The Cincinnati Reds got their road trip started out right on Tuesday night, picking up a 6-5 extra-innings victory. Cincinnati will look for another win this evening which would guarantee them a series win. Detroit will try to even the series up as the Tigers hope to impress some local dogs on their final Bark in the Park night. First pitch is set for 6:40pm ET.
Starting Lineups
Cincinnati Reds
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Detroit Tigers |
| Jonathan India – 2B | Zach McKinstry – SS |
| Nick Senzel – 3B | Matt Vierling – 3B |
| Spencer Steer – RF | Spencer Torkelson – 1B |
| Hunter Renfroe – DH | Kerry Carpenter – RF |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand – 1B | Andy Ibanez – 2B |
| Harrison Bader – CF | Miguel Cabrera – DH |
| Noelvi Marte – SS | Parker Meadows – CF |
| TJ Friedl – LF | Carson Kelly – C |
| Luke Maile – C | Akil Baddoo – LF |
| Connor Phillips – RHP | Eduardo Rodriguez – LHP |
Starting Pitchers
| Pitcher | IP | ERA | WHIP | BB | K |
| Connor Phillips | 4.2 | 9.64 | 1.71 | 2 | 7 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 130.1 | 3.18 | 1.13 | 37 | 127 |
| Links: Connor Phillips’ Stats | Eduardo Rodriguez’s Stats |
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Connor Phillips
In his first start he allowed five runs in 4.2 innings. All five runs came on homers – he allowed two of them – against the Seattle Mariners. Phillips struck out seven batters and had two walks in his debut.
The splits aren’t entirely useless, but they aren’t all that useful at this point either. He made 14 starts in Double-A, all of which came with a pre-tacked baseball that gave pitchers an advantage they wouldn’t have in other leagues. He made 11 starts in Triple-A before making his big league debut eight days ago. The range of the types of hitters he’s faced isn’t the same as in the big leagues that he’ll be facing. With that all said, the splits in the minors and his first big league appearance weren’t all that different. Righties had an OPS 20 points higher than lefties did against him.
Splits (MiLB & MLB)
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 253 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 86 | .239 | .328 | .392 |
| LHH | 231 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 75 | .226 | .346 | .354 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-seam | Curve | Slider | Change | |
| Velo | 96.1 | 82.4 | 84.5 | 89.6 |
| Usage | 62% | 15% | 20% | 4% |
Eduardo Rodriguez
A target of many teams at the trade deadline, Eduardo Rodriguez opted to remain in Detroit and he’s continued to pitch well since the deadline passed. He did have a bit of a struggle in his last outing where he walked four batters with four strikeouts in 6.0 innings against the Yankees.
When it comes down to his splits, they are pretty big. The lefty is dominant against left-handed hitting. They’ve managed just a .495 OPS against him, don’t walk much, and strike out often. Right-handed hitters are nearly 200 points better when it comes to OPS, but that doesn’t mean that they are all that good. They don’t hit for average, don’t walk much, and they don’t hit for much power – they just do all of those things better than lefties have.
Splits
| Split | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| RHH | 413 | 93 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 94 | .247 | .300 | .377 |
| LHH | 115 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 33 | .162 | .228 | .267 |
Pitch Usage
| 4-seam | 2-seam | Cutter | Slider | Change | |
| Velo | 92.4 | 92.4 | 89.0 | 84.8 | 85.9 |
| Usage | 44% | 10% | 20% | 7% | 19% |
When and Where
- Game time: 6:40pm ET
- Where: Comerica Park
- Watch: Bally Sports Ohio, MLB.tv (out of market)
- Listen: 700 WLW AM (Cincinnati area)
- Forecast: 66°, cloudy, 5% chance of rain
News and Notes
Andrew Abbott pushed to Saturday
On normal rest, today would be Andrew Abbott’s day to start, but we knew that he wouldn’t be making the start as of a few days ago. This afternoon Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Abbott would get back on the mound on Saturday in New York against the Mets. There is no word on who will start on Thursday – it’s listed as TBA.
Wild Card Standings
| Team | W | L | GB | Playoff Odds |
| Philadelphia | 79 | 66 | +3.5 | 97.1% |
| Chicago | 78 | 68 | +2.0 | 84.8% |
| Arizona | 76 | 70 | 0.0 | 45.6% |
| Cincinnati | 75 | 71 | 1.0 | 23.0% |
| San Francisco | 74 | 71 | 1.5 | 32.4% |
| Miami | 74 | 71 | 1.5 | 17.4% |
| Playoff Odds via Fangraphs | Top 3 Make Playoffs | ||||
Division Standings
| Team | W | L | GB | Playoff Odds |
| Brewers | 81 | 63 | 0.0 | 99.7% |
| Cubs | 78 | 68 | 4.0 | 84.8% |
| Reds | 75 | 71 | 7.0 | 23.0% |
| Pirates | 67 | 78 | 14.5 | 0.0% |
| Cardinals | 64 | 81 | 17.5 | 0.0% |
| Playoff Odds via Fangraphs | ||||
Cubs are down 4 late & floundering with 3 in Arizona coming up. SF is down too. It’s there for the Reds if they take care of business
Cubs lose.
