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Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

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Elly De La Cruz drove in a run, stole a base, and scored a run to help the Reds to a 2-1 win Sunday over the Rangers.

De La Cruz did get doubled up at third on a baserunning mistake, but it was a solid game regardless for the shortstop. The steal was the first of the season for EDLC, and assuredly not the last after swiping 104 over the last two seasons. A pair of hits — including one in the eighth inning that ended up being the game-winner — now has De La Cruz slashing .243/.300/.486 over the first nine contests.
Brock Burke

CIN Relief Pitcher #49

Brock Burke picked up a save with a scoreless inning Sunday against the Rangers.

If you’re gonna get your first save of the season, do it against a team you were employed with for a long time. Burke isn’t likely to see many more save chances going forward.
Chase Burns

CIN Starting Pitcher #26

Chase Burns struck out nine while allowing just one run in six-plus innings, but didn’t factor into the decision Sunday against the Rangers.

Burns was outstanding in his debut against the Pirates on Monday, and was just as good — if not better — in the follow up. He threw three pitches over 100 mph and was routinely over 99 with his heater, and he generated an outstanding 21 swings and misses. The only mistake was a pitch left in the zone to Joc Pederson, and unfortunately that prevented Burns from picking up a win. He’s an absolute must-start Friday for a scheduled matchup against the Angels.
Rhett Lowder

CIN Starting Pitcher #25

Rhett Lowder pitched three-hit ball for six innings in the Reds’ 2-0 shutout of the Rangers on Saturday.

Lowder’s velocity tonight was 1-1.5 mph down from last weekend against the Red Sox, but he was able to get ahead in the count and generate mostly mediocre contact. We wouldn’t call it an encouraging outing — he didn’t have the cold weather excuse while pitching in a dome in Texas — but it was a successful one. He’s due to make a rare start on four days’ rest Thursday in Miami, so it will be interesting to see how that goes.
Emilio Pagán

CIN Relief Pitcher #15

Emilio Pagán walked two and gave up a hit in the ninth before closing out the Reds’ 2-0 win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Fortunately, Joe Pederson grounded into a double play after the first walk. The Rangers tried to rally again afterwards, but Pagán struck out Evan Carter to end the game. It’s his third save in four tries. The Reds have now used Pagán, Tony Santillan and Graham Ashcraft on consecutive days, so Connor Phillips might be in line for a save chance on Sunday.
Tyler Stephenson

CIN Catcher #37

Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-4 and hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth as the Reds held off the Rangers 5-3 on Friday.

Stephenson’s first homer was 382-footer to right-center that Statcast says would have left seven ballparks. Fortunately, Globe Life Field was one of them. He also had a single in the contest, and he’s now 3-for-17 in six appearances.
Brady Singer

CIN Starting Pitcher #51

Brady Singer pitched five innings of two-run ball in a no-decision Friday against the Rangers.

The Rangers were all over Singer today; their average EV on the 16 balls in play against him was 100.4 mph. Still, the four hardest of those all turned into outs and none became homers. Singer will take a 5.00 ERA into his third outing of the year next week in Miami.
Emilio Pagán

CIN Relief Pitcher #15

Emilio Pagán was perfect in the ninth in earning a save versus the Rangers on Friday.

Pagán got the bottom of the order today after retired Evan Carter and Danny Jansen before striking out leadoff man Brandon Nimmo. This makes him 2-for-3 saving games amidst a rough start overall (5 ER, 2 HR in 4 1/3 IP).
Spencer Steer

CIN 1st Baseman #7

Spencer Steer had a two-run homer and a double against the Rangers on Friday.

Steer homered off left-hander MacKenzie Gore and doubled ahead of Tyler Stephenson’s tiebreaking homer in the ninth. Based on his performance the last couple of years, Steer wouldn’t seem to belong in the Reds’ primary lineup against right-handers, but it’s been awfully hard convincing Terry Francona of that, even though he has more options at his disposal than usual right now. If Steer remains an everyday guy, he could offer a little mixed league value, mostly because he’s in one of the league’s best situations for hitters.
Nick Lodolo

CIN Starting Pitcher #40

Nick Lodolo (blister) was removed from his minor league rehab start at Class-A Daytona on Thursday before reaching his expected pitch count due to a recurrence of his blister issue.

Lodolo had been expected to throw around 60-65 pitches in the rehab start, but he was pulled after throwing only 40 pitches over 2 2/3 innings. There had been optimism that the 28-year-old hurler would be ready to rejoin the Reds’ rotation next week, but that’s now out of the question. The plan for him going forward will likely depend on how he’s feeling in the coming days. For now, fantasy managers will have to exercise patience.