Cincinnati Reds Blow 5-0 Lead at Pittsburgh Pirates | Chatterbox Reds | Game 129

Chatterbox Reds is your home for coverage all season long for the Cincinnati Reds with LIVE postgame shows after EVERY game on YouTube, and NEW podcasts the morning after every game (including weekends)! SUBSCRIBE to the channel and turn on notifications to ensure you never miss a thing!

Join us in the Chat during the LIVE broadcasts, and we will do our best to answer any questions that you might have!

PODCAST LINKS:

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3jlFDPP…
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/733…
Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0…
iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/109483256
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/chatter…
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id5327101?…
Player FM: https://player.fm/series/3450767

GAMETIME APP ($20 off your first order with promo code CINCY):

[TERMS APPLY]

IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gametime-last-minute-tickets/id630687854
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gametime.gametime&pli=1
Web: https://gametime.co/

DSC COMMODITIES: https://deepsouthcommodities.com/

CALL OR TEXT 988 FOR HELP DAY OR NIGHT: https://mantherapy.org/get-help/national-resources/164/lifeline-crisis-chat

Nick Kirby: https://twitter.com/Nicholaspkirby
Trace Fowler: https://twitter.com/CBoxTrace
Craig Sandlin: https://x.com/Craig_Sandlin
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cboxsports
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cboxsports/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBoxSports
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cboxsports

GET CBOX GEAR:

Chatterbox Store: https://www.chatterboxsports.com/store

#cincinnatireds #reds #mlb #openingday #ellydelacruz #baseball #baseballhighlights #mlbhighlights #podcast #podcasts #inaudio #mlbpodcast #baseballpodcast #cincinnati #chicagocubs #milwaukeebrewers #pittsburghpirates #stlouiscardinals #cincinnatibengals #NYmets #newyorkmets #mets #baltimoreorioles #orioles #huntergreene #flythew

Story we are following from Field Level Media:

Reds place LHP Andrew Abbott (shoulder) on 15-day IL

The Cincinnati Reds placed left-hander Andrew Abbott on the 15-day injured list Friday with a strain to his throwing shoulder.

The move was retroactive to Tuesday, two days after Abbott allowed four runs on six hits in five innings of an 8-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

Abbott, 25, owns a 10-10 record with a 3.72 ERA in 25 starts this season. He is 18-16 with a 3.78 ERA in 46 career starts with the Reds.

Also on Friday, the Reds promoted right-hander Alan Busenitz from Triple-A Louisville and transferred catcher Austin Wynns from the 10- to 60-day injured list with a teres major tear in his right shoulder.

Busenitz, 34, owns a 5-2 record with one save and a 3.93 ERA in 40 appearances (two starts) this season with Louisville. He is 5-2 with a 4.36 ERA in 57 career relief appearances with the Minnesota Twins (2017-18) and Reds (2023).

Wynns, 33, is 7-for-19 (.368) in seven games in his first season with the Reds.

He is a career .230 hitter with 13 home runs and 63 RBIs in 238 games over parts of six seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (2018-19, 2021), San Francisco Giants (2022-23), Los Angeles Dodgers (2023), Colorado Rockies (2023) and Reds.

Story from ESPN:

Pirates face the Reds with 1-0 series lead

Cincinnati Reds (62-66, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (60-67, fifth in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (10-10, 3.72 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 114 strikeouts); Pirates: Bailey Falter (6-7, 4.02 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)

: LINE Pirates -119, Reds +100; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Cincinnati Reds, leading the series 1-0.

Friday’s game is the eighth time these teams meet this season. The Pirates are ahead 5-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan Reynolds has 24 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 70 RBI for the Pirates. Andrew McCutchen is 7-for-20 with three home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

Elly De La Cruz has a .263 batting average to lead the Reds, and has 28 doubles, eight triples and 22 home runs. Tyler Stephenson is 11-for-40 with two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.

August 23rd, 2024
Reds
@
Pirates

(62-66)
warmup •
PNC Park

(60-67)

Buck Farmer
RHP
2-0, 2.67 ERA, 52 SO

Bailey Falter
LHP
6-7, 4.02 ERA, 75 SO
CIN Lineup
PIT Lineup
Jonathan India (R) 2B
Elly De La Cruz (S) SS
Tyler Stephenson (R) C
Spencer Steer (R) LF
Ty France (R) 1B
Stuart Fairchild (R) CF
Amed Rosario (R) RF
Santiago Espinal (R) 3B
Noelvi Marte (R) DH
Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) 2B
Bryan Reynolds (S) DH
Oneil Cruz (L) SS
Joey Bart (R) C
Rowdy Tellez (L) 1B
Bryan De La Cruz (R) RF
Billy McKinney (L) LF
Jared Triolo (R) 3B
Ji Hwan Bae (L) CF