First, Michael Lorenzen got hot. Then he sat down. An inning later, Raisel Iglesias and Wandy Peralta got hot only to sit down as well.
Ready as the Cincinnati Reds bullpen was, for the first time all year it wasn’t needed. Scott Feldman had it handled.
The veteran right-hander provided all the pitching necessary Sunday, tossing a four-hit shutout in a 4-0 win over the San Francisco Giants at Great American Ball Park. The win gave the Reds a series sweep, and improved their record to 17-14.
All it took was 119 pitches, 68 percent of which were strikes.