Last night saw the Cleveland Guardians shut the Reds out 3-0 to open their 2-game series at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati will look to split the short series with a victory behind Andrew Abbott. Tonight’s first pitch is set for 6:40pm ET.
Starting Lineups
Cleveland Guardians
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Cincinnati Reds
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| Steven Kwan – LF | TJ Friedl – CF |
| Jose Ramirez – 3B | Matt McLain – 2B |
| Ramon Laureano – RF | Elly De La Cruz – SS |
| Oscar Gonzalez – DH | Spencer Steer – 3B |
| Brayan Rocchio – SS | Joey Votto – 1B |
| Tyler Freeman – 2B | Christian Encarnacion-Strand – DH |
| Gabriel Arias – 1B | Stuart Fairchild – LF |
| Myles Straw – CF | Will Benson – RF |
| Cam Gallagher – C | Luke Maile – C |
| Noah Syndergaard – RHP | Andrew Abbott – LHP |
Starting Pitchers
| Pitcher | IP | ERA | WHIP | BB | K |
| Andrew Abbott | 76.1 | 2.95 | 1.11 | 27 | 83 |
| Noah Syndergaard | 72.1 | 6.35 | 1.40 | 13 | 46 |
| Links: Andrew Abbott’s Stats | Noah Syndergaard’s Stats |
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Andrew Abbott
After struggling in back-to-back starts, Abbott returned to the mound in his last start and pitched well against the Pirates as he struck out nine batters without a walk and allowed two runs in 5.2 innings.
When it comes to splits it’s very clear that teams avoid sending anyone but elite left-handed hitters up to face Abbott unless there simply isn’t another choice. The lefties who do get the opportunity to face him haven’t been able to do much. They have one double, one home run, and one walk in 55 triples to the plate against him to go along with their seven singles. Right-handed hitters are doing much better, but they still aren’t doing all that well. They don’t hit for average or get on base, but right-handed hitters are hitting for solid power against him when they do happen to find hits.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 252 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 63 | .221 | .298 | .414 |
| LHH | 55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .167 | .182 | .241 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-Seam | Curve | Slider | Change | |
| Velo | 92.6 | 80.9 | 82.9 | 86.5 |
| Usage | 49% | 17% | 17% | 16% |
Noah Syndergaard
The Reds hammered Syndergaard on June 6th for six runs in 3.0 innings when he was with the Dodgers. He wound up on the injured list for nearly two months after that and has only made three starts since – all with Cleveland. Two of those have gone well, while the middle one did not as the White Sox roughed him up for five runs in 6.0 innings on nine hits – including four home runs.
Both lefties and righties have found plenty of success against Syndergaard this season. Both make tons of contact, hit for a high average, and hit for plenty of power against him. Where Syndergaard does stand out is that he throws a lot of strikes and doesn’t walk anyone – but that hasn’t really done much for him this season.
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 159 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | .303 | .359 | .517 |
| LHH | 159 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | .299 | .333 | .558 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-seam | 2-seam | Cutter | Curve | Slider | Change | |
| Velo | 92.6 | 92.5 | 89.8 | 78.1 | 85.4 | 87.6 |
| Usage | 15% | 28% | 16% | 14% | 4% | 23% |
When and Where
- Game time: 6:40pm ET
- Where: Great American Ball Park
- Watch: Bally Sports Ohio, MLB.tv
- Listen: 700 WLW AM (Cincinnati area)
- Forecast: 78°, cloudy, 0% chance of rain
News and Notes
Luke Weaver DFA’d, Alan Busenitz called up
The Cincinnati Reds designated Luke Weaver for assignment this afternoon and called up Alan Busenitz from Triple-A Louisville. If you want more details, we got a little more in depth here.
Greene and Lodolo dominate on rehab
Last night Hunter Greene and Nick Lodolo were both on the mound in the minor leagues while on rehab assignments. Greene was with Triple-A Louisville and Lodolo was with Double-A Chattanooga. Between the two of them they racked up 15 strikeouts and allowed one hit in 8.2 innings. For more details and video from both starts, we’ve got you covered right here.
