The Cincinnati Reds offense took off last night after lefty Matthew Liberatore exited the game in their eventual 11-6 victory in the series opener. The hope on Tuesday night, of course, is that the Reds bats can begin mashing right from the start and keep the party going all evening long.
They won’t have a southpaw on the mound to stifle them initially tonight. This time they’re up against righty Michael McGreevy, a former 1st round pick by the Birds who did shut Cincinnati down thoroughly when the two met back on August 30th in Great American Ball Park (6.0 IP, 5 H, ER).
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Thous August Reds were devoid of one Sal Stewart, however, and we all know how that’s been working out for Cincinnati now that they’ve got him in the lineup everyday.
Sal’s batting cleanup tonight and playing 1B as the revamped Cincinnati lineup tries to claim the series over St. Louis and keep tabs on the NL Wild Card race.
First pitch is set for 7:45 PM ET. Lineups below!
Today’s Lineups
REDS
CARDINALS
TJ Friedl – CF
Brendan Donovan – 2B
Gavin Lux – DH
Ivan Herrera – DH
Noelvi Marte – RF
Nolan Arenado – 3B
Sal Stewart – 1B
Alec Burleson – 1B
Will Benson – LF
Thomas Saggese – SS
Tyler Stephenson – C
Lars Nootbaar – LF
Elly De La Cruz – SS
Pedro Pages – C
Ke’Bryan Hayes – 3B
Jordan Walker – RF
Matt McLain – 2B
Nathan Church – CF
Andrew Abbott – LHP
Michael McGreevy – RHP