Joe Nuxhall Honorary Memorial Star of the Game
The Reds are not winning this season. At the beginning of April, that statement just meant, "not winning enough to make the playoffs", but now it feels like much more of a solemn "the Reds might not win ever again." In times like this, the only moral victories are seeing young, controllable guys play well, and seeing the tradeable veterans play like guys other teams might covet down the stretch.
So far this season, Jay Bruce has provided just that for Cincinnati. He went 1-for-3 with his ninth dinger of the year and a walk to raise his slash to a healthy .