Vladimir Gutierrez made two more starts after the Cincinnati Reds planned to move him to the bullpen, because of injuries to other starters, and maybe that was the key to fixing his struggles.
Gutierrez finally had a clean start in Saturday’s 3-2 win against the San Francisco Giants, completing five innings for the first time this season. He allowed one run on six hits and one walk, striking out four.
“I feel like this was my best start of the year so far,” Gutierrez said, according to team interpreter Jorge Merlos. “It’s the Vladdy Gutierrez that everyone knows and everyone should expect and it’s going to be moving forward.