This was the offensive performance that Reds’ fans expected from their team since the season began. Joey Votto, Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker, and Yasiel Puig all stepped up big time today and the Cincinnati Reds took the first of a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs.
It didn’t look promising early. Reds’ starter Anthony DeSclafani struggled again. The right-hander gave up back-to-back two-out home runs in the bottom of the third inning. Kris Bryant got the party started with a two-run bomb and then Anthony Rizzo took Disco deep to give the Cubs a 4-0 advantage.