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Cincinnati Reds 1, Kansas City Royals 3 - Iglesias good, Reds not good enough

The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game

The Reds have used rookies to start 19 games in a row now, as is the hand the struggling 2015 Reds have been dealt after dealing rotation stalwarts and soon-to-be free agents Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake to other teams. This has led to both predictable struggles and encouraging signs. Squarely in the "Encouraging" ledger since that time is rookie right hander Raisel Iglesias.

From the time he was inserted into the starting rotation (very) briefly to begin the season, it was evident that the Cuban rookie had the stuff to be legit, but pervious light workloads and subsequent stamina issues reared their ugly, question mark shaped heads.