The Cincinnati Reds (49-47) will start the final series of their homestand tonight at 7:10 PM against the St. Louis Cardinals (49-48). The Cardinals have come out of the second half hot, as they have won 5 of 6. The Reds have to win this series to remain in second place in the division.
Starting Pitchers
Tyler Mahle is having a really nice season for the Reds. His struggles this year can mostly be attributed to what he has done the third time through the order. Batters are hitting .298/.356/.556 the third time that he has faced them. Mahle of course would not have faced as many batters a third time with a better bullpen. Mahle has a career 4.88 ERA in 10 starts against the Cardinals, but he has pitched really well against them in 2 starts this season: 12.0 IP, 4 ER, 3 BB, 17 K, 3.00 ERA.
Wade LeBlanc was traded to the Cardinals from the Orioles in late May. He had been used as a reliever all year, but was moved to the rotation out of desperation (he had a 4.63 ERA as a RP). The Cardinals have been living well with LeBlach on the mound as he has a 2.50 ERA in 4 starts for them. However, he has allowed 17 hits and 8 walks in 18.0 innings, while only striking out 9 batters. He is certainly due for some major regression if he keeps that up.
Starting Lineups
| Cardinals | Reds |
| 1. Dylan Carlson (RF) 2. Paul Goldschmidt (1B) 3. Nolan Arenado (3B) 4. Tyler O’Neill (LF) 5. Paul DeJong (SS) 6. Harrison Bader (CF) 7. Tommy Edman (2B) 8. Andrew Knizner (C) 9. Wade LeBlanc (P) |
1. Jonathan India (2B) 2. Jesse Winker (LF) 3. Tyler Stephenson (C) 4. Joey Votto (1B) 5. Eugenio Suarez (3B) 6. Aristides Aquino (RF) 7. Tyler Naquin (CF) 8. Kyle Farmer (SS) 9. Tyler Mahle (P) |
The Reds have a .687 OPS vs LHP, the 6th worst in baseball. It doesn’t help their struggles to be missing Nick Castellanos, who is one of the best hitters in baseball vs LHP.
News and Notes
The Reds made some roster moves this afternoon. Doug Gray looked at them earlier today, but here’s the quick rundown:
- Nick Castellanos to the 10-day IL
- Amir Garrett to the paternity leave list
- Vladimir Gutierrez up from Triple-A
- Alejo Lopez up from Triple-A
Conclusion
It’s go time for the Cincinnati Reds. They’ve started just 1-5 to start the second half, but they have also faced some really good pitchers. That is over.
-Combined ERA of the first 6 SP the Reds faced in the second half: 2.82
-Combined ERA of the next 7 projected SP the Reds will face: 4.28
-The expected ERA (xERA) of the next 7 SP is 5.24, 5.07, 5.75, 4.71, 4.81, 6.05 and 4.43
-Bullpen ERA in July:
Reds 4.68 (15th in MLB)
Cubs 5.19 (20th)
Cardinals 6.04 (27th)
The win streak starts tonight. Go Reds!
Two of the worst slash lines in MLB batting 2nd and 5th in the lineup.
Winker against LHP and “you know who” 5th.
Please Reds, one day hire a manager that has some sense about analytics and lineup optimization.
Reds get a chance to beat 2 beatable teams in Cards and Cubs. Neither team is really trying yet neither is Castellini.
Brewers playing playoff like series against White Sox with both teams throwing their elite SP in all 3 games
Cards heavy righty line up in GABP against Mahle with a red hot Goldschmidt and bad bullpen and no Castellanos against a lefty raises some Red(s) flags. To quote Indy- always take the over at home with Mahle pitching. That means 10+ runs and a prominent role for a truly awful bullpen.
Tyler Mahle is the key to this game in potentially a season defining next 7 games. Can he pitch well and deep into the game at home when it matters?
Some fun facts about Aquino based on very small sample sizes:
–He currently leads the team in SLG (.632) and OPS (.990)
–He has 10 walks in 67 PAs, which has helped him to a .358 OBP. He’s spitting on some pitches that he used to swing at.
