Wacha (7-7) evened his record by allowing two runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts over five innings Wednesday against the Reds.
Wacha's offense staked him to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, and that turned out to be just enough to get the righty in a win in an unimpressive outing. Wacha has gone 5-0 over his last eight starts, but his ERA (now 4.35) has gone nearly unchanged because even when he's been effective, he's been well short of spectacular. On the bright side, his 3.66 FIP and 3.94 xFIP suggest Wacha should be able to bring his ratios down at least to respectability as his luck evens out.