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Wood comes undone as Reds’ ‘pen struggles
- Updated: May 21, 2016
CINCINNATI — As irritated as Reds fans have become about the state of the team’s bullpen, it doesn’t compare to manager Bryan Price’s level of frustration. No matter what combination of relievers Price uses, it backfires, just as it did in Friday’s 8-3 loss to the Mariners.
“We had to get nine outs and just found it was very, very challenging to get there,” Price said. “Well, it was impossible. We didn’t get there today.”
Dan Straily threw six strong innings — the rotation’s first start of that length since May 11 — of one-run baseball, exiting the game with a 3-1 lead. But four relievers combined to give up seven earned runs for the bullpen’s Major League-leading 14th loss.
“I keep saying it and I get sick of hearing myself talk about these types of games,” Price said. “It’s the same game. … I don’t want to hear how hard people are working. I want to see some results or I want to see some change, one of the two.”
About 24 hours earlier, Price sang the praises of Blake Wood. The reliever, who stood out with a nice month of May to that point, threw 10 pitches in a loss vs. the Indians during a perfect ninth inning.
Taking over for Straily, Wood faced four …
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