Yesterday saw the Cincinnati Reds take down the Texas Rangers behind the 5th homer of the spring by Phillip Ervin, winning 5-2. Today they stay in Goodyear to take on the Cleveland Indians – though the Reds will serve as the visiting team. The game will start at 4:05pm ET.
Cincinnati Reds (6-11-4) Starting Lineup:
- Scooter Gennett – Second Base
- Joey Votto – First Base
- Matt Kemp – Left Field
- Eugenio Suarez – Third Base
- Yasiel Puig – Right Field
- Nick Senzel – Center Field
- Jose Peraza – Shortstop
- Curt Casali – Catcher
- Luis Castillo – Starting Pitcher
Also scheduled to pitch today for the Cincinnati Reds: Zach Duke, Matt Bowman, Jesus Reyes, and Ian Krol.
Reserve players on todays roster:
Pitchers
- Wendolyn Bautista (RHP)
- John Ghyzel (RHP)
- Wyatt Strahan (RHP
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Cleveland Indians (12-9) Starting Lineup
- Leonys Martin – Center Field
- Hanley Ramirez – Designated Hitter
- Jose Ramirez – Third Base
- Carlos Santana – First Base
- Kevin Plawecki – Catcher
- Jordan Luplow – Right Field
- Greg Allen – Left Field
- Max Moroff – Second Base
- Eric Stamets – Shortstop
- Corey Kluber – Starting Pitcher
Where to Watch/Listen/Follow the games
The game will be live on the Reds on Radio network. In Cincinnati the game will be on 700 WLW. You can watch the game on Fox Sports Ohio. The game will also be available live on MLB.tv.
Yep. I’ll give him a mulligan so far, but it’s time for some consistently strong outings.
Have any other teams done this 4-outfielder alignment? Radio feed is talking about it, although they didn’t show it on the TV side.
One thing hasn’t changed about Puig. He still has no clue about hitting the cutoff man.
That was odd. Senzel peeled off, and the ball fell right at Puig’s feet. I wonder who called it?
Puig in a collison is not an option. Ummm….have u seen Puig? Puig would Senzel lifetime vertigo
Puig with a slam.
I still say, Senzel to short, Winker, Puig, and Kemp in the outfield.
Puig with another bomb, a two-run shot.
And there is Peraza, saying not so fast there, Vegastypo. Hits a solo shot.
It would definitely be the worst defense in baseball with that alignment, and not by a little bit. Puig, Senzel, and Kemp or WInker all playing out of position.
So I guess Scooter batting leadoff is going to happen? What am I missing?
I’m wondering if today’s lineup/batting order just may be the opening day lineup. We’ve seen Votto-Kemp-Suarez-Puig at two through five enough times that it can’t be a coincidence. I wouldn’t mind seeing Casali become the starting catcher, also.
David Bell said before the game that Scooter at leadoff was just to get him the most plate appearances as possible. …. He didn’t rule out Scooter at leadoff, but he didn’t let on that he was leaning in that direction, either. … But I like Tom’s thinking with 2-5 spots.
What took you so long ???? !!!!
Video on computer, radio feed on phone
Could be a historically bad reds team defensively but we are going to score some runs this year and be exciting
Going to be really interesting to see how playing time in the outfield works out once the season gets started. I get the sense that neither Puig nor Kemp will be happy unless they are playing every day.
Had a fantasy draft tonite on Yahoo….couldn’t find Senzel or Tatis on San Diego. I was thinking it must be because they’ve been sent down?
I believe Reds could open season with Kemp, Schebler, Puig and Ervin in OF. Winker’s spring performance has been weak (161/188/387) and Senzel, as noted above, is not even in 40-man roster and for service time reasons. Therefore, both could be sent to Louisville to return in the short term, allowing to expose Kemp and Puig to the trade deadline.
And Puig.
Correct. In 2017 he was never optioned.