Coming into this game, Drew Smyly had given up the eighth-most homers in baseball this season. This game was played at Great American Ball Park, which has the highest homer park factor in baseball. This combination could have gone horribly, but in practice, it worked out alright, as Smyly and the bullpen survived their outings and led the Braves to a 3-2 win over the Reds.
Given how offense-friendly Great American Ball Park is, and how offense-friendly both Smyly and Cincinnati starter Vladimir Gutierrez have been, it’s somewhat bizarre that this was a low-scoring game. In fact, no runs scored through the first four innings.