CINCINNATI -- There was no hesitation as Zack Cozart ranged to his left and dove to stop a sharply hit ground ball up the middle by Pittsburgh's Starling Marte in the eighth inning Monday night. Cozart knew full well who was running. Having no shot at getting a force play at second on Andrew McCutchen, Cozart quickly got to his feet and threw to first baseman Joey Votto to beat Marte for the second out of the inning.
Eleven months ago -- on June 10, 2015 -- Cozart tore the anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments and the biceps tendon in his right knee as he attempted to beat out an infield hit against Philadelphia.