The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
The stage was set for Homer Bailey’s name to go here, as the now 31 year old Cincinnati Reds starter made his season debut against the Washington Nationals and his longtime manager, Dusty Baker.
Homer, however, got shelled, as did the entirety of the Cincinnati staff on an afternoon where both their arms and bats got worked early and often.
In reality, the props for the day will go to a position player who didn’t even start the game, as Patrick Kivlehan singled, homered, and drove in a pair of runs after Joey Votto was pulled with the Reds down a dozen runs early.