Right now the playoff door is opening. I win tonight will be a giant step towards that goal. I nice easy win would sure be nice.
Indians just gave up a 3 run bomb to the Giants in the 8th. Tie game.
Who are the Indians?
LOL…Whoops.
I’ve been semi-watching this game. A while ago, when Cleveland was ahead 5-1, they got a leadoff hitter to second, and the TV guys were complaining when the next hitter squared bunt. (“Don’t bunt! The score is 5-1! You gotta try to get a hit here and drive him in!”) He eventually hit a grounder to short, and the runner remained at second. Next guy singled, but the guy at second could only get to third, where he was eventually stranded. Skip ahead to the 9th inning, and now the score is 5-5. This idea that “bunting is never a good strategy” is really driving me nuts. Sometimes it’s the best strategy.
Or if Kwan is stealing there he scores on that.
@J, I went thru gameday to try to find the inning of the situation you mentioned, can’t find it.
But hypothetically speaking, what score changes your mind on trading an out for a base in that situation? 6-1? 7-1? 8-1? Surely there is a run differential which would make you change your mind on that?
Personally @ 5-1 down, runner on 2nd, no outs, I am not trading an out for a base.
ATH,
Cleveland was ahead 5-1, not down. It was the top of the 5th, on the road, they’re ahead 5-1, leadoff double. I think that’s a situation where you should be willing to give up an out. I don’t have any definite set rules for this (and obviously it depends who’s at the plate and who’s up next), but that one seemed like a no-brainer to me. Try to be ahead 6-1 in the fifth inning. Then maybe you don’t lose 6-5 in the 10th inning.
I thought it was SF with the double. But anyway, easy to say that in hindsight, knowing what the final score is. I would never bunt there, for either side. There are strategic instances when you sacrifice an out, very few rarely though.
I think it’s telling that SF, even with the score tied in the 10th and runner on 2nd, didn’t not sacrifice an out. They’d rather have 3 outs to play with, than 2, even though first of those 2 might be with runner on third.
As it turns out, they had runner on third with 0 outs anyway. Now they have 2 cracks with runner on third and still a third out to play with.
MLB managers have moved away from sacrificing outs, for good reason.
It wasn’t hindsight. At the time I thought it was stupid not to try to advance that guy to third and give yourself a chance to score a run without another hit. And it would have scored a run if the next guy had done exactly what he did, but with a runner on third.
I understand as a general policy bunting isn’t a good idea, but there are times when it makes sense, and that was one of them.
I would disagree that it would ever make sense to bunt up 5-1, unless it was pre-DH days when pitchers hit.
No manager would ever have a hitter bunt up 5 to 1, nor down 5 to 1. That’s just crazy.
Knowing that the stupid Cubbies lost, I think we play very hard.
EDLC and Votto both on the bench? Amazing – two thumbs up for Bell on this
+5,000
Good call by HDTBell. And they are both available later if needed. But the construct of the line-up is about as good as this roster can muster. Hoping Marte can manage SS well tonight. I know it isn’t his best position.
I think it’s Marte’s best position and the one he has played almost his whole career.
Chris – I asked that of Doug when he first came up. Doug noted he’d rank behind MattyMc and EDLC and was less of a defensive liability at 3B (and a non-option at 2B).
Remains to be seen what happens tonight.
Mark, I would agree that he’s a drop off from McLain or EDLC, but he didn’t start playing 3rd base until last season. Based on his minor league career, he’s had a tiny bit higher fielding pct at SS. That said, I would think that Marte feels much more at home playing SS. Is he our best option there? Probably not. I hope he does well.
Kind of wish Stephenson was playing and don’t understand Bader hitting above Marte and Friedl but oh well. As always hope it works.
But now Ty can play tomorrow in the day game. So there’s your pattern. Actual performance doesn’t factor into the decision at all.
Mark – Stephenson set out of the starting lineup two of three of the last series.
Detroit pitcher is a tough lefty. Dodgers traded for him at the deadline and he refused invoking his no trade clause. Elly cant hit lefties and Votto cant hit good lefties. Yes, he hit a homer against a terrible lefty from Colorado first game or so and St Louis the other day. This isnt a AAAA lefty. It’s an All star.
I was so stunned that Votto & EDLC wasn’t starting that I didn’t notice Stephenson wasn’t playing. There goes my giving Bell a break. I
Oh, and go Metros, go Bernies, go Bravos, go Guardrails!!!
