After a 5-1 win last night the Cincinnati Reds will look to make it two games in a row over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds will look to Mike Minor as he comes off of his best start of the year. The Cardinals will counter with a lefty of their own and a trade deadline acquisition in Jose Quintana. First pitch is set for 6:40pm ET.
Starting Lineups
Here are the lineups for tonight’s game:
St. Louis Cardinals
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Cincinnati Reds
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| Tommy Edman – 2B | Jonathan India – DH |
| Dylan Carlson – CF | Nick Senzel – CF |
| Paul Goldschmidt – 1B | Kyle Farmer – 3B |
| Nolan Arenado – 3B | Donovan Solano – 1B |
| Albert Pujols – DH | Alejo Lopez – 2B |
| Tyler O’Neill – LF | Stuart Fairchild – LF |
| Paul DeJong – SS | Aristides Aquino – RF |
| Yadier Molina – C | Jose Barrero – SS |
| Brendan Donovan – RF | Chuckie Robinson – C |
| Jose Quintana – SP | Mike Minor – SP |
Starting Pitchers
| Pitcher | IP | ERA | WHIP | BB | K |
| Mike Minor | 79.2 | 6.10 | 1.54 | 29 | 66 |
| Jose Quintana | 127.2 | 3.45 | 1.32 | 42 | 108 |
| Links: Mike Minor’s Stats | Jose Quintana’s Stats |
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Mike Minor
In his last start, Mike Minor had his best outing of the year as he allowed just two runs in 7.0 innings while walking no one and striking out seven batters. It was only his second quality start of the year in his 15 games.
The splits against lefties and righties are pretty extreme for Mike Minor. He doesn’t face many lefties as managers try to avoid the lefty/lefty match up. When they do get the chance to face him they don’t do a whole lot, posting a .272 on-base percentage against him and only showing moderate power. Right-handed hitters, though, have put up MVP caliber offensive numbers against him this season with a .305 average and a .582 slugging percentage.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 273 | 73 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 47 | .305 | .381 | .582 |
| LHH | 92 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | .239 | .272 | .409 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-Seam | Slider | Change | Curve | |
| Velo | 90.4 | 85.3 | 84.2 | 79.0 |
| Usage | 41.7% | 23.5% | 24.2% | 10.2% |
Jose Quintana
Making just his 6th start for St. Louis after being acquired in a trade at the deadline from Pittsburgh, Jose Quintana has performed well for the Cardinals so far as he’s posted a 3.28 ERA in 24.2 innings and given up just one home run.
The lefty doesn’t get a chance to face off against many other lefties, but when he does they don’t do much of anything. In 88 plate appearances against him this season they’ve yet to homer and have just a .288 slugging percentage. Right-handed hitters have done better, but still aren’t finding a ton of success against him. They are hitting .260, but they’re also slugging just .386 and don’t draw many walks against him.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 450 | 107 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 81 | .260 | .319 | .386 |
| LHH | 88 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | .238 | .307 | .288 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-Seam | 2-Seam | Change | Curve | |
| Velo | 91.1 | 91.3 | 86.4 | 78.5 |
| Usage | 36.3% | 15.9% | 20.4% | 27.5% |
When and Where
- Game time: 6:40pm ET
- Where: Great American Ball Park
- Watch: Bally Sports Ohio, MLB.tv (out of market)
- Listen: 700 WLW AM (Cincinnati area)
- Forecast: 78°, sunny, 0% chance of rain
News and Notes
 Albert Almora to start rehab, Detwiler to free agency
The #Reds today sent OF Albert Almora Jr. (right shoulder contusion) on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Louisville.
Additionally, LHP Ross Detwiler, designated for assignment yesterday, has elected free agency. pic.twitter.com/NPGrLelq0X
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 31, 2022
Not sure how I feel about losing Detwiler – I’ll need to look closer at his numbers. But more (some?) good lefties in the bullpen would be nice. Sanmartin can’t pitch every night!
