CINCINNATI -- Nearly six years to the date that Nick Lodolo made his professional debut with the Reds' Single-A affiliate, the Dayton Dragons, the Reds' left-hander threw a complete game shutout Wednesday afternoon in our nation's capital, