Bauer won't start Saturday since the Reds' next two contests were postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test on the team.

EDGE Analysis

The Reds haven't revealed which member of the team tested positive for COVID-19, but the remainder of the weekend series against the Pirates was postponed. The team will undergo testing over the weekend, the results of which could determine the path forward for the club.

Bauer is scheduled to make his next start Saturday against the Pirates, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 29-year-old previously lined up to pitch Wednesday or Thursday after delivering an impressive performance Friday in Milwaukee, but he'll get a couple extra days of rest between starts. Bauer is off to a dominant start in 2020 with a 0.93 ERA, 0.57 WHIP and 32:4 K:BB over 19.1 innings.

Bauer (2-0) allowed one run on three hits and one walk while striking out 12 over six innings in a win over Cleveland on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Aside from a fourth-inning mistake to Logan Morrison, Bauer was lights out, racking up 24 called strikes and 16 swinging strikes on 103 pitches. Bauer now has a 0.93 ERA in 19.1 innings, and his 32 strikeouts rank second in MLB behind only Shane Bieber's 35. Two of his starts this season have been against Detroit, but Bauer is making his 2019 run with the Reds seem like a distant memory, and his chances of keeping it going look good with Pittsburgh and Kansas City due up in the weeks ahead.

Bauer (1-0) tossed seven shutout innings Sunday, allowing just two hits and two walks while earning the win over Detroit in the second game of the doubleheader. He struck out seven batters.

EDGE Analysis

Thanks to the MLB's new seven-inning doubleheader rule, Bauer's seven-inning gem will go down as a complete-game shutout. He was fortunate enough to get two starts against the Tigers to begin the season and he's fully capitalized on the opportunity. The 29-year-old righty owns a 0.68 ERA and 20:3 K:BB through 13.1 innings after his first two outings. Bauer will have a tougher matchup in Milwaukee on Friday.

Bauer will start Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

The 29-year-old's availability was in question after he got fully warmed up for Saturday's game before it was postponed, but he'll still end up taking the mound during Sunday's twin bill. Bauer was dominant in his first outing of the season, striking out 13 and allowing one run on two hits and one walk over 6.1 innings.

Manager David Bell said the Reds hope Bauer will be able to start Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Tigers, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Bauer's availability remains somewhat up in the air after he got fully warmed up for Saturday's game before it was postponed, but the Reds think he should still be able to pitch. The 29-year-old's status won't be confirmed until the team sees how he responds Sunday.

Bauer won't start Saturday against the Tigers as scheduled after the game was postponed due to rain.

EDGE Analysis

The game will be made up as part of a seven-inning doubleheader Sunday. Bauer will presumably start one of those two games, though with the game being delayed so close to the scheduled first pitch, he'd already thrown enough to get hot ahead of the game, so there's a chance he'll need a few more days ahead of his next start.

Bauer allowed one run on two hits and one walk while striking out 13 over 6.1 innings in Sunday's loss to the Tigers. He didn't factor into the decision.

EDGE Analysis

Bauer was dominant in his first start of the season, with the only run he gave up coming from a solo home run by Niko Goodrum in the third inning. However, he was unable to get much run support from the Reds, resulting in a no-decision despite his 13 strikeouts. The right-hander's next start should come on the road Friday against the Tigers.

Bauer missed Monday's workout due to a pending test result, John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Teammates Joey Votto and Nick Castellanos missed a workout last week under similar auspices.

EDGE Analysis

Fay brought up a good point in his article - it's one thing to miss a training workout due to a late test, but what happens if it's during the regular season? Would the Reds (or any other team) hold a player out from a game due to a pending (neither positive nor negative, just unresolved) test result? It was the team's discretion to hold Bauer out Monday, but they might not operate the same way in season, depending on all of the circumstances.

Bauer will be the Reds' third starter to begin the season, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

If the Reds stick to their typical five-man rotation to begin the season, that would mean Bauer's first two starts would both be against the Tigers and he'd be the only Reds starter to get that benefit. There's been some chatter, however, that Bauer would prefer to pitch every four days, which would instead have him pitching his second start at home against the Cubs instead.