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Reds notes: Why the Reds chose to play with 25 players instead of 26 players on Friday

When the Cincinnati Reds play the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, the game will be a team of 25 players against a team of 26.

The Reds placed reliever Tejay Antone on the 10-day injured list before the game without replacing him on the 26-man roster. Before Sunday, the Reds plan to call up starting pitcher Tony Santillan from Triple-A to fill Sonny Gray’s spot in the rotation.

But Cincinnati could be short-handed until Santillan is activated.

“We’re going to be short tonight, and we may be short as well tomorrow, or (Santillan) could get added to the roster tomorrow,” manager David Bell said.