I need to go gargle. I threw up a little bit in the back of my mouth just typing that.
You mean you and I didnt predict this back in March.
Hey….go METS and Guardians and brewers. Ill take any scenario where the Reds are in it.
+5,000
IMHO whether we make the playoffs or not that we are even talking postseason is amazing. A starting rotation pieced together the entire season. I’ve been a baseball fan for over sixty years and I have never seen a team so unpredictable with their starting rotation play to this team’s level. Amazing GO REDS
Bell has done a pretty stellar job handling the pitching staff, all year. One of his strengths for sure.
Just curious — can you explain how Bell’s handling of Weaver fits into this?
J, that’s ridiculous. Who else did Bell have to pitch besides Weaver? He can only use the guys that he has. I have issues with Bell too, but sometimes people just make stuff up to bash him.
Chris, would you have sent Weaver to the mound every fifth day? Not tried doing a bullpen day, not try an opener, not try to develop another starter — just keep sending Weaver out every five days so he could pitch a few bad innings? Seriously? I wouldn’t have. Even if Krall absolutely refused to bring up anyone from the minors to replace him, I wouldn’t have allowed that nonsense to continue without trying something else.
And Chris, that isn’t making stuff up to bash him. Continuing to send him out to pitch every five days, when the Reds were clearly in the playoff hunt and he was showing no signs of being anything but bad, was one of the weirdest managerial decisions I’ve ever seen. I think you’re making up stuff to bash me.
Bell has a certain amount of control yes, but Krall determines the starting pitching 100% (I assume with some input from Bell). Weaver is in no way on Bell. If anything, the fact that the Reds won so many of Weaver’s terrible starts gives kudos to Bell.
Sorry J, you are just wrong. Krall had Weaver on the team to start, and Bell essentially had no options but to use him. Secondly, knowing that Weaver already gives you no more than about 4 innings, you really would choose to burn the bullpen each 5 day that much more? Really? You aren’t making any sense, and yes, this is just another way for you to bash Bell.
Giants a sac and sac away from coming back to walk this off.
Marte at short well that’s different
That was an unsatisfying inning.
Could be a rocky night for the Redlegs with this guy on the mound.
DD#1 did a year of grad school in Detroit City. Had an apartment that could see the river and Belle Isle. Quite the revitalization effort there (spoken as one who lived in Grand Rapids for nearly 20 years).
The first inning shows what could be the night to the Reds offense against E-Rod…
It’s becoming almost comical how often opposing pitchers can get through the first inning on 10 pitches.
And now a walk and wild pitch with 2 outs for the pitching.
Reds have only one hit in the last 6 innings and it was the winner last night by our missing catcher who has had now 3 days out of the last 4 off.Yeah I know its a day game tomorrow but why not play him tonight and rest him tomorrow or why not play him both days.Just saying all hands on deck cause all games count
So THAT’s why Friedl is hitting 8th! It’s the RBI position.
TJ Triple…2 run variety.
Bottom of the order comes through again.
Did Larkin say Friedl “let that ball travel”?
Nice turn on that pitch to drive it down the line.
Friedl heard me complaining about not hitting and said take that old man and I gladly will.GO REDS
And some people have said Friedl is our 4th outfielder next year! Unbelievable
Oops…you beat me to it, BR.
Exactly. They are the same people loving Fairchild. Smh
Friedl, the “Fourth Outfielder” to some here, with his 8th 3B of the season.
Scored 2, turned over the line-up, and ran up his pitch count just a bit. Nice work all the way around.
OK, Connor … they boys backed you. Just do your job here. Nothing fancy.
Friedl just absolutely crushes left-handed pitching.
That 4th outfielder (as some actually call him) continues to show he’s among the two most impactful players on this team this year.
Those same people will be quiet now until Friedl goes 0-12. Then they will be all over him. SMH.
Escaped that batch of trouble. Nice glovework and positioning by Senzel.
Phillips obviously has the stuff just not sure if he knows where the ball is going but would be nice if he could go 5 at least.
He’s young. That definitely plays into it. I think he does have the stuff to compete.
Love the variability of the Chumpire again tonight. Got to be so frustrating for our younger players. And for everyone in general.
I have to figure out how to adjust this box on my screen. I got a new TV but there is still something wrong with it. Three of those weren’t even close.
+5,000
😀 😀 😀
Kid doesn’t throw enough strikes
I understand why you can’t really do this, but I would like to have a guy warming in the bullpen every inning from this point forward.
As I was saying…
Can’t pitch from behind continuously to
major league hitters man
One haunting walk plus one wall-scraper equals a reset …
Bound to happen and it did.Just can’t walk major league hitters.He will learn but its tough at this level and at this time of year.
Can’t live on two runs now. Have to score more.
You’d think one of these new kids would run into a solid start but guess not.
I would like to order up one of those walks and Homer’s for the offense. Where has the longball gone?
