Baseball can be an unforgiving business full of ups and downs and change in a heartbeat during a 162-game season. Change is constant, and what’s constant is changes to teams who fail to reach the postseason on a consistent basis.
On Monday, the Cincinnati Reds fired manager David Bell after six seasons. The Reds are 76-81 and in fourth place of the NL Central. The final bell rang following a 2-0 shutout loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Paul Skenes delivered five scoreless innings and nine strikeouts to earn his 11th career win.