–His WAR is 0.5. Suarez’s WAR is -1.8.
–He’s actually hitting better against righties than lefties this season (so please don’t platoon him).
I realize Aquino is not the messiah and might fall flat on his face. And he isn’t a relief pitcher.
But right now, this team’s best hope is to put up a lot of runs and not leave our fate to the bullpen.
Rooting for Aquino to step up and help fill the massive Castellanos void in our lineup.
Well said!
Turns out I was right. Vlad to the rotation, Hoffman to the Bullpen. At least there is that
Its becoming clearer and clearer.
Reds bullpen strategy in 2021 is pitch the long shot guy the most to fail to make sure he fails and loses games before we move on to the next guy.
All the DFA guys or demoted to AAA guys were pitched and pitched while the better performers sat
Cam Bedrosian sal Romano Carson Fulmer Cionel Perez Jose De Leon
Hoffman Doolittle Osich hendrix are now in the queue.
Shouldnt it be the other way in a pennant race?
It’s the Bell pattern, remember Hernandez and Hughes?
Exactly. Look at innings pitched. Since Bell started here, he rode all the slow horses way too long. Several of them had some good innings at first before teams got familiar with them but then folded quickly (but Bell used them anyway). Remember when Fulmer and Bedrosian were the new “closers”?
Sometimes the critical point of the game comes in the sixth inning, Bell never played that angle. Refused to put in Antone until a lead was had which frequently never happened because of his earlier decisions.
With all due respect to you Nick, Mahle’s “struggles” are NOT what happens to him in the later innings! Why? Because of his propensity to walk batters in the early innings runs up his pitch count. Thus, he seldom pitches into the later innings! Another “challenge” for Mahle is his tendency to Nibble and turn 0-2 and 1-2 counts into full counts or worse! I like Mahle and want him to succeed, especially tonight! In order to do that he needs to; 1) limit the walks, 2) pitch to contact and 3) keep the ball in the ballpark. Go Reds! Beat the Dirty Birds!
+250
Mets just added Rich Hill from Rays for basically nothing – yes, he’s old but not sucking
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31869520/new-york-mets-finalizing-deal-tampa-bay-rays-left-hander-rich-hill-sources-say Did we at least kick the tires?
Smart teams in the midst of a pennant race make strategic move to improve their teams! The Rays added Cruz as a DH and the Mets added an experienced pitcher! The Reds deficiencies are obvious! Now lets see if the ownership team is serious about winning the NL Central or the Wild Card spot! The time for handing out participation trophies is over!
Well unless the NL was going to adopt the DH rule mid stream, Cruz would have been useless to us. Man hasnt played the outfield in 2 years. We also have better internal options than Rich Hill. Not mad we passed on either.
Against LH’ers: Naquin .194, Winker .173, Suarez .120. And Suarez back up to the #5 slot.
In the middle Votto .208, Aquino .214
and the upside:
Farmer .269, Stephenson .304, India .344.
On the bench: Freeman .200, Akiyama .273, Lopez .300
The odds of the Reds winning don’t look all that great. Third place by the end of the night.
It was mentioned on the radio that the Reds are 29th in slugging pct. against LHP pitchers (consistent with your data). I would not have expected that. With Bell’s obsession with handedness, I thought that would be one area where his management style would be successful.
2 front runners for Rookie of the year batting first! Stephenson right behind them. Let’s go Reds!
It will be an interesting bullpen night with Antone, Sims, Lorenzen and Garrett all not available.
India is an on-base MACHINE
No doubt. He has to be rookie of the year if he keeps this up.
Definitely. Color me impressed.
Impressed with him immediately. Then, when he got into a slump, he recovered to a very respectable .270 or so avg. We have had a ROY since Pete Rose in ’63, haven’t we? Maybe not.
Yep. The Kids are alright. It’s a bunch of others that need some fixing.
