Reds open exhibition season; follow our live Gamecast

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Reds open the exhibition season Tuesday with a home game against the Cleveland Indians at Goodyear Ballpark at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Right-hander Jason Marquis will start for the Reds. Right-hander Zach McAllister will start for the Indians.

The game airs live on 700 WLW. The MLB Network telecast of the game will be delayed - starting at 4 p.m. Eastern. You can follow along live on our Gamecast here during the game.

Reds manager Bryan Price is ready to get going.

"It's the natural progression of bullpens, live batting practice to games," Price said. "It's time to get started. We've got a lot of guys in camp. We have 64 players — not all of them are healthy — but we've got a lot of guys we need to see. Spring training is great ... the guys I already know are on the club, I already know their schedule leading up to Opening Day. It's those filling those other gaps with the other players that are competing for spots on the team. It's really exciting. It's something I look forward to."

Keyvius Sampson, J.J. Hoover, Nate Adcock, Pedro Villarreal, Daniel Corcino and Matt Magill will follow Marquis — not necessarily in that order. The Reds have a "B" game scheduled with the Indians for noon on Wednesday. Four more pitchers will throw in that game, followed by seven more in the "A" game with the Indians at 3 p.m.

"With 34 pitchers, granted not all of them healthy, we'll probably see a lot of that," Price said. "You're not going to see four or five names on a list to pitch on a particular day early in camp. It will probably be six or seven... So it will be a great opportunity to evaluate."

MARSHALL UPDATE: Sean Marshall still hasn't thrown off the mound. Marshall is coming off shoulder surgery. Price is taking a wait-and-see approach.

"It's a hard one to answer," Price said. "What we're trying to do is get him to where he is completely pain free. He's been a little bit achy, but nothing that would prevent him from throwing. It's a part of the process. They get in there and dig around on that shoulder. Having been through it a couple of times myself, it's not a pleasant rehab. It's not. As with most surgeries, there's soreness and discomfort along the way and defining what he should throw through and shouldn't is part of the rehabilitative process. Shoot, I could get something on my desk that says he's scheduled to throw off the mound in four, five days but I can't say that now until I see it."

Things have moved steadily ahead for Marshall since a setback in early February.

"The good thing is he's strong," Price said. "It's not a Square 1 situation for him. He's strong. Once we're able to get that last bit of achiness out of there, we'll be able to get him on the mound."