3-26-21 Reds vs D'backs 4:10pm

[Ron Madden]

Reds
1. Jesse Winker (L) LF
2. Nick Castellanos (R) RF
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Eugenio Suarez (R) SS
5. Tucker Barnhart (L) C
6. Alex Blandino (R) 3B
7. Tyler Naquin (L) CF
8. Jonathan India (R) 2B
9. Wade Miley (L) P

D'backs
1. David Peralta (L) LF
2. Ketel Marte (S) CF
3. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B
4. Christian Walker (R) 1B
5. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 2B
6. Nick Ahmed (R) SS
7. Carson Kelly (R) C
8. Josh Rojas (L) RF
9. Madison Bumgarner (R) P

[LeDoux]

Happy to see Votto back on there. Worried about not seeing Senzel.

[CySeymour]

Happy to see Votto back on there. Worried about not seeing Senzel.

Was he injured?

[Kc61]

Would like to see Miley go through 5 innings today throwing well and with no physical issues.

[LeDoux]

Was he injured?

Not sure. I didn't see the AB. It was just brought up as a possibility in yesterday's game thread.

[Ron Madden]

Bobby Nightengale @nightengalejr
#Reds manager David Bell is out of camp today. Freddie Benavides will be the acting manager for today's spring training game.

[Ron Madden]

Charlie Goldsmith @CharlieG__
Acting manager Freddie Benavides on Joey Votto:
“He went to David a couple of days ago that he was ready to play. He feels good. Today he's scheduled to play and it's going to be on him…"

"Today's a day that most of our regulars will go nine innings. He'll come to me during the game and see how he feels and if he wants to keep going, he'll keep going."

[JaxRed]

Bell: 'Can you handle things today?'
Freddy: "Sure"

Bell leaves the stadium

Freddy: "Dee, pack your bags"

[Ron Madden]

Charlie Goldsmith
@CharlieG__
Sonny Gray is currently throwing in a simulated game at the complex in Goodyear. He’s facing hitters, and there’s an infield but no outfield.
Similar to what Amir Garrett and Lucas Sims have done recently.

[Ron Madden]

Bobby Nightengale
@nightengalejr
Sonny Gray said "today was a great day and I feel good moving forward." He threw about 30 pitches in a simulated game today.

[HammerTime]

Great news.

[LeDoux]

Winker starts the game off with a HR.

Followed by Bumgarner striking out the side.

[757690]

Sadly, we now know why David Bell is absent from today’s game. His brother Mike died of cancer.

[LeDoux]

Miley with 21 pitches, 1 BB, 1 infield single, no damage done.

1-0 after 1.

[LeDoux]

Quick inning for Bumgardner as the Reds go down in order.

[LeDoux]

Miley gives up a double, but ends the inning by striking out Bumgarner. 42 pitches and the end of 2. Still 1-0.

[LeDoux]

India walks.
Miley bunts India over.
India swipes 3rd.
Winker grounds out. India scores. 2-0.
Cast strikes out.

[LeDoux]

Miley K's Peralta
Marte grounds out.
Escobar Homers. 2-1.
Walker singles.
Cabrera grounds out.

Miley at 60 pitches. Only one earned run today so far. Bad pitch efficiency and lots of hard hit balls, but only 1 run.

[DocRed]

India just keeps making things happen. Some guys just have a knack for that. I noticed in the game the other day he made 2 really nice plays at 2B.

[LeDoux]

Votto walks.
Suarez walks.
Barnhart flies out.
Blandino doubles on a blooper. Votto scores. 3-1 Goodguys.
Naquin sac fly. Suarez scores. 4-1.
India the magnificent doubles. Blandino scores. 5-1
Miley chops it back to the mound.

More of this, fellas!

[DocRed]

Blandino deserve to make this team...

[LeDoux]

Blandino deserve to make this team...

If he is playing today, I'd say maybe he's the favorite for the SS backup?

[LeDoux]

Miley vs.

Turncoat VanMeter lines out.
Kelley pops out.
Rojas grounds out to India.

Miley looking better in the 4th. 5-1.

[LeDoux]

Top 5th

Winker called out on strikes. Amir Garrett warming in the bullpen.
Cast flies out.
Votto called out on strikes. Still 5-1.

[DocRed]

Solid game by Miley, think we can go ahead and pencil him in as a starter with Mahle and Castillo to start the season.

[JaxRed]

Sadly, we now know why David Bell is absent from today’s game. His brother Mike died of cancer.

I met Mike Bell once. Saw Buddy Bell at a game in Az, went up to say hi. Mike and David were flanking him and we had nice conversation.

[757690]

Garrett has faced 9 batters so far this spring and has struck them all out.

[LeDoux]

Bottom 5th

Amir "Lawnmower" Garrett strikes out Bumgarner looking.
K's Peralta swinging.
K's Marte swinging.

5-1

[JaxRed]

Garrett has faced 9 batters so far this spring and has struck them all out.

Is that good?

[LeDoux]

Top 6th.

Bumgarner still pitching.

Suarez grounds to 3rd.
Barnhart first-pitch singles to center. Bumgarner out.

Time for me to find dinner for the kiddos.

[DocRed]

Just noticed everyone in today's starting lineup minus Tucker has an OPS above .840 this spring.

[ochoa30]

Suarez has K’d in now 18 of 39 official AB’s. He’s gonna need to make more contact if he’s hoping to have a big year.

[HammerTime]

Suarez has K’d in now 18 of 39 official AB’s. He’s gonna need to make more contact if he’s hoping to have a big year.

Doesn’t bode well for my 55-1 MVP bet.

[texasdave]

Shipley isn't going to make the team because he didn't throw enough donuts. :laugh:

17080

They are the big donut chain in Houston.

[Ron Madden]

Reds Win!!!

[Umkubas]

Blandino deserve to make this team...

Go Stanford Cardinal Baseball

I think that is Blandino’s 5th double in 30 AB’s

[HammerTime]

Go Stanford Cardinal Baseball

I think that is Blandino’s 5th double in 30 AB’s

I hope he doesn’t make the team just so I don’t have to see these dumb posts.