And the Old Man knocks ’em in!
Votto is on this year (especially after coming back from the injury) — though he will likely never be the player he once was. The thing I like is that pitchers have to respect/fear him these days — maybe not as much as in the distant past, but certainly more than in recent years.
VOTTO!!!!
Nice to see the Reds jumping on a pitcher they should jump on.
He just can’t lay off that crap, can he? And they keep throwing it.
Wasnt leblanc the pitcher someone said, Decades ago mind you, that the reds should have sent Votto, Bruce and Bailey in a trade package?
No, I think that was Joe Blanton.
glad we didnt make that error
Paul daugherty said trade joey votto for Erik Bedard
Someone else on RLN promised India would never hit .240
And Mr. Consistency strikes out AGAIN. Bench or trade him.
Well, he’s batting 5th tonight, so another Golden Sombrero is a possibility.
You just hate to beat the dead horse here, but the Cardinal pitcher is a junk-ball lefty.
What is it about Geno’s performance over the past two seasons that causes anyone to believe that he can hit this guy???
It is sad to watch a guy like Geno struggle – you really have to feel for him. However, he is an absolute rally-killing machine. I don’t think this team can be a legitimate contender with that lack of production in the middle of the order.
Wait … WHAT???
Yes, Suarez’s futility is really getting old — for him, I’m sure, for the team, and for us fans. He needs to sit a while. Lopez could use some playing time. Honestly, what could it hurt?
We’re short on power. Especially in gabp where everyone hits them on us. Barrero to SS & Farmer to 3B until Moose/Senzel are ready
Home runs are killing this team, they give up a lot and don’t hit very many.
I meant to post a comment earlier that the 2 hitters that are hot and can hurt you in the Cards lineup are Goldschmidt and Bader! Guess Mahle didn’t read the scouting reports!
Hunter Greene perfect through 3 in Louisville…. 6k no walks…. certainly looking better.
and never mind
What is the current opinion as to Tyler Stephenson’s defensive ability as a catcher? Can he handle that job, or is team better off trying to find a position in the field for him?
I believe they have to find a way to get his bat in the lineup on a more or less regular basis.
Adequate, but he seemed to pick up 1B well enough from what I saw as well. So with the DH highly likely, that may be his best future with us.
He’s been getting better defensively as the year has progressed. He’s still not as good as Barnhart (few are), but Stephenson has made big strides. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with having such an accomplished pair of catchers. Keeps both of them fresh.
I agree that it is great to have two good catchers on your roster. But, doesn’t that by definition mean that one is NOT in the lineup every game? I rather like having stephenson’s bat, and Tucker’s glove, in the lineup as often as possible.
So we’re on track to squeeze 5 innings out of Mahle at this rate (eye roll)
Mahle is on his typical high pitch count. Five or six innings probably at the most tonight.
Mahle already at 40 pitches thru 2 innings! On pace for another 5 inning outing! He has got to improve in this area!
I’m glad Honey Boo Boo could make it. Geno won’t be the only boo boo on hand
I have a hard time watching the Reds when Mahle is on the mound. Not because he’s a bad pitcher, he’s clearly a big leaguer, it’s just that his style results in throwing 20+ pitches every inning and he’s slow in doing it.
How did Naquin walk? The count said 3-2 .
i think we just accept it for what it is
Its sales thats called assuming the sale.
I’ve got the sound off. What in the heck is going on?
The home plate umpire let Naquin take a walk when the pitch out of the zone was on a 2-2 count.
Thanks. So he’s proving he’s incompetent to be the HP umpire then … figures. HIs zone stinks.
Horrific umpiring at its finest. CJ Buckner walked Naquin on a pitch that made it 3-2. Cardnils reveiwed, Naquin has to come back. David Bell basically aguing that the Umps should just eat the mistake
They didnt know what the count was. It said 3-2 on Naquin after the pitch and he just walked to first and everybody bought it for a second.