Good to see Barrero back in the lineup. Here’s hoping he gets 120 more plate appearances before the season ends. He doesn’t have to be suddenly amazing, but as long as he continues slow and steady improvement I want him getting more reps.
Finally, the must see story line within this game will be Pujols vs. Minor. If Albert is going to reach 700 homers he needs to capitalize on these starts against lefties. Can’t say I’m rooting for him to do it, but it is a compelling plot line.
Ross Detwiler’s numbers were usually the second-best reliever on the team for long into the season. So, it’s very strange to DFA him and keep so many of the worst like Strickland. Wish this was looked into by team writers/analysts. Disappointing move by the organization.
Same question I asked on Reds Minor Leagues: If the opportunity arose this winter, would the Reds trade 20 yo Elly De La Cruz for 31 yo Mike Trout? Keep in mind EDLC is cost controlled to +- 50 mil or so over his first 6 full seasons. Mike Trout will make more than 280 mil over the next 8 years. I would not make that trade.
Nope
I would hang the phone up. 31 and alot of money owed.
Abso-freaking-lutely … NOT!!
Funny. I thought everyone would think I was crazy for saying no.
Interesting comments about this.. I would think about it. Mike Trout is a great player… great player. Cruz is a prospect may or may not become a mlb hitter/player. For the record I do think Cruz will do very well at big league level.
I would say no as well, however very intriguing post in my opinion..
The Reds wouldn’t take on Mike Trout’s contract regardless who the Angels were asking for in return.
I’m not sure this organization will ever sign players to multi-year contracts again, at least not under the current ownership. That is why I look for India and Stephenson to be shopped in 2024 or in 2025 at the latest.
I think this rebuild will be much different then what we have seen in that past. The Red’s success will depend on their young players and what single season free agents they can sign at the end of Spring training each year. There will not be a free agent spending spree at any point.
Of course, there are other factors why the trade your propose won’t happen, Trout’s age, recent injury history and of course Trout’s 5/10 rights to veto any trade.
I also wouldn’t be eager to trade Elly De La Cruz. There is a chance he will have a pretty good major league league career. I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say a player like Alonzo Soriano could be a reasonable comp.
Hope Detwiler finds what he’s looking for.
Let’s Kick these WLB Piggies out of town with their tail feathers scorched!
Obviously starting with the second batter 😮
Talkie talkie boyz … that collision wasn’t necessary.
OK, that’s one inning down with no damage done.
The Farm Dawg JUUUUST missed that one.
OK, serious question … when AAJ is ready, who goes down? Friedl is playing too well. Fairchild appears to be ramping up his game. Is this maybe the swan song for AA, or does the 28-man expansion tomorrow save his bacon for a month?
Minor just pulled off a BIG LEAGUE move with that grab.
Nice, quick, efficient inning by Minor. Brings his pitch count back in line to where we need it.
Votto in the booth.
I’d love to listen … but … Sadak …
Donnie just keeps barreling along. I really like that guy.
I love Donnie Barrels approach and bat to ball skills. Hes a professional hitter. I just dont see what position he has. Hes not good defensively and too short for first base…so hes pretty much a DH/extra player and doesnt fit the Reds in 2023.
Agreed. He’s probably slightly better at 2B than the other IF positions, but he’s nowhere near the top of the heap there given the rest of our IF resources in the organization.
Love the crawl at the bottom of the game about the upcoming game with the Rockies and the pitching matchups. (Chase Anderson, 0-1, 33.25 ERA vs. TBD).
Votto is going to be a fun tonight. Already an improvement. Love the throwback Cincinnati Royals hoodie.
bottom of the screen
Cowboy just called Chuckie “Romine” … I’m pretty sure that’s Chuckie behind the plate, isn’t it?
Let’s see how much good the head clearing did Jose
Very interesting look by AA on his stance. Last night he was basically closed on everything. Tonight he looked to be between his very wide stance and a partially closed stance pivoting on the pitch until he had to 2 strikes then he went into full closed stance and fought the ball off for a hit.
