Cincinnati Reds Manager David Bell Explains Why Tyler Stephenson Didn't Get Chance Against San Diego Padres
to the Padres in 10 innings. It was a questionable decision in real time and it clearly didn't work out for the home team.
"He was ready to hit the whole day," Bell said after the loss. "He's been swinging the bat great. He's one of our best hitters. To not find the opportunity to get him in is a little tough. There were several times where we get one more runner on base, he's hitting and the situation just never came up."
Stephenson has a .302/.339/.509 slash line in the month of May. He has a .400 batting average since May 14. He's been one of the small bright spots in what has been an awful month for the team. Bell could've had Stephenson pinch hit. He could've had him be the designated hitter for Thursday. Instead, they struggled at the plate and one of their best hitters didn't get a chance.Spencer Steer Becoming Stabilizing Force in Cincinnati Reds’ LineupJames Rapien covers the Bengals and Reds for Sports Illustrated's AllBengals.com and InsidetheReds.com. He's one-half of the Locked on Bengals Podcast. He's also the co-owner/creator of Cincinnati Bengals Talk on YouTube.
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