So, it wasn’t exactly the way the Cincinnati Reds hoped to start the home-portion of their 2022 season. After an absurdly long owner-induced lockout, Phil Castellini played [open mouth, insert whole leg] before Opening Day in GABP could even begin yesterday, and that game ended with José Ramirez socking a coffin-nail grand slam for a Cleveland win.
Today was supposed to be a forward-looking day instead of letting that gross disappointment linger, especially with potential future ace Nick Lodolo on the mound for his big league debut. But before that could even begin, a rain delay pushed the matinee start time back and rendered GABP predictably empty again, and Lodolo himself contributed to the climate by being plagued by an unexpected bout of wildness in his outing.