W: Michael Wacha (13-4)
L: Michael Lorenzen (3-7)
SV: Trevor Rosenthal (32)
In a rain-filled afternoon at Great American Ball Park, the Cincinnati Reds couldn’t secure their second straight series win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, losing in shutout fashion, 3-0.
Following a rain delay that lasted over an hour, Michael Lorenzen came out strong with a 10 pitch first inning and it looked like he could be on his way to a nice outing. But as has been the case in many of the rookie’s starts, he couldn’t throw strikes consistently and it came back to bite him.