CINCINNATI, Oh. – The Cincinnati Reds wrapped up the season with a 4-1 victory over the playoff-bound Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday.
Johnny Cueto earned the win making him the first Reds pitcher since 1988 to win at least 20 games in one season.
The Reds end the 2014 campaign finishing fourth in the NL Central with a 76-86 record.
A turbulent season marred by injuries will likely force the front office to make difficult decisions and winter transactions.
Nevertheless, it has been a good year for Reds catcher and Brownsburg, Indiana native Tucker Barnhart. The 23-year-old catcher made his Major League Baseball debut April 3.
He spent the season going back-and-forth between Cincinnati and the minors.
We spoke with Barnhart as he ended his first MLB season with a .185 batting average.
“It has been such as whirlwind year that I really haven’t got to sit down, think, and look back and reflect on it. It’s been up and down and when I am here, I am here to hopefully help the team win.”
“I know when I get home I will sit back and be like ‘Man that was pretty cool.’ For the offseason, I don’t know if I will change anything but playing a month later in the calendar year might alter it a little bit. I am just looking forward to getting back into it and getting ready for spring.”
The Redlegs will open the 2015 season at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates April 6.
The 86th MLB All-Star Game will be played in Cincinnati July 15. Due to demand, those looking to purchase tickets to the mid-summer classic will have to buy Reds season tickets.
Postseason baseball begins Tuesday as AL foes Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals square off in a one-game playoff to determine who will play the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the next round.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will host the San Francisco Giants Wednesday with the winner advancing to face the Washington Nationals.
On Thursday, the Detroit Tigers begin a series against the Baltimore Orioles, and the St. Louis Cardinals begin the postseason against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday.
If World Series Game 7 is needed, it will be played a month from Monday.
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