The Reds lost to the Padres 7-3 on Wednesday night. They fall to 20-29 on the season and have lost eight of their last nine games and 16 of their last 20.
The Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Diego Padres 7-3 on Wednesday night. They fall to 20-29 on the season. The Reds were ran over by a Padres lineup that amassed 14 hits on the night.
The Cincinnati Reds (20-28) face off against the San Diego Padres (25-26) at home on Wednesday beginning at 6:40 PM ET. The Padres will call on Michael King (3-4) versus the Reds and Nick Martinez (1-2).
For Nick Martinez, it's a homecoming game. The former San Diego Padre is now pitching for the Cincinnati Reds. The right-hander will return to Petco Park on Tuesday night for the middle contest of the teams' three-game series.
The Cincinnati Reds (4-3) host the New York Mets (2-5) for a home game at Great American Ball Park on Saturday. First pitch is at 4:10 PM ET. The probable starters are Nick Martinez for the Reds and Luis Severino (0-1) for the Mets.
The Cincinnati Reds (1-1) and the Washington Nationals (1-1) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The Reds are -179 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Nationals (+148).
The Washington Nationals (1-1) visit the Cincinnati Reds (1-1) for a road game on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The Reds will call on Nick Martinez against the Nationals and Jake Irvin.
The Reds built a 4-0 lead on the Dodgers on Friday night before the game was canceled due to rain. Nick Martinez got the start for Cincinnati, pitching four innings of scoreless baseball.
Lotta baseball for a Monday! Andrew Abbott is a lock for the Opening Day rotation of the Cincinnati Reds, isn’t he? The former 2nd round pick out of the University of Virginia had a truly good rookie year in 2023, valued at 2.7 bWAR (and 2.2 fWAR) in just over 109 innings of work.
Cincinnati Reds' newcomer Nick Martinez has made it clear that he wants to be in the team's starting rotation this year. He would accept a bullpen role if the team decides to go that way, but he wants to be in the top group.
The calendar has turned to December, meaning the top executives from each organization and the top agents from around the league gather for the winter meetings.
Two team have already made big moves on the pitching front, while two more are reportedly working the phones to add to their own rotations.
The Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Nick Martinez are close to a two-year, $26 million contract agreement, per reports. The deal is pending the result of a physical and includes an opt-out after 2024, ESPN reported on Thursday.
The Reds are in agreement with Nick Martinez on a two-year, $26M guarantee, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (X link).
The veteran will now hit the open market.
Many questions will certainly be raised about the Padres in the offseason, but none may be as intriguing as one specific pitcher's role and the contract he could have in the winter.
Nick Martinez just wants to be a starting pitcher in the league. That is all he wants to do, and he has more than proven himself during his time with the San Diego Padres this season.
San Diego Padres right-hander Nick Martinez has left Team USA for the rest of the World Baseball Classic after not being guaranteed to start again during the event.
Originally slated to be a part of Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Nick Martinez withdrew due to the USA wanting to use him as a reliever.
He started 2022 in the rotation but eventually got bumped to the bullpen, with his new contract seemingly accounting for a similar trajectory in 2023. Martinez will get paid based on games started and/or appearances out the bullpen.
The San Diego Padres are locking up their top arms on the pitching staff this offseason. The Padres reached a three-year deal worth $26 million to bring back right-hander Nick Martinez, MLB.com and the New York Post reported Wednesday.
Martinez originally signed a four-year, $25.5M contract on the heels of a breakout in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball.
Snell pitched 5.1 innings, allowing one earned run off five hits while tallying six punchouts.
Soto and Martinez engaged in negotiations for Soto to secure his No. 22 uniform.
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