Honorary Star of the GameIt’s hard to imagine a better season debut than what the Cincinnati Reds got from Tyler Mahle on Thursday Christian Arroyo Jersey , especially when you consider he only really made the Opening Day roster due to Alex Wood having a balky back.Mahle was in control from the get-go, and eventually fired 6 innings of scoreless ball, scattering 5 hits, issuing zero walks, and striking out 5 Pittsburgh Pirates on the night. He only needed 78 pitches to do it, too, and likely would’ve stayed in the game for another inning (at least) had the Reds not opted to use a pinch-hitter in the Top of the 7th in one of the very, very few scoring opportunities the game had seen to that point.Props to Mahle on the excellent performance, one that included hitting spots routinely and having his breaking ball working perhaps as well as it has in his two-year tenure as a Red.Honorable Mentions are due to: Scott Schebler, who doubled to end his season-opening 0-fer streak (and walked); Jesse Winker Nathan Eovaldi Jersey , who singled to end his season-opening 0-fer streak; and Tucker Barnhart, who singled and doubled.Key PlaysMahle exited after 6 brilliant innings, and David Hernandez took over for the Bottom of the 7th. Honestly, he didn’t pitch too poorly, but the Pirates managed to small-ball their way into a run. Melky Cabrera singled into RF with 1-out to begin thinks, and the speedy Pablo Reyes pinch-ran for him at that juncture. That proved large, as he went 1st to 3rd on a JB Shuck ‘single’ through the right side that only went for a hit once 2B Jose Peraza broke to 2B to cover as Reyes had taken off early for a hit and run, and Shuck’s dribbler left runners on 1B and 3B. Hernandez then induced a jam-shot grounder off the bat of Kevin Newman, but it was so softly hit that the only play was an out at 1B, and Reyes scooted home for the game’s initial run. Reds trailed http://www.raysfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , 1-0.Michael Lorenzen then took over for the Bottom of the 8th, and he promptly allowed singles to each of Starling Marte, Francisco Cervelli, and Josh Bell, the last of which drove in another run that left the Reds in a 2-0 hole.The Reds did not dig themselves out of that hole. Reds lost, 2-0.Tony GraphaninoSource: FanGraphsOther NotesThe Reds entered play tonight dead last in all of MLB in runs scored. Then, they got shut out again. This is fun.This is going to be fun.This is all going to be so incredibly fun.The Reds actually hit a number of balls quite hard early in the game, but the ball simply was not carrying one iota in the cool April evening air in Pittsburgh. Dear god, I’m grasping at straws for this offense.Sonny Gray will attempt to boot the memory of his rough Reds debut to the curb on Friday night, as he’ll be the Reds starter in game two of this series. He’ll be opposed by Pirates starter Joe Musgrove Matt Andriese Jersey , with first pitch set again for 7:05 PM ET.Tunes. The Orioles acknowledged what has seemed obvious: Mark Trumbo isn’t recovered enough for Opening Day."One of the biggest Orioles roster questions of spring training has been: Will Mark Trumbo be ready to play on Opening Day? Four days before the start of the season, there is finally an answer. No. Manager Brandon Hyde confirmed to O’s reporters on Sunday morning that Trumbo will begin the season on the injured list. You used to know it as the disabled list.With Trumbo only getting into Grapefruit League games about a week and a half ago and being limited to just a couple of at-bats per game as the designated hitter only, it’s not a shock to learn that he will not be healthy enough to start the season. As Hyde also told reporters, there hasn’t been any setback leading to this decision. There just hasn’t been enough time for Trumbo to recover since his knee surgery last September.Now that we know Trumbo is out of the Opening Day roster picture, the shape of what the Orioles will look like is that much more clear. Hyde indicated that the designated hitter spot could remain “fluid” without Trumbo. If that means that poor Trey Mancini can be freed from left field with the Trumbo/Chris Davis 1B/DH logjam temporarily cleared, that will be good. It’s a less exciting development than it might have seemed two weeks ago before the O’s sent all the young outfielders down to the minors to begin the season. It’s also possible that Renato Nunez parks at DH while resting his sore biceps that only hurts when he throws, leaving Mancini stuck in the outfield. It’s yet another reminder that the most exciting team that the Orioles will field in 2019 is not going to be the one that takes the field on Opening Day.How long Trumbo might remain on the injured list isn’t something that the O’s have immediately indicated. He is expected to remain in Sarasota for extended spring training to keep getting back into game shape. Presumably, once he’s physically ready, they can then send him on a minor league rehab to get him back into the groove of regularly facing professional pitching before adding him to the O’s MLB roster mix. There is no need to rush.