5-24-22 Reds vs Cubs 6:40 PM

[Ron Madden]

Reds
1. Tyler Naquin (L) RF
2. Brandon Drury (R) 2B
3. Tommy Pham (R) LF
4. Joey Votto (L) 1B
5. Tyler Stephenson (R) C
6. Mike Moustakas (L) DH
7. Nick Senzel (R) CF
8. Colin Moran (L) 3B
9. Matt Reynolds (R) SS
SP Tyler Mahle (R)

Cubs
1. Christopher Morel (R) 2B
2. Rafael Ortega (L) CF
3. Seiya Suzuki (R) RF
4. Ian Happ (S) LF
5. Frank Schwindel (R) DH
6. Patrick Wisdom (R) 3B
7. Alfonso Rivas (L) 1B
8. P.J. Higgins (R) C
9. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS
SP Marcus Stroman (R)

[KeefeCato]

I noticed most times the first game of a series. The Reds lineup is being released later than games 2,3 or 4.
That pretty much confirms the lineup for the entire series is made out 3 hours or so before first pitch of the first series game.

[Ron Madden]

Bobby Nightengale
@nightengalejr

Wade Miley will be honored before tonight’s Reds-Cubs game and presented with the team’s 2021 Most Outstanding Pitcher award.


The Reds today transferred the rehab assignment of OF Jake Fraley from Class A Dayton to Triple-A Louisville.

[KeefeCato]

Of all the moves they made the Miley move still looks idiotic. It wouldn't have looked as bad had they not traded for a lesser version of Miley in Minor.

[Ron Madden]

The Cubs lineup has been added to the original post

[Ron Madden]

Charlie Goldsmith
@CharlieG__

David Bell says Jonathan India is another 10 days to two weeks away from starting a rehab assignment. He’s doing baseball activities, but his hamstring isn’t fully healed.


Bobby Nightengale
@nightengalejr

Mike Minor is scheduled to make his next (and possibly last) rehab start at Triple-A Louisville on Thursday. He’s expected to throw 80 pitches

[Redsfan6272]

Thought they might ride Aquino's hot bat

[KeefeCato]

Thought they might ride Aquino's hot bat

They should have. Won't see him though till next time they face a LHP most likely. Pham could use a day off. There are ways to keep Aquino in the lineup at least semi regular till he cools off .
Not just the 2 HR game either. The guy was mashing AAA as well. He may sit for 7-10 days.Be cold as ice by then.LHP isn't that plentiful.

[Kc61]

They should have. Won't see him though till next time they face a LHP most likely. Pham could use a day off. There are ways to keep Aquino in the lineup at least semi regular till he cools off .
Not just the 2 HR game either. The guy was mashing AAA as well. He may sit for 7-10 days.Be cold as ice by then.LHP isn't that plentiful.

Lots of guys mash AAA. We’ve seen Aquino before.

Reds face a lefty on Thursday. Justin Steele.

[KeefeCato]

Lots of guys mash AAA. We’ve seen Aquino before.

Reds face a lefty on Thursday. Justin Steele.

I was thinking Steele was a LH. That's good for Aquino. Nobody thinks Aquino will produce long term. But they changed his stance in AAA back to his old stance and the results are there.
He did it once before for a short time. Not impossible he could put up a big month stretch again.
I say play him till he cools off. They have nothing to lose. Pham is not exactly ripping the ball. Wouldn't hurt for him to sit tonight. And I highly doubt Senzel will play Wed night game and turn around a play a day game Thursday.
All I am saying is give him 5-6 straight days of playing time and see what happens. Not like they would be sitting a all star Caliber bat to get him in the lineup for a week.
If he goes 1-25 with 20 Ks. Like he very well could then just bench him or pull the plug for good.
Most teams with a linup the caliber of the Reds would absolutely be playing the hot hand. They wouldn't worry about what hand the opponent pitcher throws with.

