Scooter Gennett wasn’t supposed to be in Tuesday’s Reds lineup.
A brief rain storm on Monday caused the Reds’ batting practice to be cancelled, meaning Scott Schebler couldn’t test his left shoulder that caused him to leave Saturday’s game.
Reds manager Bryan Price had already planned on giving Adam Duvall the day off in left field and starting Patrick Kivlehan. Price wanted Schebler to have a full workout under his belt, so instead of putting Duvall back in the lineup, he decided to give Gennett the start in left field.
So on a day that he wasn’t even supposed to start, Ryan Joseph “Scooter” Gennett became the first Cincinnati Red and 17th Major League Baseball player to hit four home runs in a game.