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Reds ride seven perfect bullpen innings to top Pirates, 7-1

The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game

In 2016, Bryan Price was at the helm of a pitching staff that featured last-minute waiver claim Dan Straily, a toasted Alfredo Simon, and a bullpen that by the end of April was headlined by Ross Ohlendorf - the team's highest paid reliever at that point in time at a whopping $800K salary.

In other words, the manager largely had his hands tied, especially as a former pitching coach who was dealing with injuries to each of Anthony DeSclafani, Homer Bailey, Raisel Iglesias, and Michael Lorenzen.