Naquin has ADD. Thats the bottom line, but evidently I do too because I can’t remember what he did last time to indicate that he wasn’t paying attention
That’s twice this year that Naquin had problems with the count. Although I’m not sure it was his fault this time.
Arenado grabbed his hammy running to first.
Only six pitches that inning for Mahle.
Let’s hope that trend continues!
Smart play by Mahle getting that pitch off. While the player going into second was clearly out, they could have gotten the runner to first back on. Instead, now we have a nice short inning
Farmer>Wink vs lhp and its not debatable. Call up Barrero because we’re severely outgunned vs lhp otherwise. Atleast the kid another shot
Halfway to the cycle…
can’t wait to see triple
Well, that’s one back in Geno’s favor
I’m glad Aquino is playing, but he struggles against the soft tossers
Dead red fastball hitter!
I noticed Mahle throws the change as well as the splitter vs lefties, but its just fb and mediocre slider to righties and only the fb for a strike. Why not throw more changeups to righties? He needs work in the offseason
Yea, I was surprised to wake up this morning to the news of the Guardians. Understand the city reference now that I red about it but I am with Sadak the Logo on the bottom right is a little….. cheesy
Not even a good minor league logo in my opinion. Certainly not as good as the Trash Pandas.
Speaking of the Trash Panda’s article on ESPN says the Angels are pretty much dumping …. over the minor leaguers with a lack of pretty much everything
Good to see after the efficient inning Mahle is back to nibbling and walking batters. That never comes back to bite him. Never.
Walks, walks, walks! I’ll be AFK for a few minutes while I go outside into the rain and scream! Hopefully my neighbors will not call the cops!
We’ll hold down the fort, Dennis.
Reds need to work some counts against LeBlanc so they can get into that flammable St. Louis bullpen early.
At least he went with that pitch. Just missed it a little bit. And a decent grab as well.
Votto and Naquin atleast compete vs lefties. I’d platoon Wink if he can’t do the same
That works. Thank you, Kyle.
Kyle farmer vs Leftys is a must start
15 for 46 (.326) in July with 4 doubles and 3 hrs. Not bad!!
This would be really, really big if Stephenson could deliver some runs home.
Third time through, the Junk aint gonna cut it no more
OK, looks like House made the right call holding him up.
Go TySteve!
Huge inning if their guy doesn’t climb up the wall on Naquin.
Farmer is having a good July thus far.
.295 BA, .367 OBP, .890 OPS (all while apparently hurting somewhat)
+500
Reds leaving men all over the place tonight….usually comes back to haunt
Im a huge votto fan
Bought 2002 mint grade 9 rookie card for my infant son way back
Now worth a lot
That said critical of votto in 19-20 but one of the storylines of this season is the re- emergence of Votto as a tough at bat
Great for him and the Reds
Hes been solid-since his hand injury
Agreed. He is a threat again.
Sure. Put a man on in front of Goldy. That’s not going to be a problem. Better get a ground ball now.
Get the bullpen up! If Mahle can’t reduce the walks he does not deserve the chance to pitch the minimum of 5 innings to get credit for a win! That assumes the Reds bullpen can pitch 4+ innings of scoreless relief!
Come on Mahle — get it together, dude!
Mahle is afraid to pitch in gabp
Plain and simple
Problem is theres no one 4 inning solution in the bullpen
Nibble, nibble, walk … nibble, nibble, walk …
And not really even nibbling. Yes, the zone is beyond wretched, but Mahle just seems like he won’t pitch to contact when he needs to.
If you look closely, every time there is contact mahle flinches. Even on obvious pop-out and other easy outs. Needs to trust his stuff and trust his defense
Crash Davis’ famous exhortation to his pitcher: “Hey. Relax. Don’t try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they’re fascist. Throw some ground balls. It’s more democratic.”
This 5th inning is why I don’t like watching the Reds when Mahle pitches, it’s just excruciating baseball.
I dont smoke but Mahles starts are getting me there.