Bat still on the shoulder? I didn’t take notice one way or another.
Wide open stance, bat on shoulder. Constant criticism for that. Watched SD vs SF today. Some guy named Manny Machado with wide open stance and bat on shoulder until deliver. His numbers don’t look too bad.
Ergo, it’s not the stance or the bat position during wind up. It’s where the bat is when the ball reaches the plate.
Well you just know what is going to happen with AA. If he isn’t with the Reds, a lot will fall into place and over the next 5 years he will have at least as good of a career as say an Adam Duvall and quite possibly that’s he floor.
BUT if he stays with the Reds things will never change much with him.
Just how it will be. Not saying it is anyone’s fault, not even his own.
Barrero walks!
A hit and a walk by AA and Barrero … Cowboy and Thrall saying Jose didn’t look as “jumpy”. I’d agree on that at bat.
Votto doing a TED talk on hitting in the booth. This is some really good stuff.
Solid oppo to extend his streak and give us an RBI (that Chuckie set up).
India 14 game hit streak I think
What is going on? Aquino barrero and Senzel beating the WLB’s
(Did i say that right mark)
Perfectly stated, sir!
Middle and oppo approach on display and working again tonight.
And Senzel plays some add-on 😀
Tonight’s broadcast is painful. Sadak slurping like a teenager. Ask Joey why he hasn’t adjusted to the shift.
Thanks for reminding me why I always overlay the WLW feed when I can … even if Joey is in the booth. Sadak just isn’t worth the indigestion.
180 degree different to me.
Joey is dropping amazing knowledge and doing so better than 99.99% of all other color commentators. Dude legit would be the Romo of baseball analysts if he wants to do that in 2024.
Anyway, I am not cooking dinner and telling my wife “sorry. Not sorry” right now!
Same here. He has already elevated Larkin’s game.
Good call. And Barry becomes a lot better (more engaged), while Sadak actually has been stepping aside.
Farmer looked a little anxious in that AB … he chased some pretty high garbage.
Presenting the latest children’s book, “A Cookie for Nolan”
What is wrong with Aquino?
Aquino going with a little toe tap along with the modified stance.
Noticed the new stance. 2 for 2 tonight. Singles. Love it.
And Barrero is definitely being more patient and selective. Signs that both he and Aquino are trying to make changes to their hitting approach. Very positive sign.
3 for 3 for Aquino. First 3-hit game sincec2019 acc to Reds broadcasters.
Somebody better check to see if NORAD is tracking inbound aliens … that’s a 2nd hit by AA after Fairchild ripped a single. I’m postponing my walk until this inning is over. And now I’ll need a flashlight.
It’s taking me 2 hours to mow the yard. I mow sections between innings. votto is amazing
I strongly disagree with many of the esteemed commentators here. I love Sadak and he’s by far my favorite Play-by-Play guy the Reds have had. The job of a commentator is take the game we are watching, and make it even more fun. I can’t stand commentators like the former guy he replaced that would constantly complain about the game.
You are welcome to disagree here. We take all comers.
Few of us liked Thom B. either. He earned his own ticket to oblivion with his stupidity.
As for Sadak, I personally find his constant chatter of “factoids” very annoying. I certainly don’t find his addition “fun”, but I agree that’s what you should get from a good commentator. In the end, it’s all opinion and we can’t do anything about it but accept whoever is in the Bally or WLW booth calling the games.
He sounds excited and happy to be watching the game. Ultimately, it’s rare when any commentator says something insightful about the game, so I just want someone who is enjoying the game. Cowboy is definitely the most likely commentator to say something interesting that I might not have known about baseball, so he’s my other favorite.
coming in late and might be in and out…. if Votto could ever play and broadcast at the same time….
Minor’s attitude on the mound is terrible, as is his pitching. He needs to go.
Lineup tonight giving good professional at bats. Way better.
