After last night’s shutout victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds will look to grab their first 3-game winning streak of the season. Starters Tyler Mahle and Mitch Keller will be seeing the same team as they saw their last time out, though the two didn’t match up in the same game. First pitch is set for 6:35pm ET.
Starting Lineups
Here are the lineups for this evening’s NL Central contest:
Cincinnati Reds
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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| TJ Friedl – RF | Ben Gamel – LF |
| Brandon Drury – 2B | Ke’Bryan Hayes – 3B |
| Tommy Pham – LF | Bryan Reynolds – CF |
| Mike Moustakas – 3B | Daniel Vogelbach – DH |
| Tyler Stephenson – C | Michael Chavis – 1B |
| Colin Moran – 1B | Jack Suwinski – RF |
| Tyler Naquin – DH | Diego Castillo – SS |
| Kyle Farmer – SS | Michael Perez – C |
| Albert Almora Jr. – CF | Rodolfo Castro – 2B |
| Tyler Mahle – SP | Mitch Keller – SP |
Starting Pitchers
| Pitcher | IP | ERA | WHIP | BB | K |
| Tyler Mahle | 30.2 | 6.46 | 1.57 | 17 | 32 |
| Mitch Keller | 28.0 | 6.11 | 1.54 | 10 | 24 |
| Links: Tyler Mahle’s Stats | Mitch Keller’s Stats |
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Tyler Mahle
It’s been a tough season for Tyler Mahle, who currently has an ERA of 6.46. He’s struggled at times to put left-handed hitters away as they’ve walked 13 times against him while striking out just 14 times. He’s limited the power output of opponents so far, but he’s still been touched up for a bunch of runs. Mahle is coming off of a solid start against Pittsburgh the last time out, giving up two runs on one hit and three walks in 5.0 innings.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 65 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .262 | .308 | .393 |
| LHH | 74 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | .250 | .378 | .400 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-Seam | Cutter | Slider | Splitter | |
| Velo | 93.4 | 86.6 | 83.9 | 85.6 |
| Usage | 49.9% | 11.6% | 13.4% | 25.1% |
Mitch Keller
The splits this season for Mitch Keller are pretty big. Right-handed hitters have been much better against him, posting a .901 OPS while lefties have been at a .657 mark this season. That’s a borderline MVP caliber hitter compared to a bench bat. Keller pitched last week against the Reds and allowed five earned runs in 4.1 innings while allowing 10 baserunners and striking out just three.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 59 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .302 | .373 | .528 |
| LHH | 68 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .270 | .324 | .333 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-Seam | Slider | Change | Curve | |
| Velo | 96.1 | 87.0 | 91.8 | 80.3 |
| Usage | 58.5% | 18.9% | 10.7% | 11.8% |
When and Where
- Game time: 6:35pm ET
- Where: PNC Park
- Watch: Bally Sports Ohio, MLB.tv
- Listen: 700 WLW AM (Cincinnati area)
- Forecast: 76°, partly cloudy, 10% chance of rain
News and Notes
Vladimir Gutierrez to the bullpen
David Bell said that Vladimir Gutierrez would be moving to the bullpen and that Connor Overton would be staying in the rotation. With off days on both Monday and Thursday, the Reds don’t need to have five starters in the rotation until the Chicago Cubs series – nearly two weeks from today.
TS batting 5th again. Hm Glad he’s at least playing. 🙂 He’s getting fun to watch.
Not surprised by the move to the bullpen. Obviously what can be read into by this is that Hunter greene will not be demoted anytime soon.
A win tonight puts us in pretty good shape to win the series either Saturday or Sunday. That would feel pretty good at this point.
Man!! Hit hit that right on the screws!
Still not thrilled to see Moose with a glove on his hand …
Nice catch …
It’s only one run … 😮
Leadoff cannonball 🙁
Judging by the top of the 1st, this ump didn’t give Keller any close pitches. That doesn’t bode well for Mahle the nibbler.
No, it definitely does not. He’ll have to be really sharp and we’ve yet to see that Mahle.
My alternate game tonight is the Binghamton Rumble Ponies vs. the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Cats up one to zip so far.
I don’t know if it’s the same ballpark or not, but Bimghamton was the first minor league baseball stadium I ever saw a minor league game in. I was in Bimghamtom for a trade show back in 2003 or 2004 (pretty sure it was 2003) and went by the stadium on the way back from grabbing an early dinner. No clue they had a team there when I went. Watched about half of the game.
AA Mets club. They are in NH tonight.
Yeah – they were still the Binghamton Mets back then.
It is the same ballpark. Opened in early 90s. About 45 minutes from my house. Mets affiliation.
Nice oppo rbi double for Farmer
Keep your head in, TJ!
That worked
Almora moves him over and TJ sac fly for the run.. 4 productive ABs this inning.
OK, Tyler. They boys staked you to a lead. No nibbling now …
Good hitting by the bottom of the order.I like he way we are playing the game as of late.Small things add up.Its still all about fundamentals.
Naquin,farmer, and TJ all producing, great.
