Lorenzen fired 1.2 innings of scoreless ball in Friday's 9-2 rout of the Dodgers and also smacked a three-run homer on the only pitch he saw.
It was a highly improbable and emotional night for the 24-year-old, who was pitching his first game since coming off the bereavement list due to the death of his father. Lorenzen pitched out of a jam upon entering the game in the seventh and then hammered the first pitch he saw from Dodgers reliever Pedro Baez in the home half of the frame to plate Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips. He's now turned in scoreless outings in 10 of his last 11 trips to the mound.