SAN FRANCISCO -- Brady Singer is the only Reds starting pitcher who hasn't missed a start in the last two seasons. Even after Tuesday's injury scare where he banged up his side landing on the grass, Singer wasn't planning on missing his next outing.
“No, no, no. Totally fine. Just be ready in six days," Singer said on Wednesday morning.
Singer went out and played catch with no obvious issues showing.
“He woke up and he’s just sore. I think we’ll certainly monitor his catch-game today to make sure it’s just soreness," manager Terry Francona said before players went on the field.
During the sixth inning of Cincinnati’s 3-1 loss to the Giants, Singer misplayed Grant McCray's one-out chopper near the mound for an error. As the ball got behind him, Singer tried to recover it and landed hard on his side as he slid on the grass.
After getting up, Singer was trying to loosen up and stretch his right side and back. Head trainer Sean McQueeney, assistant pitching coach Matt Tracy and Francona came out to see Singer, but he continued in the game after two warm-up pitches.
“My ribs and hip bone kind of jammed together a little bit. It just felt weird. I haven’t felt something like that before," Singer said. “I felt fine throwing a few pitches after that.”
Singer finished with three runs allowed on six hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts. In 26 starts and 137 1/3 innings this season, he is 5-12 with a 4.72 ERA.
In 2025, Singer led the Reds with 32 starts, 169 2/3 innings and 163 strikeouts. This season, he initially struggled after dealing with a right finger blister at the end of camp and later, a comebacker off his shin. Although he got skipped once because of a rainout, he hasn't missed a turn for Cincinnati because of injury.
Singer has already been getting treatment and with a scheduled team off-day on Thursday, he will get an extra day of rest before facing the Padres on Monday at Great American Ball Park.
“It’s obviously a little bit sore but I’m not worried too much. Just get to work on it and get back out there," Singer said. “They’ll put hands on it and keep it loose and stuff like that. It doesn’t feel terrible.”