The Cincinnati Reds are losing reliever Brent Suter to a torn lat muscle

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The Cincinnati Reds are losing reliever Brent Suter to a torn lat muscle

WASHINGTON – If the Cincinnati Reds are going to climb back into playoff position in the National League, they’re going to do it the hard way.

Well, at least harder than it looked on Friday.

The Reds learned Saturday they will be without one of their top relief pitchers for an extended period of time after left-hander Brent Suter’s MRI revealed a torn muscle in the back of his shoulder.

“Obviously he was huge for us, especially in length situations,” general manager Brad Meador said. “It’s disappointing, more so for him than anyone.

“Obviously we’ve got two more lefties here,” Meador said. “But he was different in that he could give you length against both right-handed and left-handed hitters.”

The club says it’s too early to know if it’s a season-ending injury, but the recovery process begins with a prescribed four weeks without throwing, with a build-up starting after that. There are ten weeks left in the season.

Suter, who said he felt the area near his lat “knot up” on a warmup pitch before facing two batters Friday, said he was surprised to learn he suffered a tear, but said that he is optimistic that he can return sooner than the usual estimate. for injury.

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“The first hour I heard the news, I was very upset, very emotional,” said Suter, who returned from a suspected oblique injury that lasted six to eight weeks in three weeks last season. “Everybody was coming to me giving me a lot of love, which meant a lot.

“I’ve been able to change the mindset here lately, from ‘woe is me’ to ‘let’s do something about it.’ This thing can’t hold me back.

“I’m going to try to get back to the active team as quickly as I can and attack this rehab head on,” he said. “My body knew how to come back and come back better. That’s the plan here.”

Meanwhile, the Reds are without their leadoff hitter and one of the most versatile pitchers in their neighborhood as they struggle to dig out of an early-season hole and become relevant in a mudslinging matchup. of a wild-card from the National League. race.”

Suter, a Moeller High graduate signed as a free agent last winter, has been one of the bullpen’s steadiest performers, producing a 3.68 ERA and making three starts in the opener, including twice in wins against the Los Angeles Dodgers as a designated weapon against Mookie. Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman.

“He’s a big part of our team,” manager David Bell said. “There’s no situation where I’m uncomfortable having Brent on the mound. He is very good at what he does. Of course, our team hurts. And I feel for him individually because he wants to be on the court helping us win.”

Right-hander Casey Legumina was recalled from the minors to take Suter’s place in the bullpen, which is down to two lefties (Sam Moll and Justin Wilson).

Legumina was 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA in 26 games for AAA Louisville, covering 40 1/3 innings. He made an appearance with the Reds earlier this season, allowing one run in one inning.

Suter left Friday’s game in the sixth inning after facing the final batter in the fifth, had the trainer loosen his shoulder between innings, then retired the first batter in the sixth. At that point, his velocity was off and his delivery looked slightly compromised, but he told Bell and pitching coach Derek Johnson that he could get the final two outs of the inning.

“But they took me out, which was probably a good thing,” he said, “because (the MRI) showed that (the teres major muscle) was still intact. A few more pitches and I might have completely torn this thing and had to have surgery, which ends the season.

“The news wasn’t great, but it could have been worse.”

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