The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
On a day when the usually stellar Cincinnati Reds defense fell apart, the bullpen struggled again to do anything positive, and nary a single Reds hitter reached base more than once, the one memorable thing event witnessed Sunday against the Cleveland Indians was the sound of the solo homer off the bat of Marlon Byrd. Byrd's 9th dinger of the season was absolutely crushed off Trevor Bauer, who otherwise held the Reds offense in complete check for 7.2 IP, and the blast was enough to get the everyday LF's average a tick back over the Mendoza line at .