Noelvi Marte returned to the Cincinnati Reds lineup on Thursday, and returned with oomph. He homered, doubled, stole a bag, scored three runs and drove another in as well, slotting perfectly into the lineup in the #5 spot while also manning 3B on the night.
It marked the latest seamless transition for the Reds lineup this season, an event that sounds lovely on paper but, in reality, means there has once again instability before it. Transition, after all, means that something made way for the latter event, and for this battered and busted Reds lineup that was once again the case.