A calm May night. One of the top hitters’ ballparks in baseball. Two red-hot offenses. Two pitchers prone to giving up runs. It sure seemed like a high-scoring game was in store in game one of the 2017 Battle of Ohio on Monday night.
That, as they say, is why they play the game.
Scott Feldman struck out the first five Tribe batters of the evening and would never look back as Cincinnati scratched out a gritty 5-1 victory Monday night in Great American Ballpark to take the first of four matchups between the Ohio squads this week.