Early game in game one of the double header. First pitch is 11:40 CDT.
In other good news Brandon Woodruff threw a bullpen session in Milwaukee on Tuesday. He threw 15 pitches. He has accompanied the team to Cinncy and will throw again today or Sat. He looks good to go in April 2025 and will be a welcome addition to the rotation.
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It's a lot of 'ifs', but if Woodruff comes back strong, Meyers is the real deal, Freddy is more good than bad, Ashby maybe comes back strong, Rea stays productive, and Hall improves this might be one hell of a rotation in 2025. I'm too lazy too look up Montas and Civale to know if they will be back.
Montas will be a free agent at the end of the season, hard to tell if the brewers would try to strike a deal. Civale is signed thru 2025 unless the Brewers buy him out.
@ammo posted:Montas will be a free agent at the end of the season, hard to tell if the brewers would try to strike a deal. Civale is signed thru 2025 unless the Brewers buy him out.
Montas has a 20 million dollar mutual option for 2025 (with a 2 million dollar buyout). There is zero chance of them picking up that option. If he pitches well down the stretch, someone else will outbid them. If he pitches poorly, the Brewers would probably want to go with a younger arm even for a cheaper contract.
Civale will probably get 5-6 million during arbitration next year, so he'll be a good value.
By the end of next year, they'll also likely have Gasser and Misioroski in the rotation. Both of those guys have ace potential.
In the end, they should be set up well to have a decent rotation, but the impending loss of Adames (after this year) and D. Williams (after next year) means they'll have to go out and spend some money for veteran help at those positions. They need a power hitter badly if they lose both Adames and Hoskins after this year (and Hoskins has been awful in August (583 OPS).
Brewers lead the series with the Reds 6-3 so far this year, with 4 more games to go. They need to keep their winning streak against them going.
Rea not very sharp today.
Rea struggling today. Made an error in the 1st on a ball hit back to him by De La Cruz which led to a run, gave up a homer to Espinal and now De La Cruz gets another hit driving in a run. But Adames homered in the 2nd also. Now 3 - 1 Reds, top of 3.
TJ Friedl robs Hoskins from a 2 run homer that would have tied it up.
2 out double in the 3rd by Chourio wasted when Hoskins flies out on the 1st pitch. Not sure why he is hitting #2. Should have been Contreras. And as I posted this Contreras homers leading off the 4th. 3 - 2 Reds.
Contreras hits his 19th HR to bring the Crew within 1 run of the Reds, 3-2.
Contreras, with a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOng homer. Friedl wont get that one !!!!! Their using aaron judge baseballs today...
Adames gets on base and Mitchell hits one to the wall in RF, to get Adames to 3rd, as Mitchell takes 2nd. No outs.
Sanchez pops up to DelaCruz. 1 down. Ortiz at bat.
Ortiz strikes out. Frelick up. BASE HIT BY FRELICK!!! 2 RBIs!!! Brewers lead 4-3!!!
Hopefully Rea will settle in and go 6. Had a nice 3rd & 4th innings. I didn't see it but I see De La Cruz got caught stealing. Not an easy thing to do.
Solid pitching by Rea gets Maile to strike out. Brewers up in the top of the 5th are Chourio, Hoskins and Contreras.
Did Chourio get injured on that run to 1st? Hobbling a bit. Radio guys saying he turned his ankle stepping on the bag. He is helped off the field. Yikes!!!
Hoskins grounds out. 2 down for Contreras.
Contreras lines it at Martinez and hits him in the backside. Contreras thrown out.
Chourio still in the game!
India ties it up, to deep LF. 4-4.
Rea is done for the day. Hudson coming in for the Crew, in the bottom of the 5th.
Four HR's so far in this game, 2 for each team.
@mrtundra posted:Chourio still in the game!
20 year old ankles are a lot more forgiving than 35 year old ankles.
Mitchell with a nice play and throw to Adames to put out France, for trying to take second base!
Contreras throws out Hines at 1st!! Crew chief review by the Reds.
After review, the runner is out! Inning over. To the 9th, we go!
Reds get two guys thrown out on the base paths in the 8th. Teams that do that usually deserve to lose
@MichiganPacker2 posted:Reds get two guys thrown out on the base paths in the 8th. Teams that do that usually deserve to lose
And the Brewers end up running into an out on the base paths in the top of the 9th.
De La Cruz strikes out! 1 out in the 10th.
Let's play 10 in Game 1 of a doubleheader on a 97-degree day !!!
Steer at the plate, pops out to Chourio. 2 down. Friedl at bat.
2-2 on Friedl. India advances on a wild pitch. Williams walks Friedl. Runners on the corners.
Williams takes France to a full count.
Lets give the Reds a n o t h e r one run loss.
Game 1 Brewers win !!!!!
