Cincinnati Reds relievers Lucas Sims and Alex Young both got the same result on Wednesday, picking up clutch strikeouts against Texas Rangers All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien. But their paths to get there couldn’t have been more different.
During the Reds’ 5-3 win on a walk-off home run by center fielder Nick Senzel, the Reds’ bullpen delivered another impressive performance. After the Reds got off to a slow start this season because of inconsistency in the bullpen ahead of closer Alexis Díaz, that unit has become one of the most consistent pieces on the Reds’ roster.
Despite the bullpen’s slow start to the season, as of Wednesday afternoon, the Reds’ bullpen has the ninth-lowest ERA in MLB at 3.