Rhett Lowder of the Reds made quite the impression in his second MLB start Thursday afternoon. He shutout the Astros for 6 1/3 innings. He did walk four and strike out just three, but all the hits were singles.

That gives him one run allowed in his first 10 1/3 innings for an 0.87 ERA. He’s doing this after going up three levels in the minors in one season. I suspect there is a little bit of luck behind that ERA, but he struck out 113 in 108 2/3 innings in the minors, walking just 24. If the control comes around, he could be awesome.