Friedl is a core part of this team. He does many things well
Thank you for the poor defensive fundamentals. We’ll take it. 🙂
L-E-G-I-T
😀
Friedl with a bunt hit. Didn’t somebody say last night he was tired of Friedl bunting? The crap people post.
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a MLB batter with the bunting skill that Frield has. He looks like he’s tossing the ball where he wants, every time.
Brett butler
https://www.mlb.com/news/tj-friedl-thrives-helping-reds-create-chaos
Oh yeah, I remember Brett. Good call.
Great comp. Brett Butler was able to lay down the bunt anytime, anywhere and ran like a bat out of hell to 1st from the left side, similar to Friedl.
Maybe Norris Hopper?
Just a good out is fine here.
India still chasing that pitch.
Thank you for letting that run score too. lol 🙂
Yeah, after the strikeout that was a gift run.
Welsh – “I’m stunned every time I see a major league team unable to defend that”.
I agree.
That works for another run, but swung at ball 4 there.
That worked out … a little weird to see, but it worked out.
Bad play by their 2nd Baseman. He looked home, had time, but didn’t go there for some reason. We’ll take it.
It’s a weird way to score a run by the Reds but it comes to be more frequently in recent games….
Maile did absolutely nothing that inning that will go noticed by people not watching the game. But he didn’t strike out and hustled that grounder out to beat the double play. Then perfectly executed that steal and stop to stay in the run down long enough to score marte. He quietly helped the Reds execute and score 2 runs.
He’s a ball player for sure. He competes as hard as anyone on the team.
He’s the best overall #2 catcher I can remember the Reds having
This isn’t even a joke… It now surprises me more when a guy is able to score on a sacrifice fly than when a guy is able to score by stealing home. What is going on with this team and sac flies?
You’re complaining about HOW they score, why?
No, I’m complaining about the fact that they don’t seem to be able to hit sacrifice flies. Why? Because sac flies can be helpful. For example, in that last inning, a sacrifice fly from India wouldn’t have ended the inning. They’d have had a runner on first, a run in, and the #2 hitter at the plate. But instead they had to rely on Maile giving himself up to score a run.
I can’t believe this is an argument. Being able to hit sacrifice flies has been a good thing in baseball since baseball started.
India’s not trying to sacrifice himself there, nor should he be. If he hits a fly ball out that turns into a SF, fine. But he’s not trying to sacrifice.
^%=/$&== Phillips stop walking the leadoff hitter.
Command is not his strong suit.
He might have thought he was supposed to do that on the Reds.
A team tradition.
With Cabrera running, I’d almost like to see Senzel run that ball across the infield rather than throw it.
Get Phillips out the game now
Antone is rested and should be able to go 2 if the first inning is efficient enough. Unless they are saving him for tomorrow….
Would be nice to get Phillips thru 4 though and possibly even 5, knowing tomorrow is gonna be a long bullpen day.
Two of the three runs are walks…..sheesh
Did a walk score again? Hmmm
Phillips is giving his all though and keeping us in the game so far. Can’t complain too much at this point.
The walks keep Phillips in trouble
This really isn’t a good day to try to squeeze an extra inning or two out of of the starter…
Tomorrow is a bullpen day. It actually IS a good day to squeeze Phillips.
No, it isn’t. If you lose today’s game because you’re worried about an inning tomorrow, you’re not being smart.
Hmm…. Bell isn’t letting him try to get through this inning. He must be crazy, right? Doesn’t he know tomorrow is a bullpen day?
If I didn’t know better, you’re kinda complimenting Bell there.
Well, I’m complimenting that he didn’t make a third mistake in that inning. He made one in letting him start the inning, another in letting him face a second hitter, but then he got one right. So, yes, I like what he did after those first two mistakes.
Those weren’t mistakes. Bell would have been an idiot to pull the kid after 4 innings at that point. Again, Bell messes up a lot, but geez, you make stuff up to bash him.
3-4 runs by the 4th again. Lowder is better then these guys. Not will be better but is better
I think Phillips comes out for the 5th on a short leash. Bell gives them a chance but if the batter reaches on a hit or walk, he pulls them.
I agree and am okay with it. One batter reaches and yank him.
Leaves him in and another guy gets a hit. Come on Bell.
People were clamoring so hard for phillips earlier this year. Anyone who watched him in Chat or Lou watched what we are watching today. Very good stuff. Not polished. He walks a lot of people with pitches that aren’t even competitive. I like that he is up learning in the bigs though. I think it will help him and Richardson for next year.
+1000
He doesn’t have starter repertoire or command. He might eventually, but as you say, not polished.
In fairness, he didn’t give up HR’s in AAA though.
The Reds hitters helped Ed Rod being so agressive swinging the first pitch finishing the inning tossing just 5 pitches… To be patient was a better strategy I think
A 5-pitch inning in that situation is not ideal. But I guess these guys must know what they’re doing, right?
