ATLANTA – The numbers didn’t favor Jesse Winker when he stepped into the batter’s box against Atlanta Braves rookie Kyle Muller in the second inning Thursday.
Muller, a left-handed pitcher, had limited lefty hitters to a .107 batting average with zero extra-base hits in his eight career outings. Winker was batting .170 against lefties with two doubles and two homers.
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Left-handed pitchers had given the Cincinnati Reds fit all season, but Winker changed that for at least one night.