Some definite positives tonight, including offense from India, Senzel, Aquino (you’d never know he’s a .170 hitter if all you saw were his at bats tonight), Barrero – despite the GIDP – and the steady Solano. But MVP tonight is Votto in the booth. Fantastic stuff!
Minor out after 87 pitches.. he hurt too lol.
And Mark M… should we sound alien alarm with the abs tonight lol
I have NORAD on alert.
Oh good…
My wife just said, “Tag! You’re it!”
That pretty much sums it up.
“I Hit ball hard” Rolling here
A little “Roger Dorn Ole” hit for the 12-year-old
Time for AA to continue restoring our lost faith in his abilities.
I’m stunned. Absolutely stunned. He must really want to stick on the 28-man for September.
Votto talking about his poor 2018-2019 seasons. I’ve spoke a lot about it. It was when he started deep crouching, choking up, and half swinging
Aquino hits three…. Votto in the booth, a pleasant experence? Aliens
Hordes of aliens … and I haven’t heard Votto because … Sadak.
votto is dominating the convo, if you dont usually, i would today, looks like he will be here for the duration
Could be… go check for us Bet On Red…. be our lookout
Really, really hate he gave up one to The Neck Tattoo … I just do. I can take almost any other WLB player. But not him.
If TJ Friedl could turn into Tommy Edman, I’d be very excited.
I’d label him as a poor man’s Edman right now with potential to upgrade the real thing.
If you squint real hard, you can see the similarities in their game.
Farmer could be a keeper. Has really done well since his early struggles.
And we escape with no damage done! The Other Farmer gets it done.
On the advice of counsel, I’ve switched to the Bally feed to hear Joey. I trust I won’t be disappointed.
Wow … what a treat. He’s definitely elevating Larkin and Sadak isn’t talking even 10% of what he normally does. Joey is Da Bomb!
Senzel out? anybody catch the reason why?
Just to keep Fraley in the game and insert The Lettuce Guy for Chuckie?
OK, the Strickland inning is out of the way. We really need to score and then help Diaz boost his confidence.
Warren and Strickland 0 runs allowed. What is going on…lol
All you alien guys can cash in the those chips….Strickland just went 1-2-3. Nothing that can ever happen, will top that.
Hide in the bunkers!!! Lmao
3rd baseline ball boy is picking it tonight.
No kidding.
I don’t remember if the Reds have been able to hit and defeat Gallegos sometime in this life
Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in.
Give up power and defense for handedness? Not to mention 3-3. Hopefully, Friedl delivers.
Marmot wins that management face off
I prefer Aquino’s new technique, stance, and three hits. Hope he keeps it. It will benefit the team.
+500
Aquino against the righty or Friedl against a lefty.Bell had to know Romano was down there or did he.Bell out thinks himself again but it doesn’t matter because Fairchild saves him and gets picked off.AA and his 3 hits meant nothing to Bell.Joke of a manager.
Yes he is. I logged in at the start of Strickland’s inning. Was Senzel injured or did he get Bell’ed. And AA’s L/R splits aren’t that different. And in a 2-2 game, shouldn’t Bell be more conservative burning through his pitchers?
Fraley pinch hit for chuckle and Senzel made 2nd to last out. So Romine was placed in Senzels spot in the order and Fraley in Chuckies.
I’d hoped that the DH had cured him of double switch-itis. So he removed two guys that were 5-7 in a tie game. SMH
Bell just has to do what he always does and thats just play everybody.He can’t help it and can justify every move either by matchups or splits.All managers do it but you have to have a roster that has talent.Bell doesn’t so he burns players like crazy trying to match wits.Aquino after 3 hits and a rocket arm on defense is gone so Friedl can face a lefty?Made no sense to begin with.
When you know who “manages” like that it makes it very hard for me to watch the Reds. He just kills me.
Mandatory BB
ADiaz to Yadi Molina … I’m not fooling around.
