The Cincinnati Reds sent the burgeoning young ace of the Milwaukee Brewers to an early shower in the Bottom of the 2nd inning in Friday night’s series opener, eschewing his elite 101 mph heat and sending batter after batter to the plate hunting singles.

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Hall had consistently been able to provide the team quality long relief innings in low-leverage spots, eating up innings for other arms in the bullpen. The 26-year-old had been enjoying his best year yet in his fourth season in the big leagues, posting a 3.35 ERA and striking out 27 batters in 19 appearances.

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds play the middle contest of a 3-game series Saturday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

Our expert MLB predictions expect the Brew Crew to win their club-record 14th straight game when they visit the Reds tonight.

But now is the time to reverse recent trends that have been Achilles heels of Reds teams of the last decade-plus: beat the Brewers and win on the West Coast. If they can reverse those trends, there very well may be Postseason baseball in Cincinnati. If not, the same old song and dance will continue surrounding this franchise.