Fewer than 24 hours after the Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks teamed up to play the longest nine-inning game in Cincinnati franchise history – another “highlight” of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the baseball’s first all-professional team – the two teams staged an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel on Saturday.
Facing left-hander Alex Young for the first time, the Reds went hitless through the first four innings and managed just two infield hits and three baserunners in eight innings on the way to a 2-0 loss.