Brandon Finnegan got the start for the Cincinnati Reds on Monday afternoon against the Oakland Athletics in a 13-5 loss. The score of the game doesn’t reflect the job that Finnegan did. The left-hander tossed 2.0 nearly perfect innings, working around an error in the first inning by inducing a double play. He also picked up a strikeout in his second inning of work.
“I thought he was a real bright spot on the day,” said manager David Bell. “Right from the beginning he had total command of his pitches, throwing strikes, attacking the strikezone. Good velocity on his fastball, but also a real good ability to throw the breaking stuff for strikes.