Little did we know at the time that Tyler Mahle’s gem in the season’s fourth game would be one of the very few positives we’d get to see from the Cincinnati Reds all April. The season opening homestand featured a visit from the Chicago Cubs, and Mahle’s dazzling display in that 1-0 victory was the lone such win of that set.
The Reds welcome the Cubs back to GABP this weekend, and do so with an NL-worst 6-15 record at home so far this year. In other words, while it’s always nice to get a chance to beat up on the Cubs, the Reds are seriously in need of a good homestand, and this is their next chance at getting one.