AZ Snake Pit · Sep 20, 2018
Reno Aces 9, Chicago Cubs 0: Crazy Works
The jokes were plentiful after today’s starting lineup was announced. Absent was Paul Goldschmidt. Nowhere to be found was A.J. Pollock. David Peralta was missing. Eduardo Escobar had gone fishing. In their place were men you’d more likely find playing at Greater Nevada Field for the Reno Aces were it not for September roster expansions. That’s not entirely fair to Chris Owings who found himself starting in center for Pollock, but those who joined him, Christian Walker, Ildemaro Vargas, and Patrick Kivlehan, had a grand total of 4 MLB starts this season, all Walker’s, before tonight’s game. Would it be a repeat of last night?