Tyler Stephenson has been on a tear on the plate for the Cincinnati Reds this week and he will attempt to stay it going within the opener of a three-game sequence on Friday night time towards the visiting Miami Marlins.
Stephenson homered two times and drove in 5 runs in an 8-1 win towards the visiting Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon, serving to Cincinnati take 3 of 4 within the sequence.
Stephenson has 4 house runs and 3 doubles in his previous 3 video games.
“It is an up-and-down season and you have got to check out to be as assured all over the lows,” Stephenson mentioned. “(Friday’s) a brand new day despite the fact that. It’ll be filled with demanding situations, so you have to pop out and end this factor off ahead of the (All-Megastar) smash, and I’m hoping we win every other sequence.”
Stephenson went on paternity depart on June 27 and returned on July 2 following the delivery of his daughter.
After going 3-for-20 within the first six video games following his go back, Stephenson went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a house run in a 12-6 win towards the Rockies on Tuesday. The next evening, he doubled and homered in a 6-5 loss to Colorado.
“He wasn’t with us for a couple of days and the whole lot, so that you by no means understand how that may have an effect on him,” Reds supervisor David Bell mentioned. “And even if he wasn’t getting hits, when he first got here again, he seemed actually shut. So, he simply endured to paintings at it and made some small changes.”
Every other participant to look at this weekend is Reds correct fielder Rece Hinds, who went 2-for-4 on Thursday and is 8-for-16 in his first 4 main league video games.
Miami is coming off a 6-3 loss to the Houston Astros on Thursday night time that finished a three-game sweep.
The Marlins will attempt to flip issues round on Friday within the sequence opener at the back of right-hander Yonny Chirinos.
Chirinos (0-0, 4.19 ERA) has long gone 5 innings in 3 of his 4 begins since he was once recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville and made his season debut on June 19.
He has but to earn a call, however Miami gained 3 of the ones 4 outings.
Chirinos maximum just lately allowed 3 runs and 6 hits in 5 innings of a 4-3 win towards the Chicago White Sox ultimate Saturday.
“He stored the ball at the floor,” Miami supervisor Skip Schumaker mentioned of Chirinos. “He had 80 p.c first-pitch moves, his slider was once super-effective nowadays, which I believed stored the ball off the barrel.”
Chirinos mentioned via a translator that he achieved his purpose of attacking the strike zone and forcing the White Sox to position the ball in play.
“Maximum essential of all, you get to be informed out of your errors,” Chirinos mentioned. “That assists in keeping you within the sport a bit of longer. It is a finding out revel in.”
Chirinos’ handiest revel in towards the Reds was once 2 2/3 innings of scoreless aid on April 18, 2023, when he performed for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Carson Spiers (2-2, 3.64) is scheduled to begin at the mound for the Reds within the sequence opener.
The correct-hander may also be making his 5th main league get started of the season to head at the side of 5 aid appearances.
Spiers gained two in a row ahead of dropping his ultimate trip. He allowed 4 runs and 8 hits in 4 2/3 innings of a 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers ultimate Friday.
He has now not confronted Miami in his two-year occupation.
–Box Degree Media
