NEW YORK –– When the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets on Friday night, the Reds had a well-rested bullpen, and they had options.
For the seventh inning in a close game, manager David Bell could have selected one of the three relievers the Reds traded for last week. He could have selected one of the three relievers who had pitched in high-leverage situations since June in Heath Hembree, Amir Garrett and Brad Brach.
Bell had another choice, arguably his best choice, and Michael Lorenzen pitched a scoreless inning in his first game off the 10-day injured list.