Cleveland’s struggles against lefties…..
The Guardians have been the worst hitting team in MLB vs LHP this season (.230/.293/.357). They've been a disaster vs LHP in August: .148/.207/.193
And no, the Reds aren't just as bad in August (though it's nothing to be proud of): .218/.274/.412
— Joel Luckhaupt (@jluckhaupt) August 16, 2023
Standings
| Team | W | L | GB | Playoff Odds |
| Brewers | 65 | 55 | 0.0 | 83.4% |
| Reds | 62 | 59 | 3.5 | 19.9% |
| Cubs | 61 | 58 | 3.5 | 49.6% |
| Pirates | 54 | 66 | 11.0 | 0.1% |
| Cardinals | 54 | 66 | 11.0 | 0.7% |
| Playoff Odds via Fangraphs | ||||
Is it just me or does It just seem inconsistent pitchers seem to have their best game of the year against the Reds.
That tends to happen to strikeout prone offenses, which the Reds have become.
Good point.
Yep! They all seem to become Cy Young reincarnated when facing that awesome Reds hitting lineup!
Anything on Fraley? Fairchild is awful.
The Reds FO must be slow learners like their field manager! Why the 6;40 pm start time! Left field is a brutal sun field that time of day and Steer’s misplay in the 1st inning last night cost the Reds 2 runs scored against them! In the end it made no difference as Bell’s AAA line up failed to produce a single run!
Here’s hoping for better results tonight!
School is opening in some districts around Cincinnati.
I agree with you on this. I commented to Lance McAllister on this last night. Two of the reasons no longer exist. Length of games is less of an issue. Games are not ended at 10 or 10:30. Also post pandemic workers are in the office less than 40 hours a week. Not as many people staying downtown to eat and drink and then go to the game. Some how on the 70’s the games could start at 8 and it would not be a problem
TV determines game starting times, not the Reds.
Weaver DFA’d? Say it isn’t so! Are we sure Bell couldn’t or wouldn’t use Dream Weaver to bolster the Reds stellar bullpen?
TV determines game starting times, not the Reds.
The software is all messed up tonight. Reds won 57% of games started by Weaver. Reds won 50% of games started by others.
Everything a 2023 Reds fan could hope for happened last night! All of the teams the Reds are battling in the NL Wild Card race lost except the Giants and the Snakes! Everything went our way EXCEPT the Reds lost to a pathetic hitting team in the Indians!
As an eternal optimist, at least the Reds didn’t lose any ground in the Wild Card race or to Milwaukee for the outside chance at a NL Central Division title!
Simply have to start winning and that starts tonight!
Mine:
Benson
Friedl
McLain
Steer
Votto
CES
EDLC
Ramos
Maile
The only thing I’m not sure about is Votto at #5.
Watching as usual. Every hopeful; ever cautious and skeptical.
Hoping for Abbott to have a good night and get some support.
Big game tonight. Abbott needs to get the Reds a split with the offense scoring early. Wins needed from White Sox and LAD.
Someone said Tuesday that Votto isn’t a leader because he’s trying so hard to be 25 again. Fitting in with the young guys is more important than being the elder statesman who sets the example. Even if it means chewing out some butt. Bell won’t do it.
Solid start for Abbott
Cleveland is doing their best Cincinnati impression so far. Swinging at everything.
Synderguard is easiest pitcher to steal on. Let’s see what the Reds do
According to (Mr. Stat) Sadak the Reds have the second worst record in the majors for the month of August a half game better than the Angels. Have to turn that around fast.
I like this game so far.
Nice start offense !!!! Keep it going !
We’ve already got one more run than we did last night. 🙂
So you’re saying there’s still a chance! Lol
Could be. 😉
Elly made something out of nothing.
