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Cincinnati Reds Need More From Nick Lodolo After Tough Start vs. Nationals

Cincinnati Reds On SI·Greg Kuffner·19 days ago
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Terry Francona finally changed up the lineup on Wednesday, moving Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart up in the order, sitting Ke'Bryan Hayes, and dropping TJ Friedl to 8th in the order. It started out well when the Reds used a JJ Bleday double and a grand slam by Tyler Stephenson in the first inning to take a 5-0 lead. After a 1-2-3 first inning with three strikeouts from Nick Lodolo, the wheels came off for him in the second. Lodolo surrendered four runs on four hits in the inning and just like that, the five-run lead was down to a one-run lead. In the third, the Nationals would tie the game at five. Lodolo gave up five runs on six hits in just four innings. He walked three and struck out six. The left-hander threw 54 of his 87 pitches for strikes. While it may not be fair to expect Lodolo to carry the load for the pitching staff just two starts into his 2026 season, the Reds absolutely need him to be better.…

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