ST. LOUIS - If ever there was a time to remove Homer Bailey from the rotation, it would be now.
Rosters expand Saturday. The Cincinnati Reds could take Bailey out and replace him with Tyler Mahle or Lucas Sims. Both are pitching well in Triple-A.
There are many ways to describe the way Bailey is pitching, but "well" is not a word you'd use. Bailey went five innings and allowed seven runs (three earned) in the Reds' 12-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals before a crowd of 42,365 at Busch Stadium. It was the Reds' seventh loss in eight games.