Cody Reed expected this back in April
James Paxton Jersey , but he had to wait until August for it to happen.Finally, the Cincinnati Reds are showing confidence in the left-hander,
who was expected to be one of their four young starting pitchers this season but
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Week: 10/7/18 – 10/13/18With the way runs are piling up in their series against
the contending Milwaukee Brewers, the Reds probably could use a fresh arm on the
mound.Reed (0-1, 3.68 ERA) appeared in four games, including one start, for
Cincinnati in April
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the Reds earlier this month and has a 2.79 ERA in seven relief appearances.Now,
Reed is getting the chance to start again and will take on Brewers left-hander
Wade Miley (2-2, 2.32) in the final game of the three-game National League
Central series Thursday at Great American Ball Park.Regardless of who is on the
mound, look for some runs to be scored — there were a combined 41 runs scored in
the first two games, starting with the Reds’ 9-7 victory Tuesday night.On
Wednesday, Christian Yelich went 6-for-6 and hit for the cycle, and the Brewers
overcame a four-run deficit to stay in the lead for the second NL wild-card
berth with a 13-12 victory in 10 innings. Jesus Aguilar hit a long solo homer to
center and Erik Kratz later added an RBI single in a two-run 10th, allowing
Milwaukee to withstand Brandon Dixon’s solo homer in the bottom of the 10th.“It
was one the craziest games I’ve ever been a part of,” Yelich told Fox Sports
Wisconsin. “I don’t know how to describe it, honestly. It was nuts. A lot of
stuff happened I’ve never seen before in a baseball game.“It was huge for us; we
needed that win. Credit to the guys for staying with it
Miles Mikolas Jersey , battling and pulling it out. It was huge.”The Reds couldn’t win despite scoring four times against Brewers All-Star reliever Josh
Hader and getting four homers, including reliever Michael Lorenzen’s three-run
drive — his fourth of the season — and Eugenio Suarez’s two-run shot. Billy
Hamilton of the Reds went 4-for-5 and Mike Moustakas of the Brewers was 4-for-6,
and each homered.Yelich’s cycle — a single, double, triple and homer — was the
second in the majors this season; Mookie Betts had one one for the Boston Red
Sox on Aug. 9. But Yelich’s cycle was the first to be combined with a 6-for-6
performance since Ian Kinsler of the Texas Rangers did it in 2009.Milwaukee is
10-5 against Cincinnati this season.Now, it’s Reed’s turn to face the Brewers.
Reed is 1-9 with the Reds over the last three seasons, making 12 starts, but was
given the chance to start again after the team decided to move right-handers Sal
Romano and Robert Stephenson to the bullpen.Reed liked how interim manager Jim
Riggleman used him in several high-leverage situations following his Aug. 13
recall from Louisville, and he has pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings in his last
four appearances.Riggleman called on Reed to face Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago
Cubs with one out and the bases loaded Friday, despite Rizzo being 2-for-6
against him with two home runs. Reed got Rizzo to ground into a double
play
Bud Norris Jersey , although the Cubs went on to win 3-2 in 10 innings.“I stuck my hand out (to Riggleman) and said, ‘I appreciate you calling
on me in that moment because this time last year and in my first year in ’16,
that never would have happened,’ ” Reed told the team’s website. “I think it
makes me more confident that he’s confident bringing me into that situation. As
soon as the phone was ringing when (Matt) Harvey got into that little jam, I was
thinking, ‘Please be me.’“A definite confidence boost that the manager has the
belief in you in that moment.”It doesn’t hurt that Reed is left-handed.“His last
few starts in Louisville indicated he’s moving in the right direction,”
Riggleman said. “All things being equal, we’d like to have one left-hander in
the rotation, at least. You’re not going to force that to happen. … Hopefully
Cody would fit in there.”Reed is 0-1 with a 7.27 ERA in eight carrer
appearances, including one start
http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-jason-motte-jersey , against Cincinnati, and he has not allowed any runs over 2 2/3 innings in his
four appearances against the Reds this season.Miley is 4-2 with a 3.42 ERA in
eight career starts against Cincinnati, including a 3-1 win at Great American
Ball Park on May 2. In that game, he gave up one run and three hits in six
innings in his first start of the season. Miley missed more than a month with a
groin injury sustained during spring training. The Kansas City Royals will go
for back-to-back wins when they host the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in
the second installment of a three-game series.Kansas City (48-95) is coming off
a wild 4-3 win in 10 innings in the series opener. The Royals had a runner on
second base when Alcides Escobar laid down a sacrifice bunt. White Sox reliever
Jeanmar Gomez fired an errant throw to third base to try to catch the lead
runner, Brian Goodwin, who instead headed home for the winning run.The tough
ending marked the sixth loss in a row for Chicago (56-88).Article continues
below ...White Sox right-hander Dylan Covey (5-12, 5.44 ERA) will make his 18th
start of the season and 30th of his career. Covey has been in the bullpen for
the past three weeks but is rejoining the rotation to replace rookie Michael
Kopech, who tore a ligament in his elbow and will require Tommy John surgery
after only four starts in the big leagues.In seven starts against the Royals,
Covey is 0-6 with a 5.87 ERA. He has walked 19 and fanned 20 in 38 1/3 innings.
This will be the fourth time this season that Covey has faced Kansas City.The
Royals will counter with right-hander Brad Keller (7-6, 3.14 ERA)
Yadier Molina Jersey , who will make the 18th start of his rookie campaign. He has limited opponents to three runs in his past 15 innings for a
1.80 ERA during that span.In six career appearances (three starts) against the
White Sox, Keller is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA. He has walked seven and struck out 17
in 17 innings. He most recently faced Chicago on Aug. 18, when he earned a win
and allowed one run — a solo homer by White Sox outfielder Nicky Delmonico — in
five innings.Keller has made the most of his opportunity since he was selected
in last winter’s Rule 5 draft by the Cincinnati Reds and quickly traded to the
Royals for a player to be named. The moves gave him an opportunity to jump to
the majors after working his way through the Arizona Diamondbacks’ system as an
eight-round pick in 2013.“I wouldn’t call it effortless, but he comes at you,”
Royals manager Ned Yost told the Kansas City Star. “He throws strikes with his
stuff. He’s not all over the place. He’s not pitching from behind. He’s coming
after you.”White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu will be available for the second
game since coming off the 10-day disabled list. The Cuban slugger needs three
more home runs to become the ninth player in history to hit at least 25 homers
in each of his first five seasons. Others on the list include Joe DiMaggio and
Albert Pujols.“Everybody knows I was feeling good with my offense before the
injury happened,” Abreu said through an interpreter to MLB.com. “Now, I just
want to think about the things I can do on a daily basis. We have 18 or 20 games
left, and I want to take advantage of every single game.”
