The Cincinnati Reds are sitting at 3-20, the second worst start in Major League Baseball since 1900, and they’ve gone 1-18 since Phil Castellini’s famous opening day chewing of both of his feet. Vladimir Gutierrez will face off against Freddy Peralta tonight to try and get things turned around and going in the right direction in Milwaukee. First pitch is set for 7:40pm ET.
Starting Lineups
Here are the lineups for this tonight’s NL Central contest:
Cincinnati Reds
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Milwaukee Brewers
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| TJ Friedl – CF | Kolten Wong – 2B |
| Brandon Drury – 3B | Willy Adames – SS |
| Tommy Pham – LF | Christian Yelich – LF |
| Mike Moustakas – DH | Andrew McCutchen – DH |
| Colin Moran – 1B | Rowdy Tellez – 1B |
| Kyle Farmer – SS | Hunter Renfroe – RF |
| Alejo Lopez – 2B | Luis Urias – 3B |
| Matt Reynolds – RF | Lorenzo Cain – CF |
| Aramis Garcia – C | Victor Caratini – C |
| Vladimir Gutierrez – SP | Freddy Peralta – SP |
An hour prior to the game the Reds placed two men on the injured list who were in the starting lineup. Naquin and Senzel were replaced in the lineup and put 15 guys on the Cincinnati injured list.
Starting Pitchers
| Pitcher | IP | ERA | WHIP | BB | K |
| Vladimir Gutierrez | 17.0 | 7.41 | 1.94 | 15 | 11 |
| Freddy Peralta | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1.33 | 8 | 23 |
| Links: Vladimir Gutierrez’s Stats | Freddy Peralta’s Stats |
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Vladimir Gutierrez
Control, or a complete lack of it, has been a big issue so far this season for Vladimir Gutierrez. He leads the league with 15 walks as well as leading the league with 4 hit batters. That’s 19 free bases he’s given out in just 17.0 innings this season.
Left-handed hitters are posting numbers that would make and MVP blush. Gutierrez has walked 11 of them with just 6 strikeouts while they’ve posted an OPS of 1.133 against him. Righties aren’t hitting for nearly as much power, but are still getting on base at a .421 clip against him so far this year.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .276 | .421 | .448 |
| LHH | 45 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | .303 | .467 | .667 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-Seam | Slider | Change | Curve | |
| Velo | 91.9 | 82.6 | 82.0 | 78.2 |
| Usage | 51.4% | 12.1% | 19.2% | 17.3% |
Freddy Peralta
A 2021 All-Star, Freddy Peralta has started out a little bit slower in 2022. He’s given up just one home run this season in 18.0 innings, but he’s also given up 10 runs – giving him an ERA of 5.00 through his first four starts.
He has dominated against lefties this season, holding them to an OPS of .486. Right-handed hitters have found more success, hitting .282 with a little bit of power to go with it. With that said, after struggling in his first two outings of the year (9 earned runs in 7.0 innings), Peralta has allowed just one run in his last two starts (11.0 innings) and given up just six hits and two walks while striking out 13.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .282 | .349 | .436 |
| LHH | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .167 | .286 | .200 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-Seam | Slider | Change | Curve | |
| Velo | 92.7 | 80.0 | 86.4 | 77.1 |
| Usage | 54.6% | 18.2% | 13.0% | 14.2% |
When and Where
- Game time: 7:40pm ET
- Where: American Family Field
- Watch: Bally Sports Ohio, MLB.tv
- Listen: 700 WLW AM (Cincinnati area)
- Forecast: They have a dome
News and Notes
Reds pick up Robert Dugger on waivers
The Cincinnati Reds claimed right-handed pitcher Robert Dugger off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tyler Naquin and Nick Senzel to the injured list
The Reds put Naquin and Senzel on the injured list prior to the game. They called up Ronnie Dawson and Albert Almora Jr. from Triple-A to take their place.
Luis Castillo to pitch Monday, Joey Votto might miss real time
Castillo pitched his final rehab start for Louisville this afternoon, tossing 4.1 shutout innings while giving up three hits, walking two, striking out seven, and he threw 76 pitches with 48 strikes.
David Bell said Luis Castillo is pencilled in to start Monday against the Brewers. Also that Joey Votto will likely be out "more than a couple of days"
— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) May 4, 2022
Six Reds prospects are on Baseball America’s latest Top 100 list
Baseball America updated their Top 100 Prospect list earlier today now that the season is a month old and there are now six prospects from the Reds organization among the Top 100 prospects in baseball. Three of them are in the top 40, while another three are in the 70-100 range.