I’m already seeing a highly variable Bizzarro-Zone.
Bad calls have 100% gone against the Reds so far.
I kind of noticed that. Though the one on CES was probably a strike low in the zone.
Productive out for Elly! Baby steps.
OK, Joey … make Thor pay for that mistake.
Or not …
Over to CES to make some rain.
That’s pitiful Votto , pure pitiful !
Sac Flys are taboo
Votto has become incredibly bad at making productive outs. It’s basically hits or nothing.
Happy we got a run. Hate to settle for just one. Joey just wasn’t patient enough to find a solid stroke for even a Sac Fly.
OK, let’s see how we play from the “we’re ahead” position tonight.
But Joey said it’s coming. His swing is there. He said the same thing all last year. No Joey you are done.
MBE posted about Joey today. I added my thoughts. I’m over him making a promise and not keeping it. It’s a sad end to things coming.
I was way ahead of you guys on this. I expressed my thought on Votto in previous years and actually took some heat from some posters on this board. The trick for me to deal with Votto now is don’t expect anything. If and when he produces, take it as a bonus.
LT, you weren’t the only one. That slow starter excuse got old about 4 years ago.
Reds might be worst team in MLB scoring runners from third with less than 2 outs … happens too many times with these guys
We’ve got to add a power bat this winter to help the kids out. And a quality veteran 7th & 8th inning rp.
Us and a dozen other teams who will actually spend money in a way we won’t.
Bad choice by MattyMc after a great snag. But JV didn’t block that one like he should have.
Wasted our review on this?
Well, no. They caught a complete technicality about failure to re-touch the base after stepping off into foul territory.
So all is forgiven, we get the out, and retain our challenge.
So he stepped off in foul territory, thereby requiring him to retouch the base before advancing, which he didn’t do. Is that correct?
DId not properly touch…. thats a new one
Re-touch. A true technicality. But it killed their inning 😀
Me no understand but we’ll take it. 🙂
With you on that.
Larkin explained it and I still don’t understand. lol
What I understood from Thrall and Cowboy is the runner stepped off 1st into foul territory (both feet) and then went to 2nd without tapping 1st as he headed out. Same rule as for any other base and a true “rules nerd review” win for the Reds guys watching that kind of stuff.
So how does that work at 3B?
No Rick, that was a good challenge!! Lol
I don’t get it.
Maybe Welsh can clarify.
He’d be the guy for sure.
Need some more “Tech Talk” with an umpire.
Cowboy and Thrall did a bit. See my explanation above. It was about “RE-touching” 1st in that situation.
Thanks
When a runner is on 3B he is taught to run, or at least get off the bag, in foul territory so that a batted ball that hits him will not be an out. Correct?
Just so nobody has to look for it …
What I understood from Thrall and Cowboy is the runner stepped off 1st into foul territory (both feet) and then went to 2nd without tapping 1st as he headed out. Same rule as for any other base and a true “rules nerd review” win for the Reds guys watching that kind of stuff.
And for Melvin and others, I believe this is more prevalent at 2nd or 3rd when somebody was rounding and needed to go back to a prior base due to a caught fly ball.
I get it. When a runner crosses a bag either way he has to retouch it to go back. Makes sense now. Got it. Didn’t think of it that way.
We miss Fraley’s bat.
With Bell in love with the “handedness” , the Reds really need a right handed hitting outfielder. Stuart Fairchild isnt it. Friedl,Fraley,Benson from left side and Steer from the right. I guess Hopkins isn’t going to play other than once every three weeks.
Feel happy for young TJ. He’s making MLB bucks and meal money without risking any injury … 😛
Yeah, a run producing righty.
Abbott is awesome. Even keeled, & one heck of a ballplayer.
So, there it was. Benson predictably comes to the plate with nobody on base because a bad hitter is hitting in front of him, predictably reaches base, and is followed by a bad hitter who can’t do anything. Another self-inflicted wound that could easily be avoided with a top of the order Benson, Friedl, McLain, Steer.
