The Cincinnati Reds will go for a 3-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays in an early one today at Great American Ball Park but the Rays rookie right-hander, Shane Baz, might have something to say about that. The young gun is delivering. Baz is 1-1 with a 2.92 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. In his last turn, Baz held the high-powered Toronto offense to just 1 run in 6 innings of work, resulting in a Rays 7-3 win. The Reds will send lefty Nick Lodolo to the rubber and he has numbers that do not thrill. Lodolo is 1-2 with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. The Reds were lucky to get the first two games, with both going to extras, but that luck runs out today.
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