After he threw six quality innings in a win last Sunday, it hit Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Tyler Mahle that he could have just made his last start with the Reds.
Mahle is a highly-regarded trade target in MLB, and he follows the trade rumors that point to him being dealt by the trade deadline on August 2. For the last six days, Mahle was in limbo, wondering where he’d make his next start.
Mahle still hasn’t been traded, and he made his final start before the trade deadline. On Saturday, as the Reds beat the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2 in front of a crowd of 29,104 at Great American Ball Park, Mahle pitched six innings, allowed two runs and retired the final 13 batters he faced.