Quit smoking in April 2009! Mahle & this team are gonna make me start smoking again or start drinking! 95 pitches thru 5, again!
Giants say Joey bart super phenom catcher is available for SP or hitter
Reds SP owns SF home park
Trade mahle for Bart
Stephenson can back him up and play 1b and Dh next 5 years
Mahle cant pitch at GABP
That strikeout is both a relief and maddening. Mahle doesn’t have enough control of his non-fastball pitches to avoid walking three batters in a row. But when he has to get guys out with the bases loaded, he strikes out two in a row on fastballs that those hitters had to know was coming.
+100
Exactly. He reached back and hit 97 on that.
Confounding, Mahle is.
Good news is Mahle pitched out of the mess he made! Bad news is he’s probably done for the evening and we have 4 bullpen innings!
And no AG … good or bad
unless his spot in the order comes up, I send Mahle out for the 6th. Get as many outs as possible out of him
I agree.
Nice looking swing there from AA. He shortened up and went right with the pitch and got himself a hit. If only he could do that consistently.
I missed the Part where nick Howard got promoted to AAA. Possibly another relief arm that potentially can be used.
I missed that too. Great to see him doing well.
2 on, 2 out, Miller out, and tonight’s hero Kyle Farmer coming up. All it has to do is find some green.
And another Miller in
Well even if Aquino did not go, they would have easily gotten the out on first. Gotta think that that was a Run on contact call.
Arenado didn’t know how many outs there were. Crazy game here.
everyone forgot…. Arenado, Sadak, Me for a minute.
Reds are going to lose this game again because front office and ownership did nothing to solve a bullpen problem
Mahle did enough but theres nothing further to win
Laughable to listen to sadack talk about Farmer “hot streak”
This season is over
3b is awful
SS is awful
5th starter is awful
Bullpen is awful
Mail it in
Four.Bullpen.Innings.
(heavy sigh)
Here we go…….
must.not.Clete.
must.not.Clete.
C’mon Garcia , throw strikes!
Just like that, lead is gone, now we are trailing
The bullpen just blew a lead. I am so shocked.
Oh boy. Looks like Garcia has nothing but a fastball. Nothing else to distract hitters with.
Here we go again. Bullpen Follies. How can the front office bear this night after night?
The same guys who say “Suarez is gonna be fine at 3B” are also saying “the guys we have down there in the ‘pen will right the ship any game now. We just have to give them time to get things figured out.”
I suspect they are also saying “if we bring in another relief pitcher or two or three, we are probably going to have to pay them. And we certainly don’t want to actually SPEND MONEY to make the team better.”
The bottom line is the bottom line – not winning baseball games.
I hate our bullpen.
And there is that. Thought Garcia might have been the answer… Nope…. Need Bullpen help now.
Remember
Reds bullpen pitcher who pitches the most is next pitcher to get Demoted or DFA’d
Put Garcia in the demotion queue
Hendrix next up in the pitch the most then get demoted or DFA queue
Call this the Cionel Perez 2021 bullpen award
And here comes the beginning of the end! It will be painful to look at the NL Central Division standings tomorrow and see the Reds in 3rd behind the Cards!
Wht didnt they just bring Hembree in? No sense in saving him for the 8th or 9th when the Reds are losing.
Next …
Now I know how Captain Smith on the Titanic felt when he was told there was an iceberg dead ahead!
There is another transaction that will be due sunday when AG comes off the paternity list. ( it is still 3 days right). It will be another bullpen arm going down. The pitchers who want to be here will show it. Still have 12 outs to get the lead back.
About 40,000 fans in the stands tonight. Bob sitting in his office counting receipts and probably watching The Big Bang Theory on TV.
If the Reds go on to lose this game Mahle owns a lot of the blame for, once again, not being efficient with his pitch count and lasting more than 5 innings!
I disagree
Mahle drives us all crazy but if he hands the bullpen a 3-2 lead in the 6 th .. bullpen needs to win that game
The Reds dont have a bullpen
This game was obvious loss 2days ago once Castellanos out and Garrett out
Reds FO doesnt care
If you can’t “afford” to field a team that can compete for a championship, sell the team.
