Vlad Gutierrez served up meatballs, the bullpen dropped Mentos into 2-liter bottles of Coca Cola and pointed them at their faces, and the Cincinnati Reds were thrashed at home against the Detroit Tigers in the series opener in GABP on Friday night.
I said at home and in GABP in the same sentence on purpose. My lord, it’s frustrating to see this club get shellacked in their own park so dang often anymore.
Anyhoo, Max Schrock pitched a bit, so there’s that.
Joey Votto doubled, so there’s that, too.
Eugenio Suarez even bashed a homer for the second consecutive game, giving hope to the idea that he’s at least coming around to bashing LHP in semi-important games down the stretch this year, something that would behoove all Reds to do, in all honesty.