Here's the Reds lineup for this afternoon special. Frazier and Pena a day off . We won't ask why?Break out the brooms and let's finish off the Brewers today.
1. Billy Hamilton (S) CF
2. Zack Cozart (R) SS
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Brandon Phillips (R) 2B
5. Jay Bruce (L) RF
6. Marlon Byrd (R) LF
7. Kristopher Negron (R) 3B
8. Tucker Barnhart (S) C
9. Homer Bailey (R) P
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Really figured Boesch would get the start in LF today.
I have no idea why Price would sit Frazier and not Byrd.
1:40 EST start time. Man, Central time sucks.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
villain612 (04-23-2015)
Not a good idea to move Cozart to 2 spot and Votto to 3 IMO
Why mess with 2 hot guys' position in the order?
However, looking at the options in the rest of the lineup, don't know how else it could be structured.
_Sir_Charles_ (04-23-2015)
I doubt it's permanent.Originally Posted by Rantly
...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
Well yea, I realize the lineup shuffle results from giving a couple of guys a day off.
"Gotta get Marlon going" (in my Dusty voice)
jordan_tm (04-23-2015)
Don't think Frazier has been given a day off yet so I'm fine with that but I really would keep Hamilton in front of Votto at all cost. Just bump everyone up a spot behind them.
Pitchers are definitely distracted when Hamilton is on and the last hitter you should give less than your full attention is Votto. Hopefully it is just for today.
This is the Dusty Baker tribute lineup.
1. CF
2. SS
3. Votto
4. BP
And, most importantly, the catcher bats 8th.
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Over the past 2 years, Frazier is 3 for 24 against Lohse with an OPS of .287. That may factor into why he has the day off.
http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?p...pPlayer=453943
Byrd was 2 for 6 against him last year.
cumberlandreds (04-23-2015)
Lohse has given up 18 runs in 15 2/3 innings so far this year. Hope this trend continues.
If you're gonna give guys a day off, pretty good day to do it. Weekend series with the Cubs coming up.
I would imagine Votto gets a day off here soon as well. The Reds are in a brutal stretch right now. I think their next off day doesn't come until the middle of May.
In 2013 when he played 162 games I don't think he was out of the lineup until June.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
pahster (04-23-2015)
I don't like this lineup, but I understand why he did it. As long as he doesn't keep it that way on a regular basis, I'm ok with it for today.
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