Yadi Molina to himself: I’m getting way too old for this *#^%
Only if Billy Hamilton could have bunted like Freidl.
+5,000 … wouldn’t we have loved to see that?
I made popcorn and I just realized … I could have had a Lars Nootbaar instead 😀
Lmao. Not enough points left
Thank you … thank you very much. I’ll be here until the bitter end 🙂
That was just missed
Wow I thought that was gone.
Oh so close … just got under that by a smidgen.
Fraley was batting .095 against LH’s. That really worked out well. Situational awareness apparently non-existent. If the game goes extra innings, what’s left on the bench or in the bullpen. What does St L have to counter with. A simple payoff matrix – do you raise the bet when the guys up cards show 2 pair and you can’t match either?
Moran , I believe, is the only one left on bench. I’ll go with Fraley. Where is Papierski when you need him?
Yep. Moran is it. If the game goes past Midnight, do we get to add the extra two players?
Apparently the mandatory BB is contagious 😮
Our lettuce wilted.
+500
It looked rusty to me
And The Lettuce Guy will be our ghost runner … I really hope we can keep the WLB’s off balance in their half of the 10th. If we can’t seal the deal (one way or another), I may have to tap out. It’s getting a little late for me.
Bell continues to over manage and as usual it hurts the Reds.
That’s among my top complaints about DTBell … the OVER managing. Kind of goes along with a certain TV booth announcer OVER calling a game.
yep
Yep
Two guys that went 5-7 get pulled to watch the rest of the game.Bell just isn’t the manager to lead this team.Now maybe you give him a 95 win team and he then can shuffle all those guys around and it won’t make any difference.He has to know he is in a gun fight and the other manager has more bullets so what he has must be used wisely or sometimes not at all.
Are the Reds playing with a short bench? Because it wouldn’t surprise me.
No, not this time around.
ROBBERY!!!
Come on GIDP!!!
Cowboy about went nuts on that one.
Time to walk it off. Farm Dawg up with a runner already in scoring position.
IBB for Lopez … not surprising.
All our eggs now in the Colin Moran basket.
cardinal color commentator lamenting the fact that nobody can bunt, to move a guy from 2nd to 3rd to win a game….i agree 100% ……sad state of the game
They only have to look as far as their catcher. Molina had no clue how to bunt.
Well, he’s a rookie, right? 😮
Yep. It just isn’t done.
Even so, you have to bank on the next guy hitting it far enough to score the slowest guy on our team from 3rd. All against a pitcher chucking it 100+.
The “LOUDER” sign … 5K fans can only make so much noise, folks.
So Bell has now removed 3 guys who were 7-10 tonight accounting for 7 of the 11 hits. Now he’s out of players. Really looking out for his former team. No one could be that clueless.
And the cobbled defense has Solano at 2nd. I almost would have risked bringing India into the field and waving our DH.
Bell just likes to inject himself into the game to make sure you know he is smarter then anyone in the park
101 – 102 MPH fastball was too much for Solano and Moran
Umpires suck.
In general, yes. The cadre of HP Chumpires is pathetic at best and detrimental on most nights.
Wow. It sure would be nice to have a guy out in RF with a rocket arm right about now.
Blistered it … right at Barrero.
It’s up to the Nootbaar.
You think Nootbar will get a cookie?
Nope … just a free pass to 1st base
Now we focus on The Neck Tattoo
Love seeing Molina in an epic fail.
Great inning by Sanmartin.
Unbelievable pitching
Moran on 2nd to start things off. Can this mash-up of a line-up seal this deal so I can go to bed happy?
Now we have slow foot Moran at second. I would rather had Fairchild hit and be the ghost runner. Bell can’t think that far ahead.
He’s got to be a half-step faster than The Lettuce Guy.
Really nice pick by Barrero. Can he get the hit that wins the game in 11?
Reiver just competes. He fights, every pitch.
Well, we know Friedl can control a bunt. Is that what we’ll see?
Better than a bunt … nicely done, TJ!
