Rijo returned to the Reds as a reliever late last season .
He had n't faced the Giants since July 5 , 1995 , when he beat them 9 - 0 in his third - last start before his series of elbow operations .
Although Rijo returned to the Reds as a reliever late last season , he had n't faced the Giants since July 5 , 1995 , when he beat them 9 - 0 in his third - last start before his series of elbow operations .