4the BB. Not good.
Should have been out of the game after the leadoff walk ….. Bell waited too late again
With the 5 pitch inning he probably didn’t have anyone ready.
Yup. Especially given the fact that Bell didn’t ask any of his hitters to be patient, so the top of the inning lasted about 12 seconds, it was pretty predictable that Phillips wasn’t suddenly going to have great command.
Classic Bell! Always one batter too late! His in-game management, or lack thereof, drives this old Reds fan nuts!
I agree with Bell letting Connor start the inning, but with a short leash. The leadoff walk is inexcusable there. And Bell should have pulled him after that, especially with the guy that just homered off him coming to the plate.
DW — I guess my question is why it makes sense to let him start the inning. While it’s true that he MIGHT suddenly turn it around and pitch two or three strong innings, why would we expect it? He’d been shaky in every inning, and he’d barely had a chance to sit down in the top of the inning because the hitters couldn’t be patient. What would lead anyone to think he’s likely to have a good inning?
J – To give him the chance to save the bullpen some innings. If he gets through one more inning, that is likely one less reliever burned for tomorrow’s game. If he allows someone onbase, as he did, then you bring in the reliever you would have, and that reliever can do his job. Just my opinion.
But what happened was that he actually had to use two relief pitchers to get through the inning because they inherited two runners. I just think there had to be a better way…
J, I get the sense that you didn’t play baseball past Little League. You really thing the manager of a MLB baseball team is going to walk up and down the dugout and tell his players to start taking pitches? LOL…Clearly the game plan was to jump on fastballs early in the count.
Cruz can really be nasty
Cruz intimidated by Miggy?
I guess so. Nobody had even put a good swing on him.
Let’s walk some more dudes …. Are you
kidding me.
Has he actually thrown a strike to anyone?
Are you watching?
Cruz struck out the previous two batters.
Yeah, I saw them swing at a lot of pitches out of the zone. That was the point I was making.
Yea but I know exactly what J means … he was all over the map with those pitches
Got it, J.
Doesn’t need to throw a strike as long as they are swinging .
“Intentional” wakj to set up the Moll vs < Mendoza matchup?
Don’t you love it when the wheels fall off?
Nah….I think Bell did pretty well with that.
Pitched around Miggy and brought in the lefty to handle the meat.
Which he did handle. So the outcome is good.
Look what I found in my glove!!!
Good job, Moll. Not walking the first hitter was all we could realistically have asked for. Getting the guy out was just gravy.
It seems like Reds pitchers have the “green light” to walk the first batter they face in whatever situation they find themselves in.
None of the wins ever come in the boring variety. It would be nice once in awhile though.
Yep. I’d love to sit back with a bowl of pretzels and watch an easy Reds win.
I guess I should have done that with Greene’s last start.
More of those.
I was thinking the same thing the other day. They just never blow anyone out. They always seem to play to the competition, or get blown out themselves. Then the series finally against St. Louis happened…that was a nice change.
Sam Moll is amazing. 1 scoring inning in 6 weeks.
Yet some say Krall didnt trade for elite SP Giolito or Lorenzen or Scherzer….all of him were available and all of him are injured or stink or mediocre and not moving the needle…..Not aging well for the Krall didnt do anything crowd.
There were people who said trade for Scherzer and Ohtani?????
And Moll isn’t a rental. That’s bonus points for The Bull.
With Sanmartin struggling and then TJed out, another lefty in the BP was really a deeper need.
SP options weren’t so good, but I was keen on getting Lorenzen back.
Moll has been a find, but needn’t have been the ONLY move Krall made.
At least he didn’t make any bad trades….we have the winter for that.
I was a huge fan of the Moll trade from the got go, especially since we have control of him through 2027 and he’s been awesome with the reds. He throws strikes, has good stuff doesn’t get flustered
Nifty pinch run decision on 3-2 count there.
I like the late AB insertion of Elly as a PR. Kind of took everybody by surprise.
At least we’re done with Rodriguez for the night.
So EDLC to 3b, Senzel to RF, Steer to 1B?
Bell must be like a pill bug on his back with his legs kicking in glee.
Okay…I was close.
Moving Marte to third adds one more switcheroo for Bell.
Four player position moves in one.
A Bell quadrifecta.
Now thats funny Harry
“A Bell quadrifecta”
hahaha 🙂
Did I see a hitting coach talking to Marte there?
For those wondering Friedl is 15 for 22 (.682) when bunting.
8 PA’s were counted as sacrifices.
People were right…he needs to stop bunting. ….eyeroll
Exactly. What in the heck are they watching.
Friedl and Fraley are in the way of Fairchild for his fans here.
They won’t be getting much love from some.
