With some late-inning heroics, Addison Russell gets the season’s first curtain call.
CIN (5-2): RHP Alfredo Simon (0-0, 1.80)
CHC (6-1): RHP John Lackey (1-0, 9.00)
First pitch: 7:05pmCT
Lackey didn’t pitch well (6 ER, 6 IP) but came away with a win on Thursday, thanks to the Cubs offense, which tattooed the D’Backs pitchers for 14 runs on as many hits. Hamilton is 6-18, and Bruce has a couple of homers off of him.
Simon, the former Oriole and Tiger, is back with the Reds, where’s done his best work.