Watched a little of the Yankees last night. Sal Romano was looking good. Shut Boston down. Reds bullpen must be pretty good to let a guy like that go.
there is a difference of playing for a team, and then playing for your hometown team. Romano would have been more of the same here
Yeah, he will do that from time to time. But then he may come out the next night and give up 7. You just never know with Sal
I’ve been watching him in the minors and that is exactly what he did.
True, but based on what I’ve seen lately I would prefer to take my chances with Sal over half of these guys.
I know, it’s maddening isn’t it?
Reds will be completely out of race after this series . Nice job Big Bob . Hope you’re enjoying this train wreck in progress .
For the life of me don’t know why Bell turns over a 1-run lead to a rookie pitcher in a crucial Division game!
Garcia isnt a rookie…. he has been up in two other seasons.
OK, suffice it to say that Garcia is not a veteran with lots of experience in similar situations?
So he’s an untested journeyman then. Results still stunk.
I’m kind of shocked that only put them up by 2. Feels like we might have a chance to score. Of course, then we’d still need our bullpen to throw a solid 3 more innings. But that’s not asking much, right?
I’m tired of watching this bullpen. If Bell had Lorenzen, Sims, etc. then they could atleast get to the bottom of the 7th no worse then 3-3. 1-6 coming out of the break and its over
Well the offense needs to rally again. Let’s get a couple here.
Oh so close …
I agree a lot of the blame has to be on Mahle, he has to go more than 5 innings.
Yep. That’s kind of why 6 innings is the benchmark for a “quality start” I’m thinking. He just can’t make that due to all the walks and nibbling.
Yeah he was good and warm. The slider has some bite and popping 97, BUT you have to throw enough of them over the plate. He should’ve got thru 6 there. He was only at 65 pitches thru 4.
I got to think the Players Union get a ban of the shift into the next CBA. More hitters then pitchers.
also, I know it’s the travel day for Lopez, but get him some starts over the weekend. That one nearly dropped
The Cardinals may return the favor form the earlier sweep. putting the Reds out of this race for good.
Cleveland Guardians….ok?
Columbus was an idiot. He “discovered” a place where people already lived and then was so positive they reached India that the people here had to be “Indians”. I know kids are glued to their phones and don’t actually open books anymore, but eventually Columbus will pay the toll too.
The Centrapolis Blue Jackets? This Saturday Michigan travels to Centrapolis to play Ohio State)))))))))
never found the reason that we have a federal holiday for an Italian citizen working on behalf of the Spanish crown who found the Dominican Republic.
Wow this bullpen is brutal – this the best they got in AAA ? – unbelievable that front
office has done ZERO to address this –
embarrassing – but as many have said , owner doesn’t care . No bigger proof of that than this .
Every reds hitter-including the lefties at least grinded out an at bat
Geno suarez nothing again
He has to be benched
The season is nearing over
Bullpen is about to implode again
Reds lose they are 1-6 after the break
Its stupid to trade for the now now unless for the future
Hit ’em, walk ’em, just let ’em get on so they can do more damage.
I’m on the edge of a Clete here. What little hope I had is waning fast.
No, this guy isn’t the answer either.
Please, Mr. manager Bell sir, if a relief pitcher has a good inning, will you please, sir, keep him in the game until he falters?
Bell: No.
Hendrix threw a total of 13 pitches! Obviously can’t pitch another inning!
I’m waiting for the call that I’ll be next up if Alaniz is hurt.
Has any team ever traded for 7 relief pitchers at the deadline? Can we be first?
Gird your loins
Coach to Garcia and Alaniz in Louisville. I have some good news/bad news for you
A. Much bigger paychecks, but you’ll be back here next week
B. Hitters are twice as good and the park is half the size.
Good luck!
