On Friday night Tyler Mahle was removed from the game in the 5th inning after allowing a leadoff double, walking Delino DeShields Jr. and getting Elvis Andrus to pop up. He had been struggling with his control, walking three batters and hitting another one – but he hadn’t allowed runs since the 1st. Still, sitting at 96 pitches, with 2 runners on, and 2 lefties due up over the next 3 batters, David Bell went to the bullpen. Wandy Peralta struck out the first batter he faced, but then walked Asdrubal Cabrera and served up a grand slam to Rougned Odor, essentially ending the game.
Reds Tyler Mahle: “It’s getting pretty ridiculous at this point”
