MIAMI – Facing left-handed pitching has been an issue for the Cincinnati Reds all season and that’ll be a test for them this week as they try to grow their lead in the wild-card race.
The Reds are scheduled to face a left-handed starting pitcher in four of their next five games, managing only one hit against Miami Marlins lefty Jesús Luzardo in six innings Sunday.
The lack of offense spoiled a solid start from Tyler Mahle in a 2-1 loss to the Marlins at loanDepot park in front of 11,019 fans and a disagreement with the strike zone led to some fiery emotions with Eugenio Suárez ejected in the seventh inning and manager David Bell ejected in the ninth.