Luke Weaver needed 106 pitches today to log just 5.1 IP, though a large portion of that effort came after some lackluster defense behind him kept him on the mound for heavy innings. The pitch count was a season high for him - he’d not yet reached 100 pitches in any start so far - and the veteran righty was extremely effective for the Cincinnati Reds on the day (5.1 IP, 0 ER, 6 K) despite an error behind him (and a couple of other ‘hits’ that very well could have been scored that way).
The peformance was worthy of today’s Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game, especially on a day where Miami Marlins starter Braxton Garrett and a cadre of his bullpen brethren kept the Cincinnati Reds offense on their heels.