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- Updated: July 19, 2016
CINCINNATI — Aware that he and pitching coach Mack Jenkins have been deliberate about deciding who will pitch in the next series vs. the D-backs, Reds manager Bryan Price had some fun with the white board in his office on Tuesday.
Listed as Cincinnati’s starting pitchers were: (Gary) Nolan, (Don) Gullett and (Jack) Billingham. Arizona, which also has yet to name its pitchers, had (Randy) Johnson, (Curt) Schilling and (Todd) Stottlemyre written down by Price. Of course, those are all retired pitchers.
Price did reveal that Dan Straily would start for the Reds on Friday, but Saturday and Sunday’s pitchers were still “TBA.”
“In short order, we’ll have a rotation after that. One of those next two will be [Brandon] Finnegan,” Price said. “No desire to be coy, but we just want to make sure we do it right.”
The scheduling is fluid because it’s still being determined when Homer Bailey will return from his rehab assignment for Tommy …
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