Obviously they pitch long enough to see if they are any good, then fake an injury to stay on the Major league IL. (therefore the pay as well)
Here is another Releif pitcher to the IL.
With Alaniz that’s a good thing.
So alaniz continues the reds streak of of most recent pitcher getting demoted or dfa’d or IL’d
Somebody posted earlier that even with the back dating, Nick C. can’t be traded before the deadline. Is that correct? A player on the IL can’t be traded?
I’m just thinking we’re not buyers anymore. We’re just not. That’s a pipe dream. I don’t think the Dirty Birds or the Stupid Cubs are either no matter how this homestand plays out. But we’re not buyers (or shouldn’t attempt to be). Standing pat just seems ridiculous to me at this point, though I’m not sure who gets moved either.
2022 (if it happens) is our best bet.
That was me… I will look it up to make sure, but I am pretty sure that someone on the IL cannot be traded. Even if it is, it would severely depreciate the value of the said player to make it impracticable
Excuse me. I stand corrected. You can be traded on the IL. Still maintain loss of trade value arguement though
Thats why they have to let Santillan, Aquino, Barrero, Senzel, etc. Let’em play! We’re going nowhere so start to sort it out for next year. Sims when he gets back. Anybody that has a possible future, but yet is still unproven.
OK gents! Unlike the Cardinal batters I’m OUT!
Let’s Go!!!!!
Barry Larkin
“So important to bring in guys from the bullpen who have swing and miss stuff “
Houston we have a problem
Took bell 3 pitchers and a loss to get to Santillan
OK why has this guy been sitting in the back end of the Bullpen?
There has to be something about the “kiss the pinky/Dr. Evil” move he makes.
Votto is some kind of hot.
Tony! Leave him in as long as possible. He’s gutsy and challenges the batters and it saved the game (for now). As the Cowboy said: “If you want to dance the ball around the plate and are afraid to attack, that doesn’t work at this level.” That approach describes 2/3 of the Reds staff.”
Even if the prize is placed right in front of you, it is still necessary to pick it up and assume the responsibilities inherent in doing so. Pause for Suarez who is way past due.
Votto, and to a lesser extent Suarez realising they have to pick up the slack with Nick C. on the IL. Now please a mistake to aquino please
not what i meant but well take it
That a boy Geno! Happy for him.
That’s more promising
Geno!! A guy thats 5’10 shouldn’t have a long/complex swing. Maybe they can fix him somewhat in the offseason? Nobody is going to want a dude hitting .175 in a trade and owed $35 mil on top of that
How many different ways to score from 3rd?
Reds gotta win this game
Cards arent good
NUTS!
Good throw, but probably not deep enough anyway. Keep him at 3rd and no risk plus another chance to score him.
Like that one. That would have scored him had he gone on contact.
Agree. Not deep enough and only 1 out with Naquin up. Frustrating
And the over 9.5 hits in the Mahle @ home start again
yes it did. I took Indy’s advice too
Easy $
yea had 10 on the over 10 on the Total HRE over at 29.5 and ten on the 1st inning HRE at 3. Won all three.
it was a very good throw. Someone faster I would have sent him.
Yeah. That’s what I was thinking. Borderline call that can’t really make me mad about it, but with nobody out and risking missing the chance that came next … it’s done now, so we live with it.
Geno giveth. Geno taketh away.
So Santillan, a former starter, can’t go another inning? SMH!
It’s the Bell way. One inning each so everyone gets to play. I don’t know what the Reds need more bullpen help, a shortstop, or a new manager. I’d start with the manager.
10 pitch inning. He’s gotta be gassed. That’s Bell though. He could have a 3 pitch inning and Bell would send them to the shower instead of another inning. Bell acts like he’s got a deep pen of bull pen stars.
Worse than that, the game is tied late and extra innings is possible. Bell has used up the entire roster by the end of regulation. Just not a quality MLB manager.
I really will never understand the “keep putting new relievers in there until one blows the game” strategy. Surely these guys can pitch multiple innings and then you end up throwing guys multiple days in a row, which might be worse overall.
