April 14, 20215 yr Reds battle back to tie it up in the top of the 7th, but then give it back up in the bottom of the inning. Final score 7-6. I'm sure to some the headline will be "bullpen can't hold lead". And yes, that's true to an extent. But, my goodness, Castillo is staked to a 4-0 lead before he ever took the mound in the first, and it's tied by the time he returns to the dugout. Can't have that lapse in concentration.
April 14, 20215 yr The Reds need to get Lorenzen back in the fold and find some bullpen pieces. Ceonel Perez does not belong. Also Doolittle is done as proven by his horrible spring training. I know you cannot win them all, but the Reds gave this one away.
April 14, 20215 yr Author 3 hours ago, CincySportsFan said: Reds battle back to tie it up in the top of the 7th That's when I nodded off.
April 14, 20215 yr Reds have moved Michael Lorenzen to the 60-Day injured list. So, it looks like it'll be pretty much June until he rejoins the team. The good news is that Sonny Gray is expected to return to the rotation on Friday.
April 14, 20215 yr Reds manage just 4 hits and are shutout. Fall 3-0. Finish 2-4 on the west coast trip.
April 15, 20215 yr Author Id take ownership of this poor result against SF but its on all of us. How can we not have a thread ready before the first West Coast trip of the season. I am disappointed in all of you, but not as much as I am disappointed in Suarez. Geez, he has fallen off a cliff.
April 15, 20215 yr 10 hours ago, MJAlltheWay24 said: I am disappointed in all of you, but not as much as I am disappointed in Suarez. Geez, he has fallen off a cliff. I know he had a bad year last year...but, it was a weird year...so, I'll give him a little bit of a pass. But, two things worried me when we broke spring training camp. Him moving to a new position...AND him saying that he wants to hit 50 home runs. There's a lot of pressure on him, both internally and externally, offensively and defensively. And coming off the aforementioned poorest season of his career... The most worrisome stat is the strikeouts. 16 in 39 AB's. That's 41%. Even last year, as poor as it was, his K% was 33.8%. (By comparison, Adam Dunn's career % is 34.5%) Now, maybe it's just a case of running into the wrong pitchers over a short sample size, but I think most people would say he's probably pressing too hard.
April 15, 20215 yr Author 1 hour ago, CincySportsFan said: The most worrisome stat is the strikeouts. 16 in 39 AB's. That's 41%. Even last year, as poor as it was, his K% was 33.8%. (By comparison, Adam Dunn's career % is 34.5%) Now, maybe it's just a case of running into the wrong pitchers over a short sample size, but I think most people would say he's probably pressing too hard. Even a little bit more concerning when you consider the bats around him. It's the best lineup he's ever played with.
April 15, 20215 yr The majority of his strike outs come on him chasing down and away breaking pitches.
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