Defense, violation stop working Cincinnati Reds in 3-1 loss to Miami Marlins on Sunday

Luke Weaver required 106 pitches today to log just 5. 1 IP, though a huge section of that effort came after some lackluster defense behind him maintained him on the pile for hefty innings. The pitch count was a season high for him - he would certainly not yet reached 100 join in any type of beginning up until now - and the veteran righty was very reliable for the Cincinnati Reds on the day (5. 1 IP, 0 EMERGENCY ROOM, 6 K) despite a mistake behind him (and a number of various other 'hits' that quite possibly might have been racked up that way). The peformance deserved today's Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Celebrity of the Game, particularly on a day where Miami Marlins starter Braxton Garrett and a cadre of his bullpen brethren kept the Cincinnati Reds violation on their heels. The outcome on Sunday saw Miami scoot past the Reds 3-1 to declare a single video game of the three-game weekend break series, the Marlins 2-run rally in all-time low of the 7th off newly-promoted Kevin Herget and Alan Busenitz the difference. The Reds struggled to get hits of any variety, not to mention in large places - they had the bags packed with no one out in the Top of the sixth and took care of simply a single run off a groundout before a dual play, for instance. It just had not been Cincinnati's day, particularly with the information today that Nick Lodolo was positioned on the injured listing and will likely be there for several weeks. Off to Colorado they go!Tony Graphanino [Web link to interactive WPA graph & & box score, through FanGraphs] Marlins Shorts