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Rece Hinds will start in right field for the Cincinnati Reds in their series opener against the San Francisco Giants. He was recalled from AAA after Noelvi Marte was optioned due to a poor start to the season.
CINCINNATI, OHIO - JULY 13: Rece Hinds #77 of the Cincinnati Reds is congratulated by Jake Fraley #27 after Hinds hit a two-run home run during the sixth inning of the game against the Miami Marlins at Great American Ball Park on July 13, 2024 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hinds hit two home runs in the game as Cincinnati defeated Miami 10-6. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Cincinnati Reds are wasting zero time instituting their outfield (and offensive) shakeup, as Rece Hinds will start Tuesday evening’s series opener against the San Francisco Giants in RF. Hinds, 25, was recalled after Noelvi Marte was optioned to AAA following a horrid start to his 2026 season, and the Reds will hope the improved plate approach Hinds has shown for the better part of the last 13 months with the Bats will now translate at the big league level.
Rece will hit 6th tonight as the Reds stack their lineup with right-handed hitters as the Giants will send left-hander Robbie Ray to the mound for the start. As was mentioned yesterday, Hinds actually has hit right-handed pitching better than southpaws down at AAA for a while now, but the assumption is that he’ll still have a better shot at turning one around than left-handed outfield options Will Benson and, for now, TJ Friedl.
Friedl will start this one on the pine as righty Dane Myers covers CF and leads off.
On the mound for the Reds tonight will be Brady Singer, and there’s a great hope that his blister issues are far enough in the past that he’ll finally be able to put together a more vintage Singer outing. In his trio of outings so far this year his average fastball velocity is down to just 90.3 mph after sitting at 91.5 mph last year (and 92.5 as recently as 2023), and he’s leaning on his sinker usage almost 13% more than he did a year ago. The assumption has been that the blister (or the threat of it coming back) have hampered him a bit from letting it rip 100% the way he’d like, so hopefully that changes for the better beginning tonight.
First pitch is set for 6:40 PM ET, and this one will be on Reds.tv/MLB.tv per usual.
Here’s how the Reds will line up for this one:
Rece Hinds was recalled to the Cincinnati Reds after Noelvi Marte was optioned to AAA following a poor start to the 2026 season.
Rece Hinds is starting in right field for the Cincinnati Reds in their series opener against the San Francisco Giants.
Rece Hinds has shown improved performance against right-handed pitching in AAA, hitting better than against left-handers for an extended period.
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