Paul Wilson picked up three big runs in the sixth inning, and that was all he'd need as he goes eight on only 89 pitches to defeat the Colorado Rockies. It was a Maddux like performace, six K, zero walks and three hits. Danny Graves pitched the 9th for his 18th save (out of 22 Reds wins).

Kennedy pitched well enough to win, with 9 K in 7 innings. Both team now have something neither did last year, a dependable starter.