PITTSBURGH -- Better late than never, Reds infielder Tony Renda was credited with his first Major League hit three days after it occurred.
In the bottom of the eighth inning of Tuesday's 7-5 win against St. Louis, Renda pinch-hit in his Major League debut and produced a sacrifice bunt while reaching first base on an error by the first baseman. After an MLB review, the scoring decision was changed to a bunt single this morning for Renda's first career hit.
"A guy sent me a picture of it," Renda stated. "Just a perfect image of it with me on the bag and the ball is not in the glove yet.