Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani gave up three runs on four hits to the Marlins over five innings in a losing effort on Saturday night. He walked three and struck out three, as he dropped his record to 5-5.
DeSclafani, who was traded to the Reds by the Marlins this past offseason, gave up all three runs in the fourth inning, including a solo home run to Derek Dietrich. He was otherwise decent in the outing, but he was outdueled by his former teammate Justin Nicolino.
The performance upps his season ERA to 3.48, and this was the first time in five starts that DeSclafani did not pitch at least six innings.
"I just missed, I fell behind in counts and made a mistake on a pitch to Dietrich," DeSclafani said, per MLB.com. "They just put some good swings on the ball. It's going to happen sometimes, that's baseball. Definitely want to try to limit, try not to put up a crooked number that inning."
He'll look to get back in the win column in his next start, currently scheduled for Friday in New York against the Mets.