Today’s entire starting lineup played through the 6th inning, and the grand total for that group’s production consisted of a Joey Votto walk and a Tucker Barnhart single.
Barnhart, to his credit, eventually got caught stealing.
It wasn’t until the bench took over that the offense finally got going, and once again it was Brandon Dixon with the biggest swing of the day. Dixon launched a 2-run homer to get the Cincinnati Reds on the board for the first time in the 8th inning, the first real sign of life from an lackluster offense to that point.