Dateline: Cincinnati
A fairytale story turned into a nightmare.
Rhett Lowder, returning from injury, was pitching well until he faced the Pittsburgh Pirates in his last outing. That lasted just 1 1/3 innings.
He walked the last three batters he faced and his relief, Connor Phillips, walked four in a row. Lowder was charged with eight earned runs.
Prior to that debacle, Lowder had three quality starts of six innings or more, including a long outing of 6 2/3 innings against the San Francisco Giants on April 15.
Lowder has one five inning scoreless start against the Cubs. He gave up three hits and three walks with one strikeout.
Shota Imanaga, the 30-year old, left handed son of Nippon, He has a 3-2 record with a 2.40 ERA. In four of his last five starts, he has pitched six innings or more, twice going seven innings. Imanaga has allowed one run in two of those outings and two have been scoreless.
He has three career starts against the Reds with a 1-0 record and an even 3.00 ERA.
The Reds lineup:
Dane Myers CF
Matt McLain SS
Elly De La Cruz DH
Sal Stewart 2B
Spencer Steer 1B
Tyler Stephenson C
JJ Bleday LF
Blake Dunn RF
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B
The Cubs lineup:
Nico Hoerner 2B
Moises Ballesteros DH
Alex Bregman 3B
Ian Happ LF
Michael Busch 1B
Michael Conforto RF
Dansby Swanson SS
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF
Miguel Amaya C
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