The Cincinnati Reds! The St. Louis Cardinals! There have been times before where a series like this would be a big, cool thing!
The Reds, however, are 20-37 and just placed perhaps their best still-healthy player on the not-healthy list yesterday. They’re devoid of Tyler Stephenson, Jonathan India, Donovan Solano, Nick Lodolo, Lucas Sims, Vladdy Gutes, Tejay Antone, Justin Dunn, Connor Overton (remember him?), Justin Wilson, Max Schrock, Jake Fraley, Tyler Naquin, and Mike Moustakas due to their placement on various injured lists, while each of Nick Senzel and Albert Almora, Jr. are banged-up to the point where they can’t start tonight’s series opener.