Kind of hung one there … but it’s only one run
Mahle is just so puzzling to me and I don’t know where to start with him.Too many pitches for sure and just seems like he just isn’t in the game sometimes.
Yep. Kind of like a Jekyll and Hyde routine.
Thats a novel fit for a Richard Fitch deep dive.
A root canal….. but on average…. better off ……usually.
Nolan Ryan threw a lot of pitches. 1,000 more walks than any other HOF pitcher. However, opposition didn’t hit his very well.
Back to back quality starts by Reds pitchers. Good outing by Mahle.
Ponies just homered in the 4th. Up 2-1 now.
Hung one to The Moose!!!
Moose!!!!!!!!
Completely hung that one to Tommy Boy after falling behind. Why don’t you just go after him early? He’s average at best. Practically put that on a tee.
Keller made the cardinal sin….down and in to a lefty.
Thanks for the clear communication out there, guys. Obvious Pham called Farmer off.
Is Mahle getting worse?
He is called “the nibbler” but tonight his pitches are all over the place.
He will throw the 4 seam fastball way inside then throw it outside.
It is agonizing watching him pitch.
And it isn’t “effectively wild” either
They are called non-competitive pitches. Easy takes….not close enough for them to chase
How does Tommy Thrall and Chris Welsh not know that Pee Wee Reese was the Brooklyn Dodgers Shortstop?
Plus 1000
Naquin is dialed in tonight
Naquin has hit 2 off the wall tonight.
Can’t always move the runner over but we needed Farmer to hit that ball to the right side.
Yup, he had to know they were going to pitch him inside…should have just taken it and looked for something better.
Fisher Cats battle back and now lead the Rumble Ponies 3-2 starting the 5th
Slapped that one right down the line. Got to love it!
Drury picks up his teammates…2 run double!
Friedl’s hustle provided two runs there.
+2
+1000
Did some damage. Back to see if Mahle has figured anything out whilst he’s been sitting.
Could really use another 6-inning outing from a SP tonight
5th inning is looking better to start
Thrall … every Polish city in the country has pierogis. Every.Single.One. And the vast majority are only cheese.
And The Nibbler makes his mark on the 5th. Hoping he can nail it down right now and get out of the inning.
Whew!!! 😮
Mahle is his worst enemy.
Seems he always has been
Sumo wrestling between innings in NH … fun to watch.
And another mythical, elusive “quality start” emerges.
Nicely done, Mr. Mahle.
Yes sir.
And the New Hampshire Fisher Cats have blown it open over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. 5-2 in the bottom of the 7th. Fun to watch these games from all around the country.
Meanwhile, Drury puts us up by a bunch. Hope our BP can manage to hold the Pie-Rats at bay.
Big fly by Drury.He and Friedl went 0 for 5 last night but getting it done tonight.
A 2 homer night for the Moose!!!
The Moose is officially loose.
Wait, Whaaaat? who are these guys???
Heath gonna Hembree.
Ha!
Ty Steve is 0-4 with 3 punchouts and we have 8 runs.How about that?
Different hero every game lately…The whole team picks up TySteve tonight after the roll he’s been on.
+500
Moose…and assosiates open this game up. The path for.the 20 game win streak continues.
Exactly
Not sure why Diaz when it’s 8-2. Must have been his turn.
I understand a little, with what happened Sunday
This is why I get frustrated with Bell and bullpen usage. I realized he plays who he has, however you make a good point. Why Diaz, your best bullpen pitcher and not someone else.
Maybe he needed the work. I’ve heard that some/many BP pitchers don’t do well if they don’t pitch for too long. And..8-2 is nice, but maybe not all that safe for this year’s Reds.
In a 8-2 game I should add
Going to give moose a pass on that drop. 1 it was a hard catch 2
Moose has 2 HR tonight.
+100
It is a lot more fun to see Hembree pitch against the Reds rather than for us.
+100
Pham has crushed 3 balls tonight with nothing to show for it (107, 105, 101)
Naquin got a single on 39.3 exit velo
How can Mahle “The Nibbler” throw 106 pitches in only 6 innings with one (1) walk?
We aren’t going to ask why….we well just accept it.
He did have 8Ks FWIW
8 strike outs. 102 pitches.. lol
Nibbling can be a wonderful thing–if it results in K’s
Lots of hard contact, but Kuhnel escapes it.
So, my follow-up question is how many of Mahle’s 8 SOs were on full counts?
I can’t find it, but my eyeball test says there weren’t a ton of 3 ball counts
I’m on the question warpath tonight! Again, Diaz threw 11 pitches in the 7th inning with NO hits allowed and NO walks according to the ESPN game box score! So, why is Diaz not at least given the chance to start the 8th inning?
Bell’s management decisions are perplexing, maddening, infuriating (PICK ONE)!
Perplexing
Perplexing
Well it’s 8-2, so no need to burn your best pitcher for 2 innings. Some (me) will ask why did he pitch at all?
Because they want him to be available for Saturday’s game?
And there you go. At least a split in Pittsburgh. Chance for a series win tomorrow or Sunday.
Great spending time with y’all again tonight.
Gotta get all the wins we can against the Pie-Rats!
And get more monkeys off our backs 🙂