When you are team that struggles to hit and score as much as the Cincinnati Bearcats, you have to find other ways to put yourself in a position to win. The Bearcats may still be hovering below .500 this season, but they are 8-7 in American Athletic Conference play, showing that they are capable of competing down the stretch. If they are going to do more than that, they’ll need every advantage they can get. As it just so happens, they might have found a pair in their starting rotation.
Early in the season, the Bearcats were able to rely on Nathan Kroger and Garrett Schoenle for their best starts, but Kroger hasn’t pitched since March and Schoenle has a 10.