[Kc61]

I was thinking Steele was a LH. That's good for Aquino. Nobody thinks Aquino will produce long term. But they changed his stance in AAA back to his old stance and the results are there.
He did it once before for a short time. Not impossible he could put up a big month stretch again.
I say play him till he cools off. They have nothing to lose. Pham is not exactly ripping the ball. Wouldn't hurt for him to sit tonight. And I highly doubt Senzel will play Wed night game and turn around a play a day game Thursday.
All I am saying is give him 5-6 straight days of playing time and see what happens. Not like they would be sitting a all star Caliber bat to get him in the lineup for a week.
If he goes 1-25 with 20 Ks. Like he very well could then just bench him or pull the plug for good.
Most teams with a linup the caliber of the Reds would absolutely be playing the hot hand. They wouldn't worry about what hand the opponent pitcher throws with.

All because of one game. Two swings.

Let’s forget the 49% K rate and 4% walk rate. Against RHP this year a 53% K rate, last year 44%.

Aquino will play against the lefty on Thursday. Maybe he’ll pinch hit against a lefty tonight or tomorrow. That’s enough for this series.

[Ron Madden]

Joel Luckhaupt
@jluckhaupt

Over his last 3 starts, Tyler Mahle has a 2.60 ERA and a .136 batting average against.

Only Sandy Alcantara's .133 average against is lower in the NL during that span.

Going back to last season, Tyler Mahle has allowed 4 home runs over his last 13 starts,
which is the fewest HR he's allowed over any 13-start stretch of his career.

[Ron Madden]

The original post has been edited to reflect Cubs lineup change

[757690]

Reds are down 1-0 in the top of the first, but they struck out Ian Happ, so I already consider today a victorious day for the Reds.

[NebraskaRed]

3-0

[Sassy Sal]

Mahle...ugh

[JFLegal]

that was a classic GABP home run. how many other MLB parks does that make it out of? zero?

but still, mahle is complete trash at home. both things are true.

[Tom Servo]

this is bc I slagged Schwindel yesterday. He is pretty lousy though, more of an indictment of Mahle.

[NebraskaRed]

I am 100% convinced that when Mahle is traded, he will pitch a complete game shutout in his first start with the new team.

[JFLegal]

anyone else planning on going to thursday's businessman's special with hunter greene on the mound? rain in the forecast. if the game is on, i'll be there.

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this is bc I slagged Schwindel yesterday. He is pretty lousy though, more of an indictment of Mahle.

he did barrel it i guess, but man that was a weak HR all things considered. a double in every other park but ours

[TheBigLebowski]

Mahle needs to be moved. He’s a batting tee in the park in which he pitches half his games.

[JFLegal]

i need to meet some of you studs. come to the game on thursday. i'll buy you a beer.

single for naquin

[Sassy Sal]

i need to meet some of you studs. come to the game on thursday. i'll buy you a beer.

single for naquin

I would, but I doubt any good seats are available ;)

[JFLegal]

I would, but I doubt any good seats are available ;)

lmaoooo!

[Redsfan6272]

Mahle just can't pitch at home well.. sucks but they better move him before Castillo

[NebraskaRed]

Quite a strikezone today

[JFLegal]

drury single, first and third, no outs

[757690]

Similar start to the Reds first as the Cubs first. Let’s hope it has similar results.

[JFLegal]

this is why the "human element" guys are so wrong. no, umpires should not be able to invent their own strike zone. this guy is calling everything that is clearly a strike high in the zone a ball ... and is calling everything barely wide of the plate a strike.

[JFLegal]

joey votto singles in a run!

[Ron Madden]

Joey RBI Single!!!

[Red Raindog]

That actually looked like a great Votto swing

[emoji106]


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[JFLegal]

tysteve bangs an RBI single!

[NebraskaRed]

You got a hit. And you get a hit. Not you, Pham. And you get a hit!

[Redsfan6272]

I think it's time to put Votto back to batting 3rd and Tyler 4th..pham needs moved down . I don't care if he hits the ball hard. An out is an out no matter what

[JFLegal]

c'mon goose

[VR]

It is mind boggling that TySteve regularly bats 5th.

[CesarGeronimo]

I am 100% convinced that when Mahle is traded, he will pitch a complete game shutout in his first start with the new team.
You may be right, but he's a bonehead and that is limiting him.

[Tom Servo]

heck of an AB by Moose, shame about the result

[Red Raindog]

Lots of pitches for Stroman


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[Tom Servo]

looked pretty good off the bat but sub-warning track power there by Senzel

[traderumor]

35 minute inning

[Sassy Sal]

I don't understand why they have so much trouble with the pitch calling system. It's not exactly earth shattering technology. Makes me wonder how badly they could flub the automated strike zone system.

