The pitching match-up between Tyson Ross and Jon Moscot turned out about how we thought it would. But Ross’s dominance of the Reds was cut short thanks to the merciful hour-long rain delay. Just maybe with Ross out of the game, the Reds might win a battle of the bullpens … Sure.
The Reds were losing, but just by two runs. So Bryan Price used the worst pitchers in the bullpen. Burke Badenhop and Carlos Villarreal each took a spin giving the Padres an insurance run. The Reds batters went down without a fight the last four innings.