After the Cincinnati Reds lost four consecutive games out of the All-Star break, well, maybe it was time to try something a little different.
When the New York Mets took the field for drills before Tuesday’s game, Reds reliever Sean Doolittle walked around the dugout burning sage. He carefully walked through both rows of the dugout, then headed for the bullpen.
Doolittle passed a small group of reporters standing outside the dugout and shrugged without saying a word.
Hey, whatever it takes.
After Doolittle burned sage in the dugout, after Wade Miley pitched 6 1/3 innings, after the bullpen withstood some trouble, the Reds were finally back in the win column with a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets at Great American Ball Park.