Now that was what the Reds expected to see when Homer Bailey returned from the DL two weeks ago. Although he was far from perfect, the right-hander was the story of the night on Tuesday evening. His third start of the season went far, far better than the first two.
Bailey cut his ERA from 27.00 to 12.66 by allowing only one run in six strong innings of work. He struck out three and did not walk a batter for this first time this year. Additionally, he kept the ball out of the air, generating seven ground-ball outs against only two fly-outs.