Strickland allowed a run on two hits and two walks over one inning during Thursday's loss to the Padres, pitching with a three-run deficit in the seventh inning.
At one point Strickland was considered to be a candidate to close for the Reds, but he has a 9.82 ERA and 2.73 WHIP in 7.1 innings. The two free passes Thursday give him a whopping 11 walks so far in 2022. Even if the Reds had won more than three games so far, Strickland would be pretty far from receiving save opportunities.