PT TODAY: Stephenson spot starts for CIN

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Reds | Alfredo Simon scratched Tuesday
Cincinnati Reds SP Alfredo Simon (biceps) was scratched from his start Tuesday, April 19, against the Colorado Rockies with biceps tendonitis. SP Robert Stephenson was recalled from Class AAA Louisville to make the start. Simon is expected to take his next turn.  Source: MLB.com
 
BHQ take: Stephenson is making his second start of the season. He made an April 7 spot start, which he won despite registering a PQS-0, before returning to Triple-A. He was profiled in a previous Daily Call-ups column. Reliever Jumbo Diaz, whose spring training struggles continued into the...

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