Are you trying to make sense again? You know better than that. 😉
Maybe we wiggle out of this little jam. Or maybe Straw scores anyway.
Can’t let Ramirez beat you (Thrall).
Can and did. Nobody even gave any thought to pitching around him. That’s too complicated.
This 2023 edition of the Reds has become nearly unwatchable since the All Star break!
They are 5-11 since Friday July 28th! And what happened on that date? Legacy Bell was given a three (3) contract extension!
And, I know it’s early, but JV and CES left 2 runners in scoring position in the bottom of the 1st! Those kind of wasted scoring opportunities come back to haunt later in the game!
The Reds hitting, or lack thereof, with RISP has to be one of the worst in MLB. Plus, it seems it has gotten worse since the AS break!
Just frustrating to watch from a long-time Reds fan!
SF lost and Miami is getting beat down. This team could be in great shape with just solid baseball.
Freidl above the fence. Let’s go already
TJ…centerfielder extraordinaire!!!!!!
That was a Ken Griffey Jr. catch by Friedl there. Stole a HR.
That is a poster right there where he holds up the ball
Excellent timing by Friedl to save a huge run and get that inning over.
And, that’s how you do it! Cleveland gets a runner in scoring position with 2 outs and they get him home!
Want a comparison? Our pitcher – ERA of 2.95 Their pitcher – ERA of 6.30
But, most, if not all opposing pitchers with ERAs over 6 become Cy Young when pitching against the Reds! Why is that? Young hitters? Lack of plate discipline? No Small Ball? No clutch hitting? I’m perplexed and wish I had answers!
As kind of being said earlier we’ve become a “swing for the fences on every pitch” type of team again. They ought to get the Viking helmet out for a sac fly or bunt or maybe just moving the runner over.
Marginal call, but JV with the bat on his shoulder instead of shooting one to LF like he used to in that situation.
Votto is toast
Another leadoff batter gets on base and we don’t even advance him to 2nd! Is bunting no longer allowed in the NL?
No. It’s not. Nobody does it anymore. Same for a controlled Sac Fly. It’s just not in vogue.
Tonight’s defensive highlight reel brought to you by TJ Friedl 😀
This is why floating Votto’s OPS stats doesn’t tell any story at all about what kind of hitter he is now.
Yep. Batting at 200 with 13 HR’s, but we’ve seen two AB’s tonight where he failed to execute anything productive.
Exactly. All or nothing and he doesn’t move a runner over or get a hit( like a single) when needed. Just buy him out and send him on his way at end of season.
Friedl is legit.
😀
LU-jit!!!
3 fly balls for Abbott and he’s out of the inning.
Senzel hitless today and Barrero with two.
Saw that in the box score. Doesn’t bode well for Nick this offseason.
I do hope he finds a team that will use him every day at 3B and let him re-ground himself.
I just hope it’s not with the Reds anymore. Oh to look back. Remember when Cleveland thought so highly of him? Could have made a big trade.
Marlins wanted him for Yelich…Reds said no…(rumored)
Stewie catches one!!
Reds need a lot more of that from Fairchild.
“Need” and “will get” are two different things. At least it works tonight.
Totally agree.
its always the quiet ones…. home run fairchild
Going to be a real shame if we don’t find a way to win this game. Fairchild heard me and hit a HR while I’m typing this. 🙂
Can’t be satisfied with three runs. Man they need this game.
BADLY
Big HR by Fairchild. He’s actually hit a lot of balls hard into some pretty tough luck since he’s been up in a few spots. Still don’t love him as a player but it is what it is
Friedl = Star of the game tonight. 🙂
Friedl is your every day CF. Hits both righties and lefties and plays solid defense.
Not according to Mr. Bell a lot of the time. He’s a platoon guy.
Far and away the best defensive CF we have on the roster. Very good against RHP and not terrible against LHP. So despite HDTBell’s love affair with the “hand jive” he should be there every freaking day!!
