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Right-hander Tyler Mahle will start Sunday’s game for the Reds, manager Bryan Price said following Friday’s victory against the Pirates.
Mahle, who turns 23 on Tuesday, will be making his big-league debut. A seventh-round pick out of a California high school in 2013, Mahle has been the Reds’ best pitcher in the minor leagues this season, going 10-7 with a 2.06 ERA between Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Louisville. He will be the ninth different rookie starter for the Reds this season 16th rookie pitcher overall.
“He commands his fastball, he commands his stuff, he throws a lot of strikes and competes well,” Price said.