3-30-22 Reds @ A's 4:05pm

[Ron Madden]

Reds
1. Jonathan India (R) 2B
2. Jake Fraley (L) DH
3. Tommy Pham (R) LF
4. Joey Votto (L) 1B
5. Tyler Naquin (L) RF
6. Kyle Farmer (R) SS
7. Nick Senzel (R) CF
8. Max Schrock (L) 3B
9. Andrew Knapp (S) C
SP Vladimir Gutierrez (R)

A's
1. Tony Kemp (L) 2B
2. Elvis Andrus (R) SS
3. Jed Lowrie (S) 1B
4. Sean Murphy (R) DH
5. Seth Brown (L) RF
6. Chad Pinder (R) 3B
7. Austin Allen (L) C
8. Drew Jackson (R) LF
9. Skye Bolt (S) CF
SP Cole Irvin (L)

[Ron Madden]

Tommy Pham makes his debut with the Reds today.

[klw]

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[Ron Madden]

Charlie Goldsmith
@CharlieG__


Breaking: Top prospect Hunter Greene has made the Reds rotation.

The rotation for the first five games.

Tyler Mahle
Reiver Sanmartin
Vladimir Gutierrez
Hunter Greene
Tyler Mahle

[cumberlandreds]

Good luck to him. I hope he's ready and not being rushed. I watched him his last time out. He looked good. He's a big guy with a good presence on the mound. We will know soon enough now whether this is the right time or not. Also a four man rotation the first time through with the off day.

[Ron Madden]

Bobby Nightengale
@nightengalejr

David Bell on Nick Lodolo: "If they’re here, they’re right in the mix and have a really strong chance to make the team. Nick is one of those guys. It’s just a matter of figuring out these next couple of weeks."

[Ron Madden]

Charlie Goldsmith
@CharlieG__

OF Shogo Akiyama remains in the competition to make the team.

Reds GM Nick Krall confirmed that Akiyama does have in his contract the ability to “refuse” an option to the minors and elect free agency instead.

[Ron Madden]

Bobby Nightengale
@nightengalejr

"My pops called me this morning and he’s still crying.
Just a beautiful moment to share as a family."
Hunter Greene reached his dream and is headed to the Major Leagues.

[LeatherPants]

Very happy for Hunter Greene. Now someone just needs to keep Chad Dotson away from him, and it'll turn out fine.

[Bourgeois Zee]

Fraley does make sense-- when he's in the lineup, that is-- as a #2 hitter.

Good speed, solid OBP.

Interesting that he's the DH today.

I'd like to see if he can handle CF as a way to rest Senzel. Or when Senzel gets hurt again.

[Tadasimha]

Meanwhile, St Louis has scored four touchdowns while the Nats have managed just two safeties.
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[texasdave]

Vlad has had better days. 4-0 in the bottom of the first. And that is going to be all in the first for Vlad. Apparently, he can come back in the second. Does that mean we are going to have a ghost pitcher?

Pedro Garcia is coming on in a hurry.

[Tom Servo]

Vlad’s lack of a put away pitch will haunt

[icehole3]

A's hit some rockets off Vlad. The majority of the hits were off the wall.

[RedTeamGo!]

Vlad’s lack of a put away pitch will haunt

I really don't get why he is a lock for the rotation. The first time through the league was clearly smoke and mirrors.

[Tom Servo]

I really don't get why he is a lock for the rotation. The first time through the league was clearly smoke and mirrors.
I “get it” from the he’s cheap and had a passable year angle but yeah on any respectable team he would not have been handed a spot based on that.

[icehole3]

David Bell on Nick Lodolo: "If they’re here, they’re right in the mix." Hopefully Bell will do the right thing.

[Wayne Krivsky]

I wouldn’t worry. Vlads whole plan is to look terrible to lure the braves into a false sense of security.

[icehole3]

Senzel undresses Kemp.

[NebraskaRed]

Pretty good bounceback inning for Vlad

[NebraskaRed]

Jamie Ramsey
@Jamieblog

Joey Votto just hit his first career Spring Training triple.

Wonder what's left in terms of firsts for Votto? An inside the park home run?

[missionhockey21]

Wonder what's left in terms of firsts for Votto? An inside the park home run?

IG Live story as he runs the bases after a walkoff homer?

[icehole3]

Reds are so scrappy.

[Ron Madden]

Final Score
A's 5
Reds 4

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