DENVER (AP) — Homer Bailey wouldn’t read too much into one solid outing.
Still, it was a big step in the right direction for the right-hander whose career has been riddled by arm injuries.
Bailey went six effective innings for his first win since Aug. 12, Billy Hamilton had a two-out, two-run single after missing a game with a bothersome back and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 8-1 on Tuesday night.
“You just keep grinding away,” Bailey said.
Bailey (1-2) scattered eight hits in the longest of his three starts this season. He was on the disabled list until June 24 as he recovered from offseason surgery to remove bone spurs in his pitching elbow.