[membengal]

sigh.

[NebraskaRed]

What in the world...

[Red Raindog]

Did someone say Mahle is a bonehead?


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[757690]

Oy vey

[membengal]

gonna need some benny hill music apparently

[NebraskaRed]

I think we can all agree that this is a strong start from Mahle

[traderumor]

Mahle got nothing tonight.

[JFLegal]

did mahle think the count was 0-2 when it was 3-2? what the hell kind of a terrible pitch was that? not just the location (which was awful) but the decision to throw that type of pitch 3-2. awful

[JFLegal]

not exactly tyler MDMA.

not feeling ecstatic

[Sassy Sal]

Pushing 50 pitches in 2 whole innings. This guy just can't figure it out. I think he would do well to seek a trade and get a different perspective on things.

[JFLegal]

his gangster name would be tylee nibbles

[Red Raindog]

What an ugly but lucky inning from Mahle


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[Ron Madden]

Today's Trivia Question:

Since 1989 Six different Reds Outfielders have hit multiple HRs & had an assist in the same game.
Name'em

[JFLegal]

What an ugly but lucky inning from Mahle


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in his defense, that first inning HR was nonsense and would only be a HR in our t-ball park. but that said, he definitely needs to be more aggressive out there.

[JFLegal]

Today's Trivia Question:

Since 1989 Six different Reds Outfielders have hit multiple HRs & had an assist in the same game.
Name'em

davis
dunn
griffey
cameron
castellanos
sanders

[Redsfan6272]

I was already getting tired of Mahle's slow start to the year but his self-imposed absence from Toronto now has me getting madder at him faster. Can we trade this guy already?

Mahle pitched the game ag Cleveland the day before going to Toronto. He would not have pitched any of those games

[JFLegal]

naquin needs to take his daily dose of HGH. how was that not a homer?

[Ron Madden]

gonna need some benny hill music apparently

Yackety Sax
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QDnvE7oNQJo

[JFLegal]

tyler c'mon

[Old school 1983]

davis
dunn
griffey
cameron
castellanos
sanders

Aquino did it last night I’m pretty sure.

[JFLegal]

mahle is a trainwreck at home

[Old school 1983]

Seems like Mahle is doing his best to be in the 2023 rotation.

[JFLegal]

Aquino did it last night I’m pretty sure.

knew there had to be a current example. lol. just did it real quick off top of my head. no way i got it right.

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meatball mahle? timid tyler?

[RedTeamGo!]

Sooooooooooo Mahle kinda sucks

[TheBigLebowski]

Value is low. Get him a couple of nice starts, then send him seaworthy.

[RedTeamGo!]

Mahle needs to be moved. He’s a batting tee in the park in which he pitches half his games.

I said it all offseason

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Today's Trivia Question:

Since 1989 Six different Reds Outfielders have hit multiple HRs & had an assist in the same game.
Name'em



Aquino

Paul O'Neill

[Kc61]

Seems like Mahle is doing his best to be in the 2023 rotation.

You know it won’t work. He’ll just be traded away for less.

[Tony Cloninger]

Mahle pitched the game ag Cleveland the day before going to Toronto. He would not have pitched any of those games


That’s not the point. And you knew that already but just in case.

[Tony Cloninger]

Aquino did it last night I’m pretty sure.


Rolando Roomes? Reggie Taylor? Willy Mo Mighty Young Peña?

[RedTeamGo!]

I’d figure out a way for Mahle to pitch only on the road from this point on to the trade deadline, hope his numbers improve dramatically, and trade him

[VR]

Mahle is on pace for a 12/9 K/AB ratio.....so, that's awesome.

[klw]

Both Stroman and Nibbles (not Votto's horse) with 74 pitches to get through 3 innings,

[klw]

Nibbles k's Morel to add to his pool of strikeouts of players named after mushrooms

[NebraskaRed]

Jeff Wallner
@JeffWallner

Barrero and Fraley, both rehabbing at Louisville, hit back-to-back HR in the seventh inning tonight. #Reds

[membengal]

is schwindel from middletown?

[Tony Cloninger]

Time for the Barrero 15 years at SS career.

[NebraskaRed]

Truly bad start from Mahle

[membengal]

still with the yakkety sax

[Sassy Sal]

Oh my God. This is some team we've got here.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Cessa, the Fire Marshall Bill of firemen.

https://media1.giphy.com/media/bN7fr2dGqyZuU/giphy.gif

[Tom Servo]

I miss the pitching in Toronto

[NebraskaRed]

Come back to us, 2021 Cessa, wherever you are

[Kc61]

Horrendous. Just end this season already.

[Ron Madden]

Time for the Barrero 15 years at SS career.

Here's a BARRERO BOMB!
https://mobile.twitter.com/LouisvilleBats/status/1529251379625213957?cxt=HHwWioCy7eCB_7gqAAAA

[NebraskaRed]

Cessa has now given up 7 earned runs in his last 6 appearances.

[Tony Cloninger]

Come back to us, 2021 Cessa, wherever you are


So I will go the FCB route here and say Cessna is hurt. He’s clearly crashing.

[Redsfan6272]

saw Doc's article saying good thing we are not the Cubs.. okay.. who is beating our butts?

[TheBigLebowski]

Wretched. Holy poo.

[Tony Cloninger]

Kuehnel looks good again. Until he gets bombed when he’s moved to a high leverage situation.

[NebraskaRed]

Is that the worst start Mahle has ever had?

Nevermind, there was a worse start in 2019 vs. the Brewers

[Tom Servo]

Is that the worst start Mahle has ever had?

Nevermind, there was a worse start in 2019 vs. the Brewers
Nah he’s had several blowups where he’s allowed 8-9 runs

[NebraskaRed]

I'd like to see a position player pitch tonight. Why not. Let's see Pham pitch.

[LeatherPants]

Come back to us, 2021 Cessa, wherever you are

A 2021 Toyota Cessa? Comes fully loaded, along with a tow package. I can get you into one for 10% under sticker.

[adkindo]

Stephenson is really slow

[TheBigLebowski]

So in addition to all the other wondrous things we’ve seen from this iteration of YOUR CINCINNATI REDS, we now witnessed Tyler Mahle go full Eric Milton. What a time to be alive.

[NebraskaRed]

Reynolds pitching has been the only good thing about this game.

[Ironman92]

I’m still kinda in shock by the bunt to Votto and how that went

[NebraskaRed]

Mahle watched Reynolds pitch and thought, how did he do that?

[LeatherPants]

Stephenson is really slow

Catching does bad things to the human body.

[malcontent]

So in addition to all the other wondrous things we’ve seen from this iteration of YOUR CINCINNATI REDS, we now witnessed Tyler Mahle go full Eric Milton. What a time to be alive.
If they were to move one of the two, I was for keeping him and moving Castillo. But now he's pitching like he just wants out.

I will miss the endearing way he hangs his head IN RESIGNATION and TOTAL DEFEAT with each 94-mph heater that he gets up just enough to wind up in the Griffey Right Field first row seats.

[NebraskaRed]

Senzel gets his first hit since coming back

[NebraskaRed]

Senzel stumbled around third. Probably shattered both ankles.

[Ron Madden]

Have I ever mentioned just how much I hate losing to the Cubs?

[50YrRedsFan]

Senzel stumbled around third. Probably shattered both ankles.

The Reds stumble around the ballpark nightly.

[Ron Madden]

Today's Trivia Question:

Since 1989 Six different Reds Outfielders have hit multiple HRs & had an assist in the same game.
Name'em

Answer to Today's Trivia Question
Adam Dunn 3x,
Jay Bruce 2x,
Aquino,
Ken Griffey Jr,
Josh Hamilton,
& Wily Mo Peña

[LeatherPants]

On the plus side, the universe will eventually collapse in on itself so this one loss means very little overall.

[RedTeamGo!]

Having a hard time caring tonight

[kaldaniels]

On the plus side, the universe will eventually collapse in on itself so this one loss means very little overall.

And it will begin again, and collapse again and on and on until we are exactly right back at this very moment. Mark your calendars.

[CaiGuy]

Is that the worst start Mahle has ever had?

Nevermind, there was a worse start in 2019 vs. the Brewers

I was privileged to see this beautiful day of baseball in person last year.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN202105200.shtml

[NebraskaRed]

Last night was the most runs he has given up in any start. He was coming off of 3 good starts before that debacle last night.