Seems maybe we’re getting healthier in a weird way …
Can we break the streak tonight?
You spoke too soon. Naquin and Senzel to the IL
I saw that. So basically this is L’Ville + vs. the Bernies tonight.
Naquin and Senzel are on the IL
https://twitter.com/reds/status/1521984034498301953?s=21&t=BluUIScWcgpD5DdQcyhZPQ
Am I crazy, or are other teams also dealing with the amount of injuries as the Reds? I thought there would be a lot of injuries this year due to the shortened ST, but the Reds seem to be really getting clobbered on that front.
I wonder if it is Covid related with Naquin and Senzel. Such a late scratch
Wondering the same thing
Yes. They went onto the injured list with no designation. Doesn’t mean they have COVID, but they are showing symptoms.
Guess we will get to see what Ronnie Dawson and Albert Almora Jr. can do
Maybe we will, maybe we won’t.
Haha good point!
At this point I’m willing to have them try anyone from the minors.
One minor bright spot … and I’m really stretching here, folks … the two IL stints bumped Pham back into the outfield and Moose to DH.
“More than a couple of days” sounds like the 60 Day IL in Krall speak.
My goodness that’s an ugly line up.
Like ugly on an ape … there’s more of it and it just keeps coming
And no TySteve … just a little curious to me. He needs AB’s to get back into a groove.
I suspect he will play tomorrow, one of two in the DH and Sunday, so today is to prevent him from playing 5 straight days. My guess. But who knows with Bell. I’m pretty sure he uses a random lineup generator everyday.
Quite possibly the case.
“random lineup generator everyday” – hahaha!
We should start a pool on how long Dawson and Almora sit on the bench before Bell gives them a start. They don’t really meet his preferences.
This weekend if Naquin and Senzel stay on the IL. Otherwise, they’ll barely see dirt until they go back to L’Ville
Hopefully Dawson will get to play and do well. SMH with Senzel. It might be time to move on.
I’m not ready to throw in the towel with Lil Nick just yet. I think this is one of those fluky things due to and because of the COVID IL without a set number of days out.
Senzel is the king of fluke.
Getting my bet in now
I like the Reds tonight. All the pressure is on the Brewers to win, is it not?
Senzel and Naquin and Votto are out, so the Brewers will be overconfident for sure.
Go Reds!
I’d love to join you in that optimism, but I need to know what color the sky in that world is first … 🙂
I hope they can break the skid, but it’s stacked against us in a big way now for certain.
But we have Moose
But not squirrel.
Who is this Moose guy?
OK, that works for me
That works as well. The very definition of a productive out.
Ok RLN….its time to run up the white flag on Senzel. Dream all you want but it ain’t happening. He might hit for a week, but it doesn’t last and he might be available but that dang sure isn’t going to last.
Moose is actually starting to hit. If he keeps it up then they might be able to move him for something this summer. Or keep him for a shot at 70 wins next year
I’m not convinced it’s time to white flag Senzel. I’m not buying that he’s completely injury snake bit just yet. As for his performance, it’s as much a product of the system as anything, so I’ll cut him slack there.
Really? Maybe its 14th time is the charm for Nick? Does 3-20 convince you that this team is bad? I might be a wee bit negative, but some of the optimists on here?
Never said the team is good. I said I’m giving Senzel some leeway. I don’t see a lot of better options sitting around to play CF.
Might as well give him the whole year to sink or swim. No harm. Covid IL doesn’t really fall in category is the other IL.
It’s not like they he’s blocking someone at AAA
Exactly my point.
Wait …. its not injured list IL per beat reporters.
Its could be covid rule out panic stop the presses dont show up at the park until we rule stuff out…. IL
Is it naquin and Senzels fault Votto gave them whatever Votto has?
Bell said votto
Isnt just a couple day thing
Right. At least we leveraged that IL instead of running out a short bench again.
Ugly end to the inning. I’m thinking anyone but The Moose makes it to 2nd.
Deep count followed by a high and deep shot down the line. SMH!!
Sure … groove one to Yelich. Lucky it stayed in the park.
Well THAT was painful to see …
How is that an error on Vlad?
Weathermen are better at their jobs then some of these scorekeepers.
Time to try some openers. This Peters kid for Pittsburgh has given up 1 run in 16 innings. The Reds don’t and won’t have 5 capable starters….they’re having trouble finding 2
I don’t know if the “opener” would work, but it’s worth a shot. Of course, DTBell would likely screw that up more than a little.
and my bet is back on track
I never worried about mine.
