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GAME THREAD: 2014 N.L. Wildcard Playoff Game

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    • interloper
      From DFA’d to producing like one of MLB’s best hitters: Ryan O’Hearn has found his groove in Baltimore

      By interloper · Posted

      Mayo's only use to the big league club right now would be against LHP, where we are kind of struggling (disregarding Mateo and McKenna's outlier home runs for now).  So if we wanted to have Mayo in a strict platoon against LHP, here's a potential lineup: Henderson - SS Adley - C Mountcastle - 1B Santander - RF Westburg - 3B Mayo - DH Hays - LF Mullins - CF Mateo - 2B  
    • Frobby
      Reds Series

      By Frobby · Posted

      Irvin vs. Hunter Greene (1-2, 3.63) Means vs. Andrew Abbott (1-3, 3.27) Kremer vs. Lodolo (3-0, 1.88) We haven’t seen Greene before, but Abbott and Lodolo both flummoxed us when we saw them before.  Lodolo threw 6 innings against us in 2022, allowed 1 run on 4 hits.  Abbott allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 6 IP last year against us.  The Reds haven’t faced Means, but blasted Kremer for 6 runs on 10 hits in 4.1 IP back in 2022.  Irvin saw them in a long relief outing last year, allowing 1 run in 3 innings.   The Reds’ offense has been a bit anomalous, 23rd in OPS+ (90) at .674 OPS, but 8th in Runs per Game at 4.84.   The reason for the divergence is that they have been great with RISP at .792 OPS, with only a .620 OPS with the bases empty.  So, they’ve hit when it counts.  Elly De La Cruz (171 OPS+), Spencer Steer (130), Jake Fraley (119) and Tyler Stephenson (113) have been dangerous, but the rest of their lineup has been underwhelming.  The O’s come into the series 2nd in OPS+ at 120 (.754), 3rd in R/G at 5.29). The Reds bullpen is pretty average at a 4.02 ERA, 6 for 8 in save opportunities.  That save ratio is good, but 8 chances isn’t many for a team that’s won 16 games.  The O’s pen has a 3.63 ERA following a strong series against the Yankees, with 9 saves in 16 chances. Overall, it looks like a tight series.  Tbe O’s bats cooled off a bit in the Yankee series and they’ll face three good starters this weekend.  Hopefully the bats can wake up in this hitter-friendly ballpark.  I’m looking for Mountcastle and Westburg to go deep in this series.  
    • tntoriole
      Basallo for Miller y/n?

      By tntoriole · Posted

      Basallo hit by pitch and left game last night..was it his R elbow that had the stress fracture in offseason? 
    • clapdiddy
      Basallo for Miller y/n?

      By clapdiddy · Posted

      Elias would NEVER do that deal.
    • baltfan
      Coby Mayo 2024

      By baltfan · Posted

      Perhaps they are considering giving Westburg time at first.  He is 6'2".  His arm isn't as bad as Mountcastle's but it isn't as good as Mayo's.  He also seems to do well moving around.  That is the only strategy that I can see but that doesn't work while Mountcastle is here.
    • interloper
      Tyler Wells 2024

      By interloper · Posted

      Yeah I guess we'll see soon enough. Sometimes inflammation gets in the way of the testing, so they may want to double check with another test after some of the inflammation goes down. 
    • RZNJ
      Coby Mayo 2024

      By RZNJ · Posted

      There was no doubt.  Lol

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