Brubaker bounced back from his worst start of the season. He allowed seven earned runs in 5 1/3 innings Sept. 9 against the Chicago White Sox. His ERA climbed from 3.96 to 5.94 in that start. It stands at 4.79 after his performance against the Reds, though he took the loss and fell to 1-2.
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“It was important to make sure I stayed on the attack,” Brubaker said. “I felt the stuff the last outing was there. Just some mistake pitches."
Brubaker wanted to limit those mistake pitches this time and go right after batters. Although he pitched well, Reds starter Luis Castillo was better, striking out 10 and allowing three hits in seven scoreless innings
“It was very enjoyable just going out there trying to make sure I wasn’t that guy to give up that one run,” Brubaker said. “Unfortunately, I was, but just to see who was going to give up the run first was the enjoyable part of it. The battle between two starting pitchers is the best part of baseball. Everyone wants to see the long ball, but I think the pitchers duel is way more fun and enjoyable.”
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