Infield in in first inning?! Bold strategy!
It’s been a staple of Bell’s strategy for years. I don’t understand why they risk giving up a big inning to possibly cut off 1 lone run early in the ball game. It seems like it backfires more often than not.
Got to respect Cutch running all the way on that one. Rowdy just slapped at it.
This is not a lost year
Its a critical year for young pitchers to get SP innings every 5 th day in
Mlb and bullpen arms high leverage situations and 500 at bats to young unproven prospects
Unfortunately I don’t see the Reds management doing that. Now you and I have been screaming for the kids to play for a year. But what do we know. It takes a certain kind of stupid to manage a team to 3-21.
Great point JB
Vlad is sorting himself out of the SP picture.
Luis Castillo performance is huge the next 3 months
If hes really good- he could bring a kings ransom….. or be jose berrios long term ace
Yes and no imo. The only thing Vlad is going to accomplish by going out there and get his brains kicked in every 5th day is reinforcing that feeling in Stephenson and India that they have to get out of this dumpster fire asap. Get stolen away by a bigger market that cares. You want to keep young talent then win some games and make decisions that show that you care. Problem is the Castellini’s are incapable of making smart baseball moves
+10,000
Matt Reynolds? I thought he was done 2 years ago. TJ Hopkins is 25…what are they waiting on? Get him in the lineup or atleast a couple week in AAA to see if he can handle it. Thats the kind of thing I’m talking about. The Reds love playing scrubs over youth
I can’t speak for old school but Vlad has had his moment. To me he is bullpen material. Its time to put somebody else in and give them some innings. India and Tysteve will leave to the team that supplies the money. That’s today’s game and you can’t blame them. Bob won’t outbid anybody that’s for sure.
We keep hearing things like the Reds management “acting more like Tampa Bay”. Yet this isn’t the way they did it and, at least back in the day, they had one of the best baseball minds managing in Maddon. So the results still say to me they are clueless.
It’s an insult to Tampa Bay.
+1,000 JB. And the Rays play in a WAY tougher division.
The Reds are tied going into the 2nd. That’s Like a win, right?
No worries. They signed Duggar today. That changes the whole trajectory of the season. All the fans were screaming for action and this is what we got.
Just more flea market pickin by Bob and the boys.
Feels a little like it
Covid how confident for these guys. A very good coverup. Who is the best player in the draft for next year. The Reds are for sure to draft first
Nope they could be as far down the drafting board as 6th with the new lottery
Second half of the year is longer than first half with make ups and Reds can trade some guys in july
Lodolo and Greene#1 priority this year to build innings mileage
Senzel and india and Stephenson to stay healthy and play every day #2
Warren santillian moreta diaz in bullpen #3
Barrero every day when healthy SS and continued development of McClain going to AAA hopefully in june and 3b in september
Who is the best baseball player in the draft next year? We are for sure going to pick first
Only if we draw the first pick in the lotter. But we’re in the lottery for sure.
Druw Jones, Andruw’s son, is likely the best player in the draft. Unfortunately, there is now a draft lottery so being in last place doesn’t guarantee the first pick.
Don’t worry with the Reds luck we will get the 6th pick in the draft.
3rd inning, 4 run blast, we’re cooked.
Time for a Clete, friends. This really sucks … a LOT.
Vlad is just mentally shot. He’s gotta go. He’s almost as bad as SanMartin. Sit Hunter down til he’s throwing 100 again. Bring up whoever or use Sims/Cessa as openers whatever it takes. We have a shot at the 62 Mets. Pittsburgh is going to kill them too
I tend to agree on Vlad. He needs to go clear his head. I give Hunter one more start, but if he can’t amp it up when needed, there are bigger issues brewing.
FCC up 2-0 over Toronto
Nice try 🙂
Where you gonna go?
So much for the turnaround. Come on Krall, man up and fire someone. Quit claiming the cast off nobodies and pretending you’re doing something.
Start with yourself.
Haha, the days of folks resigning because they aren’t performing their jobs well are, I fear, years in the past .
I’ve seen enough of Vlad. Send him down before he kills somebody.
Well, now we have the guy that we are sending down for Luis Castillo
How many games this year have we given up 4+ runs in at least one inning?
Feels like all of them
Castillo, Mahle, Overton, Hoffman (or Lodolo), and opener. No point in planning for high leverage, etc when the game is over by the 4th inning every day
Hit by pitch, walk, single, grand slam HR – seems about right.