Stuey doesn’t get much love on RLN, but he actually had a .765 ops as a Red coming into tonight. Isn’t that slightly above average?
Fairchild has some pop in his bat along with his Ks and GIDPs.
This is a big opportunity with Fraley out to get some consistent playing time.
Reds could use another productive RH bat.
I hope he maxes it.
Careful about using OPS, which is a great stat to measure hitting. Most here are still stuck in the 70s and 80s using batting average.
Not stuck in the 70s, simply mathematically literate. OPS is an aggregate. The underlying numbers matter more as does the distribution of events, hits, etc. But, you keep beating the OPS drum and we’ll all pretend Votto is having another MVP season.
One doesn’t need to OPs out on Votto.
Even simple mathematics will do.
Look at his rbi #s vs total PA and project over a season.
OPs is for contract negotiations. I’ll opt for production.
Not MVP, but should give Votto whiners something to chew or choke on.
If….they were capable of self-reflection and even possibly entertaining that they might be mistaken about something.
No evidence of that happening any time soon.
A comedic cock-certainty.
@Harry, Votto’s performance occurs in clusters, very similar to Suarez or even Aquino. He has good games from time to time, but he’s no longer capable of his former production. He may be a great guy. He’s certainly a Reds legend. But, he’s no longer worth what they are paying him. Then again neither is Bell.
MattyMc Attack!!!
all right all right all right
Friedl starting to get locked in again. He is definitely part of the core, along with McClain, Steer and Benson who I trust to be true professional, consistent MLB players going forward. Obviously Elly, CES and the kids coming up like Marte are very talented.
MM is legit too!!
We needed that. Mighty Mac with a two run HR.
When they first drafted McLain, I thought “Risky move, he’s too small.”
Glad to be proven wrong.
For sure Melvin.
Can Steer catch? Let’s add that to his resume.
I wished. If he were 2 years younger and were to have player C during the DRL winter ball and some minor league catching that may have worked.
I don’t know long Realmuto’s conversion took, turnkey.
Those two dingers are even more important now.
So why wouldn’t’ a McLain w .300 BA, 15 hrs, 30 2Bs and 60 rbis translate into ROY?
That production is in reach.
Because Corbin Carroll
Steer is ahead of Carroll in most major offensive categories. I don’t think he should be crowned already like so many think.
Offensively this team will go where Mm takes it. But overall I realize that Reds are bottom feeders right no. We feast on bottom tier RHP. Any LHP or decent RHP will give our offense fist.
Come Friedl. You’ve got to catch those. It was only about 10 rows deep. 🙂
Not really understanding how Friedl doesn’t play CF every day. There’s literally no OF in the organization who is a better CF and his splits are fine,old-
We all wonder that except you know who.
Makes no sense.
Friedl had about a .950 OPS vs LH pitching from the start of the season thru June 30. But since July 1, it is below .550 with an OBP under .270. This is what has pulled his overall seasonal OPS down to or slightly below league average.
Just a good hitter in a little slump in my opinion.
Votto let that eat him up. Earned that E3.
That was the 1st HR off a lefty since July 19th for Cleveland.
Wow
Votto should be strictly a DH. And he’s not to good at that.
+50,000
Who is going to tell him that? Maybe Krall in late October?
He will get the hint when they give him 7 mil and tell him good luck.
Dude. Your constant whining about Votto and EDLC is really, really old. It’s every comment that you make on this site. Find a new puppy to kick.
Same could be said for every comment about Bell. Cut and paste comments.
That was a hard shot at Votto and they give him an error. I’ve seen some worse plays in the last month that went as hits. No clue anymore what a hit or error is.
True enough about the variability in scoring. But a solid 1B should make that play mulch more cleanly than what we saw (IMO). Joey just isn’t up to the task of anything more than just ordinary defense.
It hit him the chest. Are you kidding me. At least he didn’t ole it like he usually does.
