.8 10.36
311 84 77 80.2 23.35


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