Cincinnati is no pushover.
They're only 6 games under .500 and have actually scored 15 more runs than they're allowed.
Tonight's starter, however, is about as easy an opponent as you'll get in the big leagues.
Two things:
1. SWR has been in professional baseball since 2018. First full season in 2019. Seems to me a career high IP of 118.1 isn't a good plan for preparing someone to pitch in MLB.
2. That said, the current 20 IP increase doesn't seem like it should have someone "on fumes."