Graveman (2-6) came away with a no-decision Sunday, allowing one run on seven hits and two walks over four-plus innings while striking out five in a 6-1 win over the Reds.
He got hit hard and received a quick hook after Joey Votto led off the fifth with a single, but the Reds weren't able to put together the one big rally they needed. Graveman has now failed to get out of the fifth inning in three of his last four starts, and if A's manager Bob Melvin doesn't trust him to get out of even minor jams it's fair to wonder why Graveman is in the rotation at all. His next start is scheduled for Friday at home against the Angels.