Reynolds' four hits power Pirates to 8-6 win over Reds
Bryan Reynolds had four hits, raising his batting average aboveOCTOBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
EUGENIO SUÁREZ #28 - THIRD BASEMAN - ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
30 HR •
101 RBI •
.256 AVG
30 HR
101 RBI
.256 AVG
Tucker makes great grab, hits grand slam, Pirates beat Reds
Pittsburgh second baseman Cole Tucker made a spectacular diving catch, then hit his first career grand slam to cap an eight-run rally in the eighth inning that sent the Pirates ove...OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Provides team's only run Suarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the White Sox.
Impact Suarez connected on a fastball low in the zone and sent it over the wall in left field in the fifth to provide the Reds with their only run of the night. The 29-year-old now has at least a hit in eight straight games and is slashing .438/.486/.938 with four homers, seven RBI, six runs scored and 3:9 BB:K. However, don't let his recent success distract from the fact that he's likely on pace for his worst averages at the plate in his eight-year career. Suarez is slashing .193/.280/.420 with 30 home runs, 77 RBI, 69 runs scored and 54:168 BB:K over 557 plate appearances. He has elite power, as he's shown over most of his career, but offsets it with an undisciplined approach at the plate that has lead to a batting average hovering around .200 over the last two years.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Extends hitting streak Suarez went 1-for-5 with a double and three strikeouts in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Nationals.
Impact Suarez's two-bagger allowed him to extend his hitting streak to six games, tying his longest stretch of the season. With Mike Moustakas (foot) on the injured list, Suarez is poised to play regularly at third base during the final week of the season, perhaps making him an attractive pickup in leagues where fantasy managers may have dropped him during what's been a rough campaign for the 30-year-old. Suarez owns a meager .678 OPs on the season, but he's slashing .400/.444/.760 with five extra-base knocks during his ongoing hitting streak.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Corbin expected to start for the Nationals against Reds
The Nationals will start Patrick Corbin on Thursday while the Reds are expected to counter with Luis CastilloSEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Usurps Moustakas on depth chart Suarez will start at third base and bat sixth Wednesday against the Pirates.
Impact Suarez was moved into a short-side platoon role in mid-August, but the 30-year-old seems to have wrested primary duties at third base back from Mike Moustakas, who has struggled mightily at the dish since returning from the injured list. The lefty-hitting Moustakas will be on the bench for the fourth game in a row, with the last two benchings coming against right-handed starting pitchers. Meanwhile, after churning out consecutive two-hit games to begin the week, the righty-hitting Suarez looks like he'll see regular work against both righties and lefties for the foreseeable future.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Goes deep in victory Suarez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's win over the Pirates.
Impact The third baseman took reliever Cody Ponce deep in the fifth inning, giving the Reds the lead. The homer marked his 27th of the year. In his last 9 games in the starting lineup, he has collected multiple hits four times. Since the beginning of the month, the 30-year-old has launched four home runs and raised his season batting average from .169 to .179.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Votto power surge leads Reds rally for 9-5 win over Pirates
Joey Votto tied the game with his second homer of the night, Eugenio Suarez followed with a go-ahead shot and the Cincinnati Reds rallied from a five-run deficit for a 9-5 win over...SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Goes deep in win Suarez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 4-2 victory versus the Cardinals on Friday.
Impact The veteran's 452-foot blast in the second inning staked Cincinnati to an early lead. It was Suarez's 26th long ball of the season, marking the fourth time in the past five campaigns that he has reached that mark (the lone exception was last year's COVID-shortened slate).While the power has been there for Suarez this season, he has struggled overall with a .177 batting average and career-worst 30.3 percent strikeout rate.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Barrero, Reds score two in ninth, beat Cardinals 4-2
Jose Barrero made the most of an unexpected start by doubling in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, leading the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Slugs homer No. 25 Suarez went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 15-5 loss to the Tigers.
Impact He got the Reds on the board with a blast off Tyler Alexander in the second inning, but Cincinnati was already in a 2-0 hole at that point. Suarez has gone yard in back-to-back games to give him 25 homers on the year, the fourth consecutive full season in which he's reached that mark, but he continues to struggle making consistent contact -- since the beginning of August, he's slashing .188/.284/.484 through 22 games.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Connects for 24th homer Suarez went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in a 12-2 rout of the Cardinals during the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
Impact The 30-year-old wasn't in the starting lineup for the matinee of the twin bill, but he did collect a pinch-hit single before flexing his muscles in the nightcap. Suarez hadn't had a multi-hit performance since July 20, and on the year he's batting a woeful .174 with 24 homers, 58 runs and 67 RBI through 122 games.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Back on bench Suarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Impact Suarez will take a seat after he went a collective 3-for-25 with a home run and three walks while starting each of the past seven games, resulting in his season-long batting average plummeting to .173. He benefited largely from the Reds' encountering a heavy stretch of left-handed pitching, but the struggling Suarez doesn't look as though he'll receive regular opportunities versus right-handed pitching following Mike Moustakas' recent return from the 60-day injured list.