Not just a make-shift 5-man infield … actually taking Dickerson out and bringing in an IF’er.
Made contact and removed the GIDP chance.
Time for a little Rake Fraley action.
Just a general challenge here … good call to exercise it by DTBell. Maybe they see something the HP Chumpire couldn’t in real time.
So now the choice to hit Moran for Fairchild looks even worse. Almost anyone but Moran scores on that play. Yikes.
Bell doesn’t have a pitcher that can run better then Moran? Like Bell used to use Sonny and Lorenzen.
That chapter isn’t in “The Book”
Can’t take Moran out…nobody left
Just like the inability to bunt, if one of these guys just lifted one to medium depth, we’d be over and done.
Up to The Lettuce Guy. If we can’t seal it, I’m out for the night.
Bell has just been outmanaged at every turn starting with the double switch if not before.
He took out Aquino then Fairchild on 2 out gambles. That’s like looking for an inside draw for a straight in a card game. In Aquino’s case it was even going to take an extra base hit or 2 hits to score the run.
+10,000
I also can’t help wondering if anyone considered a squeeze from Fraley. Maybe Fraley is a terrible bunter, but somehow it feels like that was a higher percentage play than expecting Moran to score on any play where his speed mattered…
I considered it, but Bell didn’t call me and ask.
I retire for the night with a slim hope that we’ll win this one … but fully expecting to see that hope dashed. They pulled me in again tonight. I supposed that’s why I love our Reds.
This team is a show composed of fecal matter.
Just pathetic, letting them off the hook.
That throw was in the on deck circle…Molina still had time to run all the way back to home plate to tag Moran out.
+500 I’d have liked to have seen a wide angle of the entire play. Surely Moran must have broken late or paused in route.
And it looked like Yadi had gotten disoriented and didn’t even know which way to turn to best get back to the plate.
I’m out. I’ll be shocked (and pleasantly surprised) if the Reds somehow pull this one out. The only good news is that the Cardinals ghost runner is Yadier Moran. Goodnight Red fans.
You can’t blame the bullpen tonight, very good job by all.
NPR had a story on the 33 inning game from the minors back in the 80s recently, I hope we’re not in for that again here. But this game has been offensive futility.
The Reds seem are not going to win tonight… Impossible to have more walk-off chances and to be so incompetent to score
Hoping the Cards get at least 1 more because the odds strongly favor the Reds getting at least 1 too.
I am retired so it doesn’t mean that much to me about getting to bed. I just want this farce to end.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, this one is on Bell. It’s not even debatable.
Unless I am missing something, why not Joel Kuhnel in the top of the 13th? Why in the heck put this Chase Anderson guy in. I know we have went though the bullpen, but what about Kuhnel? Especially with the off day tommorrow. Anyway, Reds had chances to win this thing, with runner on 3rd and no outs. All they needed was a sacrifice fly, couldn’t get it done. Bullpen pitched very well tonight, EXCEPT this Chase Anderson guy.
Looking for bright spots. Anderson lowered his ERA by about 2 runs (tongue firmly in cheek).
And Barrero didn’t strikeout. The 0-5 wasn’t great , but he made contact.
This game, once again, proves that David Bell is not a competent major league manager. Sad to say the Reds and their fans, are stuck with him for a long time.
Yep, at least, until a new owner comes in and cleans out the FO
Well Bell delivered. Unfortunately, it was for St Louis. Bull Krall, if you’re reading RLN, and we know you are, DFA Anderson first thing in the morning and fire the entire coaching staff. And the call ups should be Steer not Piscotty. I’m glad tomorrow’s an off day.
The Reds catchers are pathetic as hitters…. Farmer was 0-6 stranding a lot of runners on base… Anderson looks like a DFA candidate sooner than later
They need to let Farmer go or use him as a utility player. He is not an everyday player and not getting any younger.
Cherry pick much?
So you missed the 2-4, RBI, just 1 night ago?