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Cincinnati Reds face reeling Nationals as trade deadline looms

Here are all the reasons why – on paper – the Cincinnati Reds should waltz right past the Washington Nationals in this week’s series in the nation’s capital:

Cincinnati, fresh off taking the series in New York against the Mets over the weekend, has surged right back into the playoff hunt, and their work in the Big Apple actually pushed them past the St. Louis Cardinals and into 3rd place in the NL Central. They also leapfrogged the Birds in the NL Wild Card chase and now sit tied with the San Francisco Giants at just 2.5 games back of the Padres for the senior circuit’s final playoff spot.

Cincinnati Reds Face Interesting Challenge from Washington Nationals Pitcher on Monday

The Cincinnati Reds face an interesting test on Monday night as Jake Irvin takes the hill for the Washington Nationals. On the surface, it may not look like it, but a year ago today Irvin figured something out against this Reds lineup.

Irvin’s year has been ho-hum. He leads the National League in home runs allowed and has seen an increase in traffic on the base paths, compared to last year, while also suffering a drop in strikeouts.

Still, his last outing against the Reds sticks in the back of my mind. He tossed seven innings of two-run ball with seven strikeouts. The two runs were home runs, but only solo home runs. He allowed no walks and scattered the three hits that weren’t homers.

Game 100 lineups: Nats vs. Reds

The Nationals have lost 11 of their last 13 series, including each of their last four. That’s how you wind up falling from two games under .500 to 21 games under .500 in a relatively brief amount of time. Suffice it to say, there’s a lot of work to be done just to reverse course and get this ship floating again. The road continues tonight with the opener of a three-game series against a Reds team that is smack dab in the middle of the National League Wild Card race and just took a series from the Mets at Citi Field.

Jake Irvin makes his first start of the second half, having been given seven days off since his last outing in the first-half finale. The right-hander has been OK so far this month, posting a 3.71 ERA, but he’s still looking to recapture the more consistently effective form he displayed earlier this year and for a large chunk of last year. He faced the Reds twice last season, and though he took no-decision in each case, he did pitch well (five runs in 12 innings).

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