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Pretty great group effort on the Reds pitching part."The Reds single season leader in hits from the shortstop position is Martin Prado Jersey , unsurprisingly, Hall of Famer Barry Larkin.However, a man that is making a serious challenge for that record is, somewhat surprisingly, Jose Peraza.You can head to Baseball Reference to make sure if it’s true, but it is. In 1990, Larkin swatted 185 hits from the SS position to take possession of said record. Tonight, Jose Peraza hit his 173rd and 174th, which already ties him for second in a single season shortstop (with, you guessed it, Barry Larkin, this time in 1988).With about 10 games to play, Peraza obviously needs to play pretty well (and likely everyday) down the stretch to challenge. But, if he does, it’s striking how similar their final lines may end up. After tonight, Peraza owns a .292/.330/.423 triple slash compared to Larkin’s .301/.358/.396 in 1990. I’m not trying to claim that those lines are created equal, nor am I trying to claim that Peraza’s been as good in 2018 as Larkin was in 1990 (Larkin ended up with 5.7 bWAR that season and, of course http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-starlin-castro-jersey , a World Series ring).But still. I think if I were to come into this season and say, “Jose Peraza is going to hit something like Barry Larkin in 1990,” you would’ve laughed me out of the damn room. But, here we are. Peraza has a legit chance to take that record. And, really, any time you have a chance to claim a Reds record that used to be Barry Larkin’s, that’s a pretty big deal.Peraza had 2 hits tonight, a double and HR, along with 2 RBI and a run scored. Do your damn thing, Jose.Honorable mention to Joey Votto’s 3 hits and Scott Schebler’s 2 hits and RBI (and run scored). The whole damned pitching staff put together pretty good good one: Lorenzen was pretty dominant in his short start (more on that below), while Sal Romano did big work out of the pen, going 2.1 IP allowing only 2 hits and striking out 4. Amir Garrett, David Hernandez, and Raisel Iglesias did the traditional relieving, and allowed not a damn thing.Key PlaysThe Reds dented the scoreboard for two right away. After a Scott Schebler single to begin the game, Jose Peraza deposited a big fly to the seats in left center field. Reds up two quick,2-0.Travis Shaw reached 1B after taking a painful looking HBP off his knee. It looked very reminiscent of the ball that pegged Votto (without the intent). Shaw was attended to for some time but took his base in obvious pain. Jesus Aguilar struck out, before Mike Moustakas advanced Shaw to 2B on a ground out. Jonathan Schoop lined to RF and Wei-Yin Chen Jersey , well, Schebler must’ve swallowed the ball because an obviously hobbled all the way home, somehow. Manny Pina grounded out to end the frame. Reds up, 2-1.Brandon Dixon worked a one out walk in the top of the 4th and then came all the way around to score on a Scott Schebler double to left. Reds add one, 3-1.That was it. A well pitched game by multiple Reds would end it at 3-1.Tony GraphaninoSource: FanGraphsOther NotesHere’s a “fun” nugget from The Athletic’s C. Trent: Jim Riggleman informed media that Homer Bailey will not make another start this season, while Homer Bailey has apparently informed the team he won’t relieve. It’s almost impossible to believe that Homer Bailey begins 2019 as one of the five best options to slot into the starting rotation for the Reds, and if he refuses to pitch out of the bullpen... well. Maybe I’m reading too much into this, but I think we’ve seen Bailey on the mound for the Reds for the last time.With the home run tonight, Jose Peraza has hit one more home run on the season than Joey Votto. This is... not a development I expected at the beginning of the season.Michael Lorenzen got the Riggle Hook after four full innings and 52 pitches. This was predictable, mostly because Lorenzen, is, you know, usually a reliever. Still, he’s pitched more than 52 pitches in relief this season, and had retired the previous seven Brewers in a row. Still, he was very good tonight, in his first start since 2015, allowing only one run Jeff Locke Jersey , one hit, and one walk to go with three strikeouts. The Reds and Brewers will square off one more time this year tomorrow night. It’ll be the rubber match of the series, and it’ll mean quite a lot for the Brew Crew. Matt Harvey, a Red, will face off against Gio Gonzalez, a Brewer, at 7:40 PM EDT.Tunes. New York Mets star Yoenis Cespedes had surgery on his heel Friday that has left his status for the start of spring training up in the air.Per an announcement from the team, Cespedes hadbone calcification removed from his left heel.Per MLB.com's Anthony DiComo, Cespedes estimated it will be four months before he can resume baseball activities.Cespedes was hampered by heel injuries throughout the 2018 season. The two-time All-Star hadsurgeryto remove bone calcification from his right heel in August."Nobody would like to go through surgery at any time," Cespedestold reportersthrough an interpreter in July. "I try to do my best to stay on the field and play a lot, but we exhausted all of the conservative treatment options. 鈥?I was not able to be on the field and play the same way I used to."Dating back to 2017, Cespedes has only appeared in 119 games for the Mets. The 33-year-old's .821 OPS last season was his worst since 2014.New York has depth in the outfield heading into next season in the event Cespedes has to spend time on the disabled list. Brandon Nimmo, Jay Bruce and Michael Conforto are all capable starters.The Mets will play their first spring training game inPort St. Lucie, Florida on Feb. 23 against the Atlanta Braves. They open the regular season on March 28 against the Washington Nationals.