Bell currently believes in Brach and Hembree for late-inning, high-leverage situations. You’ll probably see Hembree in the ninth.
That’s fine if you’ve got a lead you’re protecting.
The strategy works (blowing the game).
Has there been a ball to LF that went any further in gabp then Goldschmidt tonite? Thats 475 easy. I don’t care about the stupid statcast
correct…what they call it….445 or something…..
that was well past that.
I was watching KC Milw this week and KC hit a ball dead-center completely over that black batters-eye or whatever they call it and off the facing of the walkway above it. Dead-center was like 405 and it was easily 40-50 feet above the fence. They called it 425 or something
I think 448. Thst sounds way to short.
One thing positive from Bell. He doesn’t hold back the 2nd catcher from PH duty. So many do unless it’s desperate.
That’s because he has a viable 3rd catcher for an emergency.
ERROR!!!!!
Opportunity calling Jonathan India. Mr. India please step to the plate and do your thing.
Nuts!
Brewers up 1-0
7 th
Reds have to win this game
Cards arent a good team
I think I read that somewhere … 🙂
India needs to think right field here.
He did … but got under it
Huge crowd is a factor tonite. Lose the lead and fall behind 5-3 and they’ve folded up for the night in some instances this year, but the crowd kept them jacked up tonite!
Stadiumm sound crew trying to hype the crowd but everyone is waiting for the reds to score first. REds score it will be LOUD
Trouble brewing. TySteve has been on top of it tonight. All we need is a fly ball. To RF would be helpful.
Bases loaded. One out. Tie game. Let’s Go!
Hey indy you watching Brewers game? I see Peralta only gave up 1 hit an was out of the game after 50 pitches. I wonder if he got hurt.
No I think they’re managing his innings
My wife commented on that first “ball”
That brings the crowd into it. Nice job by TySteve.
Ty …another professional AB
Just very impressed with The Kids. Very impressed.
Alright, Nice Sac Fly. Lets see Votto have a Four hit night
Bader threw a bit of a rainbow up the line. That helped.
ALright…. Hembree…. 3 outs please.
Quite the night for India, Stephenson, Joey, and Farmer. Now up to Hembree to nail them to the wall.
Glad I didn’t Clete. Dennis may wish he hadn’t.
I never clete. There is too much fight in this team to leave and write a game off.
Well, it’s not a school night, so … 🙂
It may come down to Wainwright as the PH for out #27? I’d love to see that happen.
They are chasing that garbage from Hembree. Love seeing that.
Oh you dont want to bat Molina…. do not give Wainwright the Pitcher treatment
Good game. They need to win the close ones and they did tonight.
And Farmer is picking them up!
I dislike the Cardinals. Its even sweeter when Wainright makes the last out.
Better still Whineright with The Neck Tattoo still on the bench
Solid win!!! Everybody seemed to chip in somewhere!
With The Neck Tattoo looking on …
NAILED IT!! Nice work Heath!
Reds beat the the Dirty Birds–nice!
The dominance of the Cardinals continues. Rookies and some big names pull the weight for the missing Nick C. Reds showing No QUIT in them.
Farmer earned the Jim Day spot tonight.
He deserved it.
Farmer doesn’t get much recognition, but he steps up when needed.
Gonna give this team credit for coming back , nice win !!! But I’m not easing off ownership /front office – Absolutely pathetic you won’t go out and refuse to get these guys some help- just pitiful !!!!!Great crowd too !! Made a difference !!! GO REDS !!!
A win is a win though I’d have to say neither manager distinguished themselves tonight. As bad as the bullpen is, the results would be better if they were managed better. And the substitution of Freeman seemed gratuitous.
Why in the world did Bell Take out Votto. He should have not run for Barnhart either especially with 2 out. If anything he should have let Tucker catch the bottom of the 9th.
Votto again consistently produces, without fanfare. Not vintage, obviously, but above-average and even dangerous.