AT 40, BRONSON ARROYO GAVE THE BEST PERFORMANCE DURING HIS LONG COMEBACK, PITCHING THREE-HIT BALL OVER SIX INNINGS SUNDAY AS THE CINCINNATI REDS SALVAGED A 7-5 VICTORY OVER THE CHICAGO CUBS.
ARROYO (2-2) ALLOWED ANTHONY RIZZO'S TWO-RUN HOMER _ HIS THIRD OF THE SERIES _ AND STRUCK OUT SEVEN BATTERS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MAY 13, 2014.
THE LANKY RIGHT-HANDER HAS NEEDED MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO RECOVER FROM TOMMY JOHN SURGERY.RAISESL IGLESIAS GAVE UP A PAIR OF RUNS IN THE NINTH BEFORE FINISHING OFF THE REDS' 3-7 HOMESTAND.PATRICK KIVLEHAN'S BASES-LOADED DOUBLE HIGHLIGHTED A FOUR-RUN SIXTH INNING OFF JOHN LACKEY (1-3) AND DECIDED A MATCHUP OF UP-IN-YEARS STARTERS.
THE 38-YEAR-OLD LACKEY AND ARROYO HAVE COMBINED FOR 793 STARTS IN THE MAJORS.