Christian Encarnacion-Strand Back In Action Wednesday
1 year agoCincinnati Reds infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand is back in the starting lineup Wednesday night against the Detroit Tigers and left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez. The rookie hasn't appeared since Saturday against the Cardinals as he also sat out Sunday before Monday's off day. It's been a decent initial showing for the 23-year-old who owns a .260 average with six homers, one stolen base, and a .721 OPS across 187 trips to the plate since his big-league promotion. A 4.8% BB% has hurt his overall numbers while it appears Encarnacion-Strand has been on the fortunate side of things considering his elevated .345 BABIP. He will man first base and hit sixth Wednesday against the Tigers' ace.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com