It was a lazy Sunday afternoon as far as offense goes, but that wasn’t enough to cool off the bat of Tyler Naquin. He hit 2 home runs today as a part of a 2 for 4 afternoon, which would have been enough to win the game on its own. That’s because Vladimir Gutierrez was absolutely dominant on the mound. Gutierrez threw 7 innings against the Marlins, allowing only a run on 3 hits with a walk against 8 strikeouts. Well done to both of these guys.
Honorable mentions are due to: Mike Moustakas, who smacked a solo dinger; Joey Votto, who reached base thrice, going 1 for 2 with a couple walks; and the bullpen combination of Lucas Sims and Michael Lorenzen, who fired a couple of shutout innings in relief.