In a game where the Toronto Blue Jays’ two-time All-Star starting pitcher carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, the Reds needed a journeyman pitcher who started the year in an Independent League to keep the Reds in the game.
Brett Kennedy, who started the year pitching for the Long Island Ducks, didn’t allow a run in five innings. While Blue Jays starting pitcher José Berríos pitched deeper into the game than Kennedy, the Reds’ 29-year-old rookie turned in one of the team’s most unlikely starts of the season and gave the Reds a chance to win it on a walk off.