AUGUST 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Pops homer in win Suarez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-1 win over Philadelphia.
Impact Suarez got into the lineup at shortstop against right-hander Zack Wheeler as Kyle Farmer received a day off. For the third straight game, Suarez posted an extra-base hit (one homer, two doubles). The infielder has a poor .175/.259/.379 slash line, but he's generated solid counting stats with 23 long balls, 65 RBI and 53 runs scored through 463 plate appearances. Expect Suarez to drop back into a short-side platoon role with Mike Moustakas at third base most often.
AUGUST 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Stuck on short side of platoon Suarez will occupy the short side of a platoon with Mike Moustakas at third base for now, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact The Reds' default lineup early in the season featured Moustakas at third base and Suarez at shortstop, but Suarez fared poorly enough at that position that the team evidently no longer views him as a viable option there now that Moustakas is back from an extended absence due to a heel contusion. Considering that Suarez has slumped to a 70 wRC+ this season and had a barely above-average 104 wRC+ last year, it's no surprise that the Reds don't feel the need to keep him in an everyday role. He bats right-handed while Moustakas hits left-handed, so a platoon looks like a natural setup that the Reds could stick to down the stretch.
AUGUST 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Pushed to bench Suarez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.
Impact Mike Moustakas (heel) returns from a lengthy absence and will start at third base in Suarez's place. Early in the season, the Reds regularly started Suarez at shortstop and Moustakas at third, but Suarez looked overmatched at the position and hasn't started there since May 29th. Whether or not that alignment will be an option now that Moustakas is back is not yet clear. If it's not, Suarez could see his playing time substantially reduced. That's arguably something that should be happening already given that he owns a .177/.260/.379 slash line on the season, though he does have a much better .800 OPS over his last 15 games.
AUGUST 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Brubaker scheduled to start for Pittsburgh against Cincinnati
The Reds will send Wade Miley to the mound Friday and the Pirates will give JT Brubaker the startAUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Blasts 22nd home run Suarez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Pirates.
Impact Suarez slammed a three-run homer in the second inning off Wil Crowe, extending the early lead to four runs. His 22 homers are tied with Joey Votto for most on the Reds. The 29-year-old has a hit in each of his last six games, with three long balls in that span. On the season, he is slashing a poor .177/.260/.379 in 438 plate appearances. This is the first time in his career he has consistently hit below the Mendoza Line.
AUGUST 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Batting eighth Suarez, who is batting eighth Thursday night against the Pirates, has been working to improve against high fastballs, a particular weak point of his this season, Charlie Goldsmith...
Impact Suarez is at risk of losing playing time once Mike Moustakas returns from the IL, as Kyle Farmer and Jonathan India have been playing too well to sit, especially with Farmer being a better defensive option than Suarez at shortstop.
AUGUST 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Crowe, Pirates to face Gray, Reds
The Reds will send Sonny Gray to the mound Thursday and the Pirates will give Wil Crowe the startAUGUST 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Blasts 21st homer Suarez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Twins.
Impact The 30-year-old still isn't making a lot of contact, but at least the ball is traveling a long way when he does. Suarez has gone 7-for-32 (.219) over the last eight games with four extra-base hits (three homers and a double), and on the season he's supplied 21 home runs and 58 RBI through 103 games despite a woeful .175/.260/.374 slash line.
AUGUST 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Schrock 5 hits, homers filling in for Votto, Reds beat Mets
Rookie Max Schrock went 5 for 5 with a home run while giving All-Star Joey Votto a break, leading fellow newcomer Vladimir Gutierrez and the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets...AUGUST 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Socks home run No. 20 Suarez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's loss to the Mets.
Impact Suarez got ahold of a Rich Hill offering in the fourth inning and sent it over the wall in left-center field to give the Reds a 3-1 lead. It was the 20th homer of the year for Suarez, who only has 66 total hits all season. The 30-year-old was ejected later in the game after objecting to a called third strike in the eighth. Despite reaching the 20-home run plateau for the fifth time in the last six years, Suarez is slashing just .173/.257/.368 in 421 plate appearances this season.
AUGUST 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Votto extends power surge, Reds roll past Cubs 8-2
Joey Votto homered twice for the second consecutive day, going deep in his fifth straight game to match a Cincinnati record as the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2JULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Goes yard in win Suarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Cubs.
Impact It's been a slog of a season for Suarez, but the third baseman knows how to hit a mistake. He took Dan Winkler deep in the sixth for a solo shot that marked the Venezuelan's first home run since July 10. Suarez now has 19 homers against 123 strikeouts.
JULY 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
