Cincinnati Reds, who was moving towards the season, was relying on the capture Tyler Stephenson to carry a big burden. However, during spring education, a oblique coercion in mid -March put him on the wounded list.
Stephenson returned on Friday and immediately had an impact, and Reds doubled the Washington Nationals with two RBIs in his 6-1 win.
Stephenson will seek performance again when he hosts Washington on Saturday night at the second competition of a three -game set on Saturday night.
“Regardless of the results, I would be happy to check the bats, even if these two (hit) exit,” regardless of the results. ” He said. “It is definitely happy with a few hits and a walk.”
28 -year -old Stephenson proved to be a durable and reliable catcher for reds.
Last season, 19 home running in 138 games, 118 hits and 66 RBI .258 beat. These figures, 142 competitions 13 Homer, 113 hits and 56 RBI .243 when they hit.
“We are excited to take it back and it's a big part of what we want to do.” He said.
Stephenson's return gives Reds three captures and Francona said he plans to hold all three of them for now. Jose Trevino and Austin Wynns were delivered in the absence of Stephenson, Trevino in 25 matches .324 and Wynns in 12 games .394 strokes. Francona said that Stephenson, a right -handed striker, would serve as a striker determined in the games against left -handed jugs and would be justified against the rights behind the plate.
Nick Lodolo (3-2, 2.25 ERA) will begin on Saturday for Cincinnati. Left-handed, the star in the last appearance of the star comes out of a trip, and on Sunday with a 8-1 win against Colorado Rockies'e shot seven-score. He just hit two hit, one walked, and he shot nine.
Lodolo is 0-1 in two career matches against Washington and 0-1 with 0-1, which will face the right-hand Trevor Williams (1-3, 5.70).
33 -year -old Williams has faced red reds in his career 16 times (12 starters), but since Saturday, May 2, 2021, Chicago Cubs will be the first. 4.07 ERA with ERA against Cincinnati.
Washington hopes that it will get a better fee than Mitchell Parker, who quit five runs in four strokes and walks four strokes on Friday.
“When you fall behind the shots and start to walk, you put yourself in a bad situation.” He said.
Washington will try to find the crime on Saturday after being limited to four hit on the serial opener. Two of them came in the eighth stroke long after the game was opened.
Josh Bell tied to the fifth house of the season and delivered the Lone Run with a loss. The first master changed the groin running a ground ball in the seventh shot and was replaced by a pinch of a pinch of the ninth, but he said he did not expect the discomfort to linger.
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