Eugenio Suarez turns back the clock in Reds 2-1 win over Twins

Other Notes

• Brandon Williamson, a native of central Minnesota and one-time gigantic Twins fan, got the start in Minneapolis tonight. He had literally hundreds of friends and family in the stand to watch, and he turned in a rock solid outing. He fired 5.1 IP of 1 ER ball, scattering a trio of hits and fanning a pair. He seemed to get squeezed just a bit on the top and bottom of the zone on the night – he did walk 4 guys – but many of the pitches that didn’t go his way were pretty textbook execution while missing by hairs. The Twins hitters just simply didn’t bite despite the placement.
• Graham Ashcraft, Tony Santillan, and Emilio Pagan – who returned from his tight hammy – looked brilliant again down in the ‘pen. Cincinnati is now what, 10-0 in games decided by two runs or less this season? That’s the mark of a bullpen that’s completely locked-in.
• The Reds have a 3B who hits and, when he gets the chance, can make plays like he did tonight. I think that’s the guy they should be playing at 3B everyday, personally.
• It was cooold, and balls died left and right all night. Nate Lowe, who got the start at DH, tanked a 105.4 mph laser to CF in the Top of the 7th at 24 degrees off the bat only for it to die casually at the warning track 402 feet away. On a decent day in GABP, that would’ve hit the batter’s eye.
• Geno’s pair of RBI gave him 960 for his career, to date. That ties him with Hall of Famer Barry Larkin on the career ribbie list.
• Andrew Abbott gets the start on Saturday and it’s an afternoon affair. Taj Bradley will go for the Twins (a righty), with first pitch set for 4:10 PM ET.