That’s incredibly impressive. I wonder what the BA record is for anyone with 20+ attempts in a season? Gotta be it maybe.
Just looking at the wild card standings. Man the Padres are the most underperforming team. Alot of talent every year and they spend alot of money and they get blah.
Friedl hits lefties better than righties. Everyone (especially Bell) needs to accept this.
Bell has a handedness bias that applies to every LHB not named Votto, Winker, or Moustakas. Stats do not matter.
Well
In full scoreboard watching mode
It’s a Wednesday in September.
Sign me up
Akil Neomon Baddoo.
One of the all-time great baseball names.
Nickname should be Bada-Bing Baddoo
Mets up 4-0. Need to pull out all the stops to win this.
I know Senzel catches a bunch of crap, some deserved some not deserved, but it sure is useful that he , like Steer can play all multiple positions.
I’m still thinking he finds himself in a different uniform for 2024. Change of scenery is probably a good thing for him.
Oh holy crap!!! Trainer out to look at Antone???
Just a shame. I mean who isn’t pulling for this guy.
Awful for Antone
Tejay we hardly knew ye.
No no Antone, I wonder what they saw. I didn’t see anything.
DJ saw something….anyone got anything? He looked ok
Just about every pitch was offspeed .
Fastball topped out at 92.
That’s all I got.
The last pitch was at 89.8 MPH a four seam FB… Concerning… the fastball before was at 92.4 MPH…
Yeah I rewound it, watched it again and didn’t see anything, but did notice that. Any then he threw over to 1st in the dirt.
Phillies are also down to the Bravos late in the game.
These walks are atrocious !!!
All SEVEN of them?
Okay, walking Miggy was a good idea.
The others….
I don’t like to rant on Sims and I hope he finishes Torkleson off. But he does make me nervous.
And … exhale … 😮
Sims has got to be leading the team in BBs from 0-2 and 1-2 counts.
Sims picked Antone up by walking the first batter.
Need to make sure that happens every inning.
If Antone is hurt and can’t hold up his end of things and walk someone, then Sims will step in.
I was hoping for a game to be under control. Now I am just hoping for an inning!
So a lot of bullpen work last night. A lot tonight. And a bullpen game slated for tomorrow afternoon.
What could possibly go wrong? 😮
Or is this a formula for us to sweep the Tiggers … 😛
Right elbow discomfort for TJ.
Shut him down for 2023.
Oh yes.
Has any team K-ed 10 times while also walking 10 batters?
We could see it tonight.
Benson for senzel verse a righty?
I know we harp on this, but why not Benson here for Senzel?
And now a 7 pitch inning to go with the 5
Terrible new. Antone out with elbow issues.
Really need Bike Helmets here.
And not likely with Meadows running. Just K him instead.
Kind of like that.
Every single game with Gibaut – every single game …..
Lucky … but good job escaping
Can we get a DP on Kelly and get credit for an out in the 8th?
Asking for a friend … 😀
Nevermind …
McClain is the better SS….hope he’s back soon
He’s a WAY better SS. But with that oblique injury, I’m not sure he makes it back before 2024. Maybe for a playoff series. If he does come back, that’s a good problem to have.
Big 6’5″ guy getting down on those slow grounders is not easy.
#EDLCCF
McLain is better at SS, but EDLC is also a plus defender there.
11 LOB’s for the Tigers thru 7
Playing with fire.
Good job Gibaut. We have to find a way to score here in top of 8th. I assume Duarte then Diaz?
Buck maybe?
Perhaps
Didn’t know that was Kirk Gibson in the Tiger booth.
He sounds like he’s 97.
With wear and tear, that might be accurate.
He is 66, and deals with Parkinson’s disease.
Still no Martini or Benson, eh?
Bell is just toying with us.He always does the unexpected.
The veteran presence trumps all handedness
I keep forgetting that 😀
No doubt Reds can go on a winning streak but they will have to hit and just like last night they just disappear at the plate.Reds pen may still get 6 outs but we need to score some to allow them to at least breath.
Tigers BP 4 pitch walk to lead off hitter
5 straight balls
Renfroe fishes at a slider off the plate.
5 straight balls to start the inning so Renfroe swings at the slider out of the zone to bail the pitcher out.
Then he looks at strike 3.Awful at bat by Renfroe
Of all the questionable calls by the Chumpire, that wasn’t one of them.
Not really feeling it for Renfro.
Not pinch hit Martini or Fraley?
Bell remains a mystery.
Eh. It’s not like we’re in a pennant race and need all the runs we can get.
Nope he just does the unexpected.Gave up a long time ago trying to think with Bell regarding lineups and pen usage and who plays and where they play.Way over this old man’s head for sure.
He’s not whiffing, but he’s not hitting it hard either.
May wind up in the .220s by season’s end.
Detroit pitcher has elite off speed. Dont see the Reds playing add on. Need 6 outs…tough one.
