Since the Cincinnati Reds game on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies was postponed due to rain, the Reds could have skipped Vladimir Gutierrez’s second MLB start and moved forward with their other four experienced starting pitchers.
Instead, Gutierrez will start the first game of an important series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Gutierrez’s start was pushed back from Wednesday to Thursday’s game in St. Louis. He’ll be followed in the rotation by Luis Castillo, Tyler Mahle and Wade Miley.
“It’ll be fun to watch him again against another opponent in our division,” manager David Bell said.