SAN DIEGO –– Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell had done it before a few times this season, but never quite like this. He’d taken his starting pitcher out of the game earlier than he needed to in an attempt to spark the offense, but never this early.
The aggressive move in the fourth inning didn’t pay off in the Reds' 8-2 loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
“I tried to keep the inning going, see if we could extend that opportunity right there and get back to the top of our order,” manager David Bell said.