Philly coming back to the pack? One more against Atlanta then three with the Cards and then Atlanta again.
Offense pitiful
Bell has 3 LF hitters on the bench.
Bader’s splits appalling against RHs.
I don’t get it.
Fraley for Renfroe and Benson for Bader and I wonder if that inning is different. That made zero sense letting them hit.
“Bell has 3 LF hitters on the bench.”
FOUR
Guys in my humble opinion Renfroe and Bader have brought little if anything to this team.
No need to be humble, BR.
You are correct in your assessment.
Renfroe has added some … not enough.
Bader is sucking air out of the room too often.
Renfroe has 4 hits. What exactly has he added?
No walks here Duarte … throw strikes man
BadaBingBadaBaddoo
Double clutched and it was too soft anyway.
Day just called him on that.
Elly playing 3B makes that 99% of the time.
Would have been close anyway, but bad throw by India.
In a penalty race you, you have to turn a double play there. Now we face their best hitter with tying run on.
Not that he would have had him but Indias throw was horrific.
Need to give Diaz another 1 or 2 runs as a cushion here.
Indeed. They get a ghost runner on first via BB against Diaz.
Very nice relief work there for a change…
3 outs folks
Focus on the W
Just like the go ahead run, winning this game will be a gift. So ugly
Don’t get the ride or die PT of Renfroe and Bader with this one. Votto would have been useful as new DH last inning.
CES expendable but not Bader. Strange.
Not much left in bullpen. Do the Reds call up Kennedy for tomorrows game and IL Antone?
I’m thinking they have to call up somebody. Definitely need a fresh arm tomorrow. And it’s an early game, so have to get that travel started.
Metros handling the Snakes (7-0, 7th). Bravos beat the Phillies. We already know about the Stupid Cubs and the Giants. Bernies behind the Phish at the moment (1-0, 7th).
Let’s put away the Tiggers right now.
Indians gave that one away to SF…up 5-2 in the 8th
Really really surprised Friedl was not bunting there in that spot
How did the Chumpire blow that call??? Just plain ridiculous.
“Stands” … so they can’t get it right anyway. Why am I not surprised.
I still like the aggressive attempt by Marte there to make something happen.
I don’t understand why Maile hit there and extremely unnecessary play by marte. Friedl hitting away was OK with me although a bunt would have been as well.
More of the same. Need insurance runs and let Maile GIDP instead of using a lefty against a tired righty reliever.
Bell loves pushing buttons and this game it’s total silence. Scripted off day for Votto, Benson, etc?
Not such a Smarte play
🙂
Umpiring amazes me. Worst than a weatherman.
HP Chumpires are so variable and then the base Chumpires get so sloppy and lazy.
So a hot Stephenson doesn’t bat for Maile in a one run game in the 8th with a man on. David Bell is exhausting. Only three more years. No big deal. 😀
And no Benson for Senzel when we had the chance either.
Actually only 2 1/2 before another extension. 😀
They must have seen something that I didn’t. Marte looked like he beat it to me.
“Stands” means they didn’t see enough to overturn it. Frankly, I think they missed it. But it was very close.
It was close but I still don’t see how they thought he was out. He beat it but my opinion won’t over turn it. ha ha
Oh boy put your seat belt on ..
Will he hit him or walk him?
Yep … buckle up RLN. We’re coming in for a landing.
Marte was safe.
Yes, he was
That was a big no call gamble by Bell with Stephenson and Votto waiting in the wings. Of the three, Maile would be my last choice
Frader, Renfro, Senzel, Maile…all could have been pinch hit for.
And remember no Miggy coming up either.
Remember in July and August people were saying Maile should play almost every day over Stephenson? Baseball is a funny game.
I’m July and August that was true. Stephenson finally looks healthy and with it. Very glad!
I was out tonight followed as I could on GameDay. Any Antone updates?
It like he only threw slow offspeed stuff. Sinker topped out at 92
A roster full of Mendoza-line guys and we walk them.
Diaz ain’t NEVER gonna make it easy …
NEVER
THROW STRIKES DUDE !!!!
Come on Diaz bare down.
Obligatory BB
Setting up the DP?
1 more.
Another generous strike goes our way this time
OK, Meadows isn’t even at .200 … can’t mess around with him.
And still he nibbles.
Thank goodness that’s over.
Hurry back McLain
Please do ….for crying out loud …. Throw was right on the money !
Yay!
That’s on Elly.
Out if he catches it.
And its not close. And if you’re not going to catch a perfect throw by Maile in that situation you got problems. I don’t know if anybody caught the look that Bailey gave Ellie but it wasn’t pleasant. I think he’s starting to wear some of the other players out on the team with these constant boneheaded plays
I saw that. Bet Maile talks that out with him privately.
