Reds Pitching Crisis Deepens

The Cincinnati Reds just took a major hit to their bullpen as key reliever Graham Ashcraft is sidelined with a UCL sprain, joining a growing list of injured pitchers including Hunter Greene and Rhett Lowder. Ashcraft, who posted a stellar 3.33 ERA and dominated with ground-ball inducing stuff, was last seen pitching fine — now he’s out for 60 days. To fill the void, the Reds have called up Yunior Marte from Triple-A, a minor league deal signing with a 5.12 ERA in 19.3 innings. With rotation depth already thin, this move underscores the team’s mounting pitching crisis — and the pressure is now on Marte and the rest of the staff to step up or risk slipping further down the standings. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0b1385e4db28c3ce