MILWAUKEE – David Bell isn’t the type of manager who will criticize players after games, so it wasn’t a surprise when he backed closer Hunter Strickland after a blown save in Sunday’s 10-inning win against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Bell still acknowledged in his response to a question about Strickland “we’ll look for different ways to help him get through it,” and with other relievers pitching well, “we’ll take that into consideration.”
Strickland was the Reds’ first designated closer since Raisel Iglesias was traded after the 2019 season, but he inherited that role because of injuries.