Leiter had the beginnings of a blister on his right middle finger, but threw breaking pitches for 41 of his 70 pitches against the Reds. It inflamed the irritation, eventually ripping the blister off and leaving a patch of tender skin underneath. Leiter left the eventual 1-0 win after five innings.

Jack Leiter shut the Cincinnati Reds down for the second game in a row on Wednesday and the Texas Rangers won 1-0 to take the three-game series. The Rangers were outscored 14-5 in the three games but still won the series.

Jack Leiter doesn’t remember when he went to his first Opening Day. After all, when he was born in 2000, his father Al was in the midst of a seven-year stint with the Mets. This year, Jack made his first Opening Day roster,

So far, all three can be guessed at only with the shrugging shoulder emoji, as the Reds have won two of their six games, dropping to 2-4 following their second 1-0 loss to the Texas Rangers in as many days Wednesday.

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