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Reds drop fifth straight, 4-1 to Pirates

Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game

When Dan Straily came to the Reds, the reactions ranged from "meh" to "bleh". There was nothing catastrophically wrong with the signing, and the move was completely reasonable on pretty much every account. But the 27-year old righty has slowly proven himself to be one of the more capable hurlers on the staff, and should show some solid staying power even as the rest of the team's arms come back from injury. In fact, Straily entered today as the lowest opponent batting average of any NL pitcher with at least two starts, sitting at .