CINCINNATI – Right-hander Javier Assad capped his debut season with 5 u2153 shutout innings against the Reds, in the Cubs’ 3-2 loss at Great American Ball Park.
“Javy threw great,” manager David Ross said after the game. “I thought he really had the two-seamer going today, a lot of balls running in on right-handed hitters, throwing some strikes. The breaking stuff wasn’t quite as sharp as it had been, for me, but being able to navigate through the lineup and use the fastball into a lot of those righties, I thought he did a really nice job.