Nick Senzel led off for the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, and in the process reached base six times. He scored thrice. He drove in a run. He is not the Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game today.
That’s a minor indication of just how ridiculous the Cincinnati offense was in their series finale against the Chicago Cubs on the day. And while some of it did come late when Andrelton Simmons was put in the unenviable position of being a position player on the mound, the Reds still did the bulk of their work against Chicago pitchers whose job it is to pitch.