Live From the Ballpark: Reds' Megaprospect Chapman Faces Bisons

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All eyes are going to be on the radar gun tonight in Coca-Cola Field as Cuban hurler Aroldis Chapman is on the mound for Louisville against the Bisons. The left-hander is 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA in his four starts, with 22 strikeouts and 12 walks in 21 innings.

Chapman hit 102 mph on the gun in his most recent start last week at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The fastest anyone has ever hit here was 102, by former Toledo reliever Matt Anderson. Bartolo Colon once brought his fastball to 101. So this should be interesting.

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Live From the Ballpark: Reds' Megaprospect Chapman Faces Bisons

Keep it on this post for updates on Chapman's outing. He'll be trying to break Louisville's nine-game losing streak while the Bisons are trying to win their fifth in a row.

Here's the Buffalo lineup:

Jesus Feliciano, lf

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