Louisville Bats (28-47) - It's time for Vladimir Gutierrez to turn this season around. VG is currently carrying a 7.60 ERA. He will be opposed by Mitch Keller (3.10). Bet accordingly. Vlad's strikeouts are down, and his walks are up. His K/BB rate is trending downward. 2017 - 4.95. 2018 - 3.82. 2019 - 2.00.
Brian O'Grady is in a slump. Last 16 games: .222/.290/.238/.528. I think he has always been a streak hitter though.
Alex Blandino is quietly having a nice season: .308/.455/.481/.935. `He might look nice on the Reds' bench, but who goes down? Maybe Ervin? And for how long would he be up with Scooter getting so close to coming back?
Scott Schebler continues to muddle along. His OPS stands at .681. And in this year's I.L. environment, that's not good.
Jackson Stephen's numbers do not look at that good at first glance. But, honestly, his 4.79 ERA is above league average. He has allowed just 2 dingers in 47 innings. And has a 41/17 KBB ratio going on. Not too bad.
Louisville has employed 28 pitchers already, half of which have an ERA of 5.00 or higher. Is that any way to run a ballclub? That reminds me of a couple of recent Reds' staffs.