That was a tough play. But the bigger question is does Joey Votto play well defensively at 1b for the next Reds champion team? We all know the answer to that.
Oh I agree. That is a error all the way. What I’m saying is comparing that to the plays in the past month that have gone as hits , that were clear errors, I don’t know what a error is anymore. And Votto tried to ole that ball. It just came back at him.
+1,000
It’s beyond baffling in many of the cases.
The Tribe has hit the ball hard off Abbott. Think it would be wise to get out of there while have the big lead. If I can see it, Bell can see it. Off day tomorrow.
He’s through the worst of it with that K of Ramirez. Short leash for the 6th is my guess.
80 pitches. He don’t have much time left. He lets a batter on , then Captain hook comes and gets him.
Cruz was warming.
I think you see him for the 6th…and hopefully 7th, if he’s rolling.
Handshakes all around. Looks like Abbott is done for tonight.
Abbott is done after 5….They are starting to wind him down. He wont pitch after Labor Day,.
Really expected some kind of announcement about Votto’s future by now. Can’t imagine anyway they would pick up an option or even offer more than the $7 mill bayout to play. Would think they would want to advertise a Joey Votto Day to try to get a sellout crowd.
It’s ultimately a pretty sad statement on this organization and the end of a great career. I realize they may pay him the $7M and then offer something paltry as a salary for next season, but then he clogs up the 26-man with his presence just for a “farewell tour” stint.
MBE had a great article on all that earlier today.
I though the buyout was $8 million, still farcical
Blind Hog … here’s your Acorn for tonight.
CES should blast this one so nobody has to run hard.
Way to work the BB!!
I’ll take the walk. Don’t see much of that.
Unbelievable , Joey gets a hit. But give the young up and comers a chance to get experience and Get out of the way!!! Go to the booth.
Fairchild is reading Redleg Nation. He says “hold my beer”
+1,000
😀 😛 😉 😮
Station to station … I’ll take that.
Benson with a huge opportunity. Thor cannot be happy, but at least he doesn’t have to face Benson.
Funny how the offense improves when the strikeout rate vastly improves. Only 3 Ks in 25 PAs thus far.
Ain’t it though? Almost like putting the ball in play gives you a better chance to make stuff happen.
That’s more a reflection on Thor than Reds hitters IMO.
RLN would have lit Stuey up if he popped up on that 3-0 pitch.
Just remember this going forward.
He’s having a good night, that’s for sure.
Yeah. I was definitely thinking why was he swinging on a 3-0 count. haha
But I still don’t want to see him taking CF playing time from Friedl on a regular basis. That would be my biggest concern given how HDTBell thinks.
Just be thankful Newman doesn’t play the outfield. 🙂
votto’s imposing appearance and youthful speed caused that
+500
You don’t see that every day. lol
Wow … complete brain fart on Naylor there.
Guardians giving this game away.
Reds need 12 outs, Hope the bullpen nails it down
The replay of TJ’s catch, pose with the ball, and the spit … 😀
Fernando Cruz Split is unhittable.
Luis Castillo change up.
Hes been very good.
It looks completely filthy to me.
Amazing how many on here don’t value Votto’s contributions. He’s not Votto of 10 years ago, but thinking he has no value is insane. A .800+ OPS is top 50 in baseball. Do people think every team is running out guys slugging over .500 in every spot in the lineup?
Should he hit 5th? Probably not. But he is plenty valuable to be hitting 7th or 8th 4 or 5 times a week.
Ummm…Would you rather have him at $20 mil per year or josh Hader at $20 mil per year????? Cody Bellinger @20 mil or Joey Votto in 2024. at $20 mil or JV?
Blake Snell at $20 mil or JV in 2024?
Joey Votto is not worth$20+ mil a year at 41 years old
What? Cody Bellinger was worth -.3 WAR combined his last two years in LA. He hadn’t reached .800 OPS since his MVP year four years ago until this year.
