Cody Reed battled Jason Kipnis Jersey , but the bats couldn’t back him up."The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the GameOn a day the Cincinnati Reds offense, it was at least encouraging to see that Cody Reed just continues to get a bit better and better by the outing.On Saturday, Reed fired 5 innings of scoreless ball, allowing just a lone walk and a pair of hits in the process. His pitch count got elevated quickly - largely because he was busy striking out 10 Cubs in the process - but his 91 pitch outing was certainly the high point of his big league career to date.Considering that we’ve just found out that both Lucas Sims and Tyler Mahle are likely out for the remainder of the season with shoulder issues, it’s encouraging to finally see this kind of largely dominant performance from one of their other young arms. Congrats, Cody, and here’s to making it the first of many more good ones to come.Honorable Mentions are due to: Jose Peraza, who had another 2 hits and a stolen base; Joey Votto, who singled and walked; and Jared Hughes http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , who fired another scoreless inning with a pair of Ks.Key PlaysWillson Contreras singled into RF off Sal Romano in the Bottom of the 6th, and that scored Javier Baez. That’s it. That was the offense, and the Reds fell, 1-0.Tony GraphaninoSource: FanGraphsOther NotesSpeaking of those shoulder issues for Sims and Mahle, Mark Sheldon has more on those over at Reds.com. Sims, it appears, had an issue flare up in his last outing and is now dealing with the same issue as one of Brandon Finnegan’s 2017 issues, which is no bueno. Mahle, fortunately Larry Doby Jersey , appears to just be dealing with ‘fatigue.’These two clubs will tussle on Sunday for the final time in 2018, and will do so with Jose Quintana and Luis Castillo starting, respectively. First pitch is set for 2:20 PM ET.Tunes. More links than your feeble human body can withstand!"Hey ya big bunch of nincompoops! Here’s your news from around the world of baseball and a big fancy open thread to discuss it in!Wow! Here’s some sick jamz to put you in the mood.Previously on TwinkieTownBlog lord TJ revealed the results from our Community Prediction series, so if you haven’t yet go see how hivemind we all are. All praise to Willians, glory he shall bring.SooFoo recapped yesterday's ultra fun game. Even if you remember what happened, reading recaps is still worth your while, as we have a very talented staff of cool people.Oh hey other people write about the Twins too!The Runner Sports ranked the players on the Twins opening day roster. Astudillo isn’t even in the top 5 so clearly they all be cray-cray over there. Miguel Sano is resuming baseball activities, whatever that vagueness portends. Thanks CBS!Zone Coverage profiles Ryne Harper’s journey because everyone loves when non-roster invitees make the team. Hyne Rarper is a top tier spoonerism.Major League baseball awards a wrestling-esque “Championship Belt” during its annual arbitration symposium, which is both apparently a thing and a nominee for event I least would like to attend Bob Feller Jersey , to the team that best limits players earning potential. The Twins were a finalist this year. Yay?! Gotta love the exorbitantly rich being exorbitantly awful.The League as a WholeFor the Ringer, Ben Lindbergh looks at how today’s players are far and away the best ever. A history and tradition obsessed sport’s fan-base might not like the optics, but the expanding talent base and modern nutrition means the heroes of yore wouldn’t be so great if the time-traveled to the modern era. Which, oddly enough, is the plot of my upcoming fake book that only exists for this joke.Today’s DiscussionWith the advent of Twinkie Town Talk, Monday Morning Minnesota is something of an outdated model. While I’ll always just do whatever I want anyway, and you’ll still be getting video game music and bad jokes, I was wondering if I should re-brand to Twinkie Town Talk for the sake of conformity. I asked TJ and he said “Literally no one cares leave me alone” (or something like that.) so I’ll ask you all instead.