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- Updated: September 18, 2016
CINCINNATI — Coming into Saturday, there was a chance that Brandon Finnegan would be making his last start.
The 30-start mark was one the Reds had pointed to earlier in the season as a potential shutdown marker, and Finnegan had shown the promise to give the Reds confidence in his future going into the offseason — in his previous five starts, he’d pitched 30 innings with a 1.80 ERA and 42 strikeouts.
However, Finnegan lasted just 2 1/3 innings, giving up five runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks in the Reds’ 7-3 loss to the Pirates on Saturday in the nightcap. The Reds lost the opener, 10-4. But if there’s a silver lining for Finnegan, …