Of course Votto isn’t worth $20 million a year anymore. That doesn’t mean he’s worth zero. Crazy.
Bellinger is a still young former MVP who is carrying the Cubs? He has 3.9 fWAR now. Are saying the reds should spend $20 million on Votto over better players like bellinger or Snell or hader?
Bellinger is 3.9 WAR in 2023 now and a former MVP.
Votto is 40 under 0.5
You can have Votto in 2024.
Ill take $20 million on Hader or Bellinger or Snell.
But that’s one of the problems. He’s not batting that far down in the order, he’s not consistently doing the stuff he used to do (not the blasts, just the oppo flares), and despite that great stretch we just saw, he’s about #4 on the defensive depth chart for playing 1B.
I’d think 3-4 times per week at DH and the rare PH appearance. It’s just baseball and watching the decline this way is painful at least to me.
He doesn’t set the batting order, that’s on Bell.
I know he doesn’t set the batting order. But he could lobby to move down. He’s played far more ball than HDTBell ever dreamed of. And he did make “the promise” to the fans.
But whatever. Nothing we can change. It’s all sunk cost and barring some minor miracle, we’re not playing in October. If we do, that’s just gravy to me.
What promise? That he would retire? Again, he is still productive. More productive than the vast majority of hitters in MLB. Why would he retire in the middle of a year when he has shown he can compare with top 50 hitters across the league.
Joey Votto is a top 50 hitter in baseball ??????
Fangraphs says he is #257.
That’s on Steer. He had way more time to set and make a better throw.
If he was indeed out that was an awesome play by Votto.
Maybe robbed on that review just a bit. But JV did lay out for that big time.
Next week’s schedule isn’t doing us any favors. Alot of late games on the West Coast trip.
Yeah. Won’t be much baseball on the screen in my house.
Big parks favor us though with our speed advantage. That’s why our road record is better
I was talking about us fans. Might have to catch a nap before the game. Those 10 o’clock games are killers.
As long as we don’t try for a Viking helmet every swing.
TJ!!!
Friedl showing his skills tonight. Good bunt hit.
Leave Friedl at leadoff Bell the rest of the year … doesn’t matter if lefty or righty pitching …. He’s the best you got hands down !
Naaaaw. Got to have Newman there SOMETIMES. 🙂
SMH
Newman is this you?
hahaha!!! I’ve got my laptop in the dugout since I’m not playing tonight. 🙂
Looked well below his knees. But I can’t say I’m surprised to see the bat on the shoulder.
Steer finds his acorn in the form of an error.
And Votto also is reading RLN tonight … exactly what we needed.
Cleveland not exactly flashing the leather tonight. 🙂
EDLC can look so bad at the plate sometimes.
Like with Aquino or Barerro last year, you just want to avert your eyes.
Yep. Painful to watch far too often. Cowboy reminding us he’s only 21.
Is anybody working with EDLC on pitch identification? Swinging to contact?
You have to believe they are, but the evidence says “a hard no”. He immediately picks up the tablet on his return to the bench, but that’s “book learnin'” where he needs to go to the woodshed of sorts.
Is he willing to listen? Self proclaimed fastest man in the world, got his own bat, should have been on the All Star Team according to some MLB analysts. Who needs coaching?
That’s unfair.
According to his teammates he is a very studious.
You realize he’s accomplished stuff that only Barry Bonds has done at the same stage of their career?
Thats unnecessarily harsh.
He’s been up half a season.
Sure he’s a showboat, sometimes he backs it up.
Nothing in his history or makeup suggests he isn’t coachable.
But how much is he, or anyone else, being coached when we see such a lack of basic baseball fundamentals on the team?
Bell doesn’t sound like he’s really engaged with his players that way.
I know it’s so unfair and harsh. Being in the majors is tough. Maybe he needs a arse kicking instead of coddling. If his ego is so fragile that speaks volumes. And as I type a walk!!!! First one in nine days. Now that’s progress.