He’s shaky at shortstop
MM is by far the better of the two.
Ball gamefolks
3 game winning streak
Need a hot one.
Ballgame! Good win, Redlegs!
It’s a good day to be a Red
Sweep. Swiffer time! Lol
Raise your hand if you thought that was a base hit off the bat??
Most definitely! I almost had a heart attack for a split second.
I did. Hand up.Lol
Great bullpen work again (minus the walks). Anyone left for tomorrow?
Does Elly just not concentrate or need glasses or what? That was a great throw and that was the end of the game…except he can’t catch a simple perfect throw from the catcher to end the game. Very lucky his nonsense didn’t cost us. I’m getting kind of worn out with him because he does more dumb things on the field of play then I’ve literally ever seen one player do and most of it just seems to be from lack of focus or concentration.
I’m seeing a lot of “chinks in his armor” of late. Not sure why. But that’s just another reason I’d rather see him at 3B when we get MattyMc back. I think he’s just pressing right now.
15 games left.
It seems he is just too “casual” sometimes? Loses focus. Head not in the game.
Yes, MM at SS. And, with India at 2nd it’ll be that way for the remainder of 2023. Bell will rotate Marte in to some degree.
Elly likes to nonchalant routine plays, like that, and pop-ups off to his side.
Maile gave him a stare down too, it appeared that way.
He’s 21 years old and he puts people in the seats because of what he may do that very few if any can do.Saw the play and your right if he just catches the ball they may have got the call and we don’t even have to see that line drive for out number 3.He is best at third but there is no excuse for that really awful attempt.
+10000
#EDLCCF2024 🙂
Have the Snakes/Metros on my other screen. Snakes scored 1 but there are 2 outs in the 8th.
Make that 3.
Metros still up by 6 and only need 3 more outs. Too bad they don’t have a Diaz to close it out for them tonight.
Edwin is trying to make it back before 2023 is over, right? I thought I read that somewhere.
Another squeaker. We pulled it out. Maybe Daivd Bell just wants to keep us on the edge of our seats and not get too comfortable. 🙂
If that’s his strategy, it’s working here at my house.
I held my breath on that 3rd out. Thought it went through. Wow nellie!
76 wins and counting.
Winning record in September.
Still in a playoff race.
Survived another start by someone not dreamed of as a 2023 rotation piece at season start, and a little bit more experience under Phillips belt for 2024.
I had them at 78 before the season started.
Yeah.
Another improbable win. I’ll take it. Absolutely nothing easy. Ever! Let’s get the sweep.
33-17 in their last 50 away from GABP. Winning away series at a good clip.
Last 6 games on road.
They will be on the road alot in playoffs.
We’re 17th in HRs in one of the top HR parks and we’ve given them up a ton at home.
Holy cow. Now the Reds really might as well win the World Series.
Hope so! $55,000 to me if they do!.
Can’t wait to see the lineup for tomorrow’s game so we can play manager again for most if not all of the game.Reds win tonight despite and I will leave it right there until tomorrow.GO REDS
Gonna be a wild ride for sure.
For sure.
Who knows what we might get, but here’s what I’m guessing:
India
Friedl
Elly
Fraley
Steer
Votto
Martini
Stephenson
Benson
I will throw in a guess
Frailey
Friedl
Steer
EDLC
Martini
Votto
Stepho
Benson
Marte
I think I like your guess better than mine.
Three players with hits. Nine strikeouts, I guess it’s still a win.
Reds bullpen incredible recently, the unsung heroes for them having a winning record.
Probably going to come down to the last weekend for the last spot. Not sure who all will be in it but is going to be kind of crazy I think…Reds only 2 games back of the Cubs too.
I thought the Cubs were a lock but they gotta be feeling some pressure now. Dbacks vs. Cubs this weekend going to be huge.
Wouldn’t you love to see the Stupid Cubs on the outside looking in? Noses pressed up to the glass, tears in their poor little eyes?
😀 😀 😀
Well I’d rather see the Brewers not in it since they absolutely have dominated the Reds ha, but Cubs not in it would be next best I suppose!
And the Snakes go down!!
WC spot #3 is currently ours. Just win, baby, win and good things will happen.
Snakes lose. As of right now Reds would be in the WC
Pretty exciting for MLB…you got the Reds, Dbacks, Marlins, Giants any team could go on a run and get that last spot, and who knows maybe the Cubs or Phillies collapse (doubtful especially for Philly).
Cubs play Braves and Brewers their last 7 games I think. But I don’t think Atlanta or Milwaukee will be playing for anything so they may not put their best out against the Cubs, will see.
Yeah but other than setting up their pitching rotation they’re not going to want to let off the gas because it’s easy to lose momentum and hard to get it back heading into the post-season
It’s amazing that the Cubs have a 129 run differential advantage over us yet we only trail them by 2 games. Baseball is crazy