The most important part of Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Nick Lodolo’s first game in over two months was the looks on the faces of the New York Mets hitters when Lodolo got them to swing and miss.
Lodolo had hitters shaking their helmets. He had hitters sighing. He had hitters furrowing their brows and nodding as if to say, “not bad.” He had hitters watching the replay on the scoreboard as they walked back to the dugout.
As the Reds beat the Mets, 1-0, in front of a crowd of 13,487 at Great American Ball Park, Lodolo showed why he’s at the center of the Reds rebuild.