Luis Castillo allowed two runs and nine hits in six innings, the fewest number of runs he’s given up this season. The Enquirer/John Fay
It’s still about the pitching, specifically the starting pitching.
For the Reds' rebuild to work, they’re going to have to figure out a way to build a starting rotation. The results so far this year have been more than a tad short of encouraging.
The rotation has been a lot like last year., i.e., horrendous. Reds starters have been going a hair over five innings and have a collective ERA of 5.