In a game that defined whether the Cincinnati Reds would win their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, there was no proven ace on the mound. No Sonny Gray, no Trevor Bauer, no Luis Castillo.
Instead, the Reds turned to their bullpen to gut this one out, with Tejay Antone on the mound for the bulk of it. Fortunately, the unheralded Reds hurler responded in a big, big way.
Antone used his 97 mph fastball and sweeping breaking ball to keep the Pirate bats mostly quiet in his 5 IP, scattering 5 hits and 2 walks in the process.