Phillies @ Reds 9-4-19 6:40

[Big Klu]

Game time is 6:40 again tonight.

Boo.

[Ironman92]

I don’t care when the game starts as long as they win

[CrosleyVet]

Went through the motions last night, suprised Peralta isn't opener tonight, followed by Garrett (the walking man) and then Herget but the way Bauer has been (and probably will be, the Indians knew that), results may be the same.

[Alabama]

To me there is 0 excuse for a guy like Tucker Barnhart hitting 4th for a major league team. Especially one that shipped off their best prospects within the calendar year. Just unacceptable

[Sea Ray]

Here's the thing...Tucker Barnhart is not even a starter on a decent team. If he does start for any team, he's a #8 hitter. Putting him in as your cleanup hitter is this:

[Kingspoint]

Well of the lineups they could use, this is certainly one of them.

[Ron Madden]

I’m not in love with the idea of Tucker hitting cleanup.

But over the last month he’s put up these numbers

.290/ .400/ .519/ for a .919 OPS

[NebraskaRed]

Bell seemed more creative with his lineups at the beginning of the year.

This lineup just seems like the result of deep clinical depression.

[mhs95_06]

Especially the worst-hitting pitcher we have.

But I have noticed that Bell is more likely to bat the pitcher 8th against a top-of-the-rotation type of pitcher, like Nola.

When the pitcher is the worst hitting, that's when its most valuable not to bat him #9 so he doesn't kill the inning when it starts with #9!

[757690]

The complaints against Tucker hitting cleanup predict he provides the game winning hit.

[RedsfaninMT]

Here's the thing...Tucker Barnhart is not even a starter on a decent team. If he does start for any team, he's a #8 hitter. Putting him in as your cleanup hitter is this:

Barnhart is a bum!!! Since he's come back from injury his lousy slash line is (in 116 PA) .310/.405./.500/.905.

[757690]

From Twitter:

David Bell said Eugenio Suárez was taking swings today and may be available off the bench tonight

[Big Klu]

Reds
VanMeter 2B
Votto 1B
Aquino RF
Barnhart C
Galvis SS
Senzel CF
O‘Grady LF
Bauer P
Blandino 3B

Phillies
Dickerson LF
Realmuto C
Harper RF
Hoskins 1B
Segura SS
Kingery 3B
Hernandez 2B
Haseley CF
Nola P

The lineup I would use tonight (with that personnel):

VanMeter 2b
Senzel cf
Votto 1b
Aquino rf
Galvis ss
Barnhart c
O'Grady lf
Blandino 3b
Bauer p

It's still weak, but I think it's better than what they've got.

[Tom Servo]

Bobby Nightengale
@nightengalejr

Nick Senzel was scratched from the #Reds lineup. Brian O'Grady will start in CF. Phillip Ervin is playing LF. Club hasn't announced a reason why Senzel was scratched yet.

[gagliano]

Well of the lineups they could use, this is certainly one of them.

The other split squad is going to stay in Goodyear to play the Indians.

definitely a....lineup

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You know I don't have a problem of who is in the line up but where some of them are batting. Barnhart 4th? Pitcher batting 8th? All that shows me is that the manager is saying he is the smartest man in the room and I can bat the pitcher 8th and win no matter what.

maybe a secret crush on tony larussa