Reds welcome the Colorado Rockies to Cincinnati

It is sort of possible that the final two days can be the slowest of the total season for the Cincinnati Reds.

Despite successful the total collection (and being on a roll total), the Reds spent Sunday afternoon dropping the collection finale in Great American Ball Park to the Detroit Tigers. Compounding issues was the method during which they dropped it – they emerged again in the identical approach they’ve in so many wins to this point this yr just for their always-reliable bullpen to implode.

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Then, that they had a kind of uncommon days off throughout the center of a homestand, so that they obtained to mill round city occupied with Sunday for 2 days with no journey in there to break it up. Hopefully, that will not depart them ripe for a letdown in opposition to the Colorado Rockieswho’re on the town Tuesday to open a three-game collection in GABP.

These two golf equipment met each other at exactly the identical time in 2025, with the Reds heading west to Denver to sweep the Rockies between April twenty fifth and twenty seventh. While these are your father’s Rockies – they’re in final place in the National League West as soon as once more – relaxation assured that the 2026 Rockies are, to this point, not the 2025 Rockies, as that membership was a depressing 4-23 upon being swept apart in Coors Field.

The 2026 Rockies are in final place to this point, however they’re 13-16 and boast only a -11 run differential. They’ve scored 118 runs – identical as the Reds – and they’re contemporary off successful all three video games they performed in opposition to the New York Mets in the Big Apple (sandwiched round one recreation that was postponed). They additionally boast burgeoning ace Chase Dollanderwho (as of right this moment) is the NL leader in bWAR by a pitcher.

Lucky for the Reds, although, they’re going to miss Dollander, who pitched Sunday in the group’s remaining recreation in New York. Instead, they’re going to open play on Tuesday in opposition to veteran lefty Kyle Freelandwho’s off to a superb begin of his personal to this point this season (2.30 ERA, 1.09 WHIP throughout 3 begins). Cincinnati, in the meantime, will counter with their very own burgeoning ace in Chase Burnswho’ll look to fireball his well past this upstart Colorado offense.

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First pitch on Tuesday is ready for six:40 PM ET. With a left-handed starter on the bump for the Rockies, the Reds have chosen to stack righties of their lineup like this: