The Good
–Asher Wojciechowski pitched five very strong — and scoreless — innings before he ran out of gas. He allowed two homers and three runs in the sixth, but his final line is more than adequate: 5.2 innings, 3 runs allowed on 7 hits; he struck out a career-high 6, while walking none. I’ll take that from Wojo every single time.
Fortunately, after Wojo’s exit, the Reds bullpen –in the form of Michael Lorenzen, Wandy Peralta, and Blake Wood — entered to shut down the game with 3.1 perfect innings.
–In the first inning, Joey Votto collected a two-out double; Adam Duvall and Eugenio Suarez followed with walks to load the bases.