Suter, who leads the Reds with 48 1/3 relief innings this season, left the game after covering first on a ball hit to the right side to lead off the Nationals sixth.

Suter, who leads the Reds with 48 1/3 relief innings this season, left the game after covering first on a ball hit to the right side to lead off the Nationals sixth.

The Reds reached Game 81, the season's halfway mile marker, in the Wednesday, June 25 series finale against the New York ...

The Reds are going with an opener against Cecconi in left-hander Brent Suter (1-0, 2.08). Chase Petty, who was originally scheduled to start for Cincinnati, could follow Suter.

A winning team. Suter recalled when the Rockies came to Cincinnati last season during the Reds’ 12-game winning streak — which included a Cincinnati sweep of Colorado during that span.

Then came another reliever, Lyon Richardson, after Suter. Petty's role in the game became a question mark, but the Reds were positioned well nonetheless.

Cincinnati Reds reliever Brent Suter, who had a 3.73 ERA in 37 appearances through the All-Star break, left Friday's game with an injury.