It’s a day of hard-luck news for the Cincinnati Reds.
Nick Lodolo, who only just returned to the active roster after over two weeks on the pine with blister issues on his throwing hand, was slated to start tonight’s matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays when the day began. However, he’s apparently fighting an illness that’s bad enough that the Reds chose to scratch him from his scheduled start.
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Now, Scott Barlow will toe the rubber in a bullpen game, as Reds Live co-host Brian Giesenschlag revealed on Twitter.
Given the overworked nature of the bullpen, it’s no surprise that the Reds made a secondary move on this news, too. Lefty Reiver Sanmartin was added back to both the 40-man and active rosters to serve as extra depth, with Joe La Sorsa being designated for assignment (for the 40-man spot) and Sam Moll being optioned to AAA (for the active roster spot) as the other end of said transaction.
Despite the fact that Lodolo has had an otherwise excellent season, the Reds have received just 6.1 IP in total from him since the beginning of August, as the blister issue wiped out most of his month. How quickly he recovers from this particular illness remains to be seen, as the Reds have not announced whether they’ll simply skip his turn in the rotation altogether or bump him back a day or two instead.
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First pitch against the Blue Jays this evening will be tossed by Barlow at 6:40 PM ET.