![]() The Reds couldn’t turn two routine double plays. Reds shortstop Kevin Newman started the game by letting a ground ball go under his glove. Reds starting pitcher Luke Weaver allowed one run in 5 ⅓ innings, but he would have gone seven innings if the Reds had played decent defense behind him. Reds manager David Bell then brought in Busenitz, who surrendered an RBI double to first baseman Garrett Cooper that gave the Marlins a two-run lead. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Herget allowed a double to Marlins center fielder Garrett Hampson. But with nine pitchers on the injured list and some key relievers who were unavailable on Sunday, Herget and Busenitz represented the Reds’ best options for the final game of the series in Miami. Herget was supposed to be rotation depth for the 2023 Reds, and Busenitz missed most of the spring with an arm injury. Herget and Busenitz were never serious contenders to make the Reds’ Opening Day roster. ![]() Because of how much those relievers have pitched, Bell called on Herget and Busenitz with the game on the line. The Reds’ best relievers, like Alexis Díaz, Derek Law, Buck Farmer and Lucas Sims, have all been needed to go above and beyond recently and throw a lot of pitches in a condensed period of time. Herget picked up the loss, and Busenitz allowed the add-on run as the Marlins won the series finale and beat the Reds, 3-1. On Sunday at loanDepot Park, the Reds needed Herget and Busenitz to pitch in high-leverage innings during a tie game. Reds bullpen How Reds closer Alexis Díaz talked his way into the toughest save of his career Reds starting rotation Reds' rotation in flux with Nick Lodolo's calf injury Busenitz, 32, spent the last four years in Japan before signing with the Reds last offseason on a minor league contract. Reds reliever Alan Busenitz joined the team in Miami on Sunday, and then he appeared in his first big league game since 2018. Then one day later, because two Reds pitchers went on the injured list, they added Herget back to the active roster. On Saturday, the Reds optioned Herget, the 32-year-old journeyman who pitched in an independent league last season, to Triple-A. ![]() MIAMI –– Cincinnati Reds reliever Kevin Herget had a flight scheduled for Sunday morning to leave Miami. View Gallery: The new Nike Reds City Connect jersey is unveiled at Reds Shop ![]()
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