There’s your opposite field hit by Votto a lot have been calling for with runners on. 🙂
I know!!! Made me smile.
Against a lefty no less
Exactly….it’s there every AB. Every swing doesn’t have to be a HR to be effective.
Naylor making TY look like a gold glover
Elly needs to be benched. I can stand up there and leave the bat on my shoulders.
I had a high school coach say that to me. He could send up a different player to look at a 3rd strike. I still remember that over 40 years later.
Love seeing Joey go to left like the old days. It’s pretty rare.
TBD on Friday for the Reds. Roster wise they probably can’t do Richardson again, but he’s got serious arm talent
Stoudt got killed tonight. He’s been disappointing. Santillan same thing. Kuhnel & Big Tony & Jumbo Diaz. No more huge pitchers please. You’re a professional athlete
Agree with that. Jumbo position players as well. ( Moustakis)
Broxton
There goes Moll not walking the first batter again. Let’s face it. He’s just NOT going to make it on this team. 😀
Haha . I had to look up his height. He looks short but he is 5’9.
Looks like Simms may have moved down the pecking order …. He needs to stay there
I’m not sure our hearts can take him anymore
Can we keep Sims away from this game?
Just a hunch but I’m thinking Sims to the IL soon.
Sims was pretty dang good til this last few weeks and never got much love on here. Too much traffic, I get it. I’d give him a 10 day IL for Antone and he’d probably come back fine
Lodolo in town for a little eval and rehab. On his way to L’ville I’m assuming.
All we have to do is start scoring runs again and we can still take this division.
Well yeah because nobody wants it andCubs got bad news with Stroman.
McLain will get himself at least one gold glove eventually.
Question is will it be at SS or 2B. I’d prefer SS with Elly at 3B.
Me too. I think he could get one either place though.
Mark, Marti will probably be at third next year. I do expect the Reds to move India in the off season.
Reds need a pitcher Friday and Lively is due to pitch Friday in Louisville. I wonder if they call him up
He competes, but we can do better. Richardson would be on 5 days rest and isn’t Kennedy still active?
I don’t think they will try Richardson again. Especially with him only doing 3 innings a game. Unless they piggyback Kennedy with him.
Love me some Bike Helmets!
Naylor can’t wait for the night to be over.
Who would have thought Steer would lead the team in homers, doubles, and RBIs this year?
Even Newman or Stephenson would have been better than Votto there.
Opinions vary on Joey. Some say he’s still “contributing”. I referenced his “promise to fans” earlier and got taken to task for it. But I stand by it. And I think you are correct. Much of that goes to the situational inability of one HDTBell.
Newman and Stephenson have been awful. You’re just blinded by your Votto hate.
Elly, CES and JV standing there looking at strike 3.
Bell rolling the dice with Busenitz and a 5 run lead.
Comes up seven.
Sakak talking up Friedl like he should be in the lineup every day. Bell is not going to like that.
Leader Votto set a pretty good example for looking at strike 3 and CES followed suit. I know Votto lost a lot of his hitting prowess due to age, but his situational basebal IQ has never been good in my view. The guys loves to get a walk in any situation and he got a lot of walks, but no one counted many missed RBI opportunities he wasted.
Good win tonight.
High five’s for all!
Mike Clevinger shutting out the Cubs so far. Such a easy comparison to Lowder with the hair, but they really do seem similar. Clev more herky-jerky delivery, but they both know how to pitch. I’m excited for this Lowder kid
Bike Helmets to wrap it. Time to switch back to the Bally audio feed and catch some happy post-game stuff. As soon as Larkin stops talking.
Annie Sabo. 🙂
Well. Just on field tonight.
I know … I’m waiting … 😀
We now have a starter with 8 wins.
Who only joined the team on June 5.
Cannot lose 100 this season. 40 to go and we’re well ahead of the 2022 wretched pace.
These rookies for the most part have been amazing. Never seen anything like it all at once.