Reds Month of July Game Thread

[kevin]

There is little time between games. Last nights game went late into extra innings. Today is a day game 2 O'Clock Ohio time. That gave them time to shower, change clothes, leave park, go eat, go sleep, get up, eat, go back to Wrigley for batting practice and warm ups for game.

I am concerned about Farmer who NFL would have on concussion watch. The first ball that hit him in catcher face mask rocked his head bad. The second one was worse as he went to the ground. Team medics came out to give him quick concussion test. In NFL he would have had to leave game. Reds other 2 catchers injured, so he stayed in. All Reds catchers are banged up, 1 on IL and 2 pretty beat up.

Also they shouldn't pitch Iglesias today because it would be 4 straight games and you just don't do that and burn out their arms. Lorenzen also had a workout last night going into this fast day game. The hope is All-Star Sonny Gray goes deep into the game.

So Reds are 7-4 against Cubs. A win before 6 O'Clock News and they go 8-4 on Cubs and in series play are 4-0 against Cubs in 2019. Plus there is the fact they are close to First Place in July and Cubs in First Place. Reds can gain a game with a win before leaving Chi-Town.

GO REDS. There was no night life last night, as Reds right back on the field warming up 12 hours later. I know from tool shop days of working 12 hour days. Reds will feel like they just left the park and got little rest as right back in the park. Rested is Sonny Gray, who could help Reds huge with a good game going into late innings. No day for Bell to get cute taking him out early if he is pitching well. If Gray can go 7, that would help a tired bullpen. That is THE KEY to today's game, All-Star Sonny Gray, because rest of pitchers don't have much gas left in the tank today.

Hey, if Reds WIN today they are 4-0 in series play against Cubs and near First Place. That should stop the gloom and doom and have everybody HAPPY.