W: Ryan Mattheus (2-4)
L: Justin Grimm (2-4)
SV: Aroldis Chapman (26)
All or nothing seems to be the way of life for the Cincinnati Reds’ offense these days. Monday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs would most certainly fall under the “all” category.
In their last five games, the Reds have scored 26 runs, 25 of those coming in two games — 12 against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday and 13 against the Cubs on Monday.
The game had it all, including pitching meltdowns on both sides, a dramatic go-ahead home run by a player making his first appearance with a new team and a win going to a reliever who threw only one pitch without retiring the batter he faced.