First 6 picks in the 1st round are lottery picks with the 18 non-playoff teams. So of course the Reds will have the 7th pick
Indy, you have just made me even more depressed… I assumed the teams with the 6 worst records would draw for the draft order.
I didn’t realize it was opened up to the 18 teams not making the play offs. This team is doomed. It’s literally doomed.
So it’s possibility the Reds could be picking at #18 overall next year. Great. Just Great
Does every team get one ball or are they weighted according to position in standings?
I’m a Columbus Blue Jackets fan. In over 20 years of following a team that has missed the playoffs way more often than making them, they have NEVER received the first pick via the lottery. Their pick has actually gotten worse four times compared to where they were in the standings. So I’m totally jaded against the Reds getting a good pick in the MLB lottery.
So the Reds could be picking at 18 right?
No. They do a lottery for the first six picks and then after that it is worst record. So if Reds end up with worst record and lose the lottery they would pick at 7.
Moon thank you. I was almost suicidal thinking the Reds picking at number 18.
Kyle Skipshufarmarcher is now
1.) 0- St Louis
2.) 0- Colorado
3.) 0- Milwaukee
Thats 0-27 for RLN favorite most consistent .578 OPS hitter
Yeah, but apparently Moose can hit, if and only if, it’s against Milwaukee.
but yea… we are better in a weird way…. There is no way any free agent is signing with us. I would wager that extensions will be hard to come around with
There are some who say DB is not at fault, but, this has to the record for the worst record without a managerial change….
I can’t remember if anyone posted this article or not. If they have I apologize.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/could-the-2022-cincinnati-reds-be-as-bad-as-the-1899-cleveland-spiders/
Teams need to hit a certain point and then just let the game finish…. I mean this loss is taking too long… just get it over with
The 1982 Reds had Mario Soto
Maybe Castillo can be that
But right now this team doesnt have a good SP or a good relief pitcher or a good hitter.
They are bad everywhere
Ive not seen collective failure like this ever. That would normally say Krall should be fired except the owners told him to cut payroll to $100 million and get rid of guys. Krall was a good soldier
He did what bob said to do.
It’s hard to say who is worse DJ, Zinter, Bell, Krall, or Catellini. So let’s get rid of them all and start over. None have a single success to their name during their tenure with the Reds.
I would start with Krall because the GM or whatever they are called now hires the manager who picks the coaches
All the Bell haters…. Let him go 60-102? This team isnt winning and no one is ever hiring Bell as a manager after 4 years in cincy.
Find a new GM in the offseason who finds a new manager in 2023. But theres no rush. Let the current group fail collectively
I understand your reasoning. However, my concern is the damage done to the younger players. For example, Gutierrez looked much better earlier last year. What role has DJ played in that? Or Mahle? Bell plays the old guys ahead of the young guys. Does Barrero start? You get the drift. My view is the longer these guys are in control, the dimmer the future looks.
I cant disagree
Krall and Bell arent part of the long term solution. Its a question of timing
If you’ve heard the pre-game Bell interview on WLW the last few days, either he’s truly delusional or about to create the greatest miracle in the history of baseball. Says he’s confident this season will have a great outcome and that the boys should just keep plugging away and it’ll all be alright. They do have a chance to make history, I’ll agree – but not the kind of history a team wants.
Barely May and I all can hope for this year is Moose and/or Pham to get hot enough to trade for a decent reliever by the deadline.
I think i know what happend…. in order for the Bengals to go to the superbowl…. the Sports gods of Cincinnati demanded a sacrifice…. lol
We should have at least gotten the win in the SB for this kind of punishment 🙂
not even the football gods can overcome no offensive line
get a position player in there…. oh we cant… have sims play the field cause he aint pitching
Its 18-3!
@Doug. Can you start a priority points program or something for still watching???
Telez just missed hitting that one out. He easily could have 10 RBI tonight. All 3 pitches were in the same spot, on the inner half, elevated, practically sitting on a tee.
Don’t win many games issuing 9 BBs, 17 hits, 3 hrs, and 2 errors
The walks have to stop. If you look at the box score after every game, just look at the strikeouts and walks for each team, and compare them: just by looking at those two stats, you can almost always tell which team won and which team lost.
When will this owner, manager and GM be held accountable for this sorry excuse for a MLB team? They are AA at best. God….this is getting so pathetic.
Who does Bell know that he remains here with a job? What other team would tolerate keeping the manager at this point?
He knows Buddy, his Dad. Vice President and Senior Advisor to the General Manager.
Yep, that’s why I preferred to work for companies with strong anti-nepotism rules.