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Reds 3, Cardinals 2 - Anthony DeSclafani shuts down St. Louis

Is he the ace Cincinnati deserves, but not the one it needs right now?

The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Gme

With the injury to Homer Bailey and the trades of Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake - not to mention Mat Latos - Anthony DeSclafani has become the de facto veteran of the all-rookie Cincinnati Reds pitching staff since he managed to crack the big leagues in 2014 with the Miami Marlins. Even on a team that's going nowhere, that's a position that's not pressure-free, and on Tuesday Disco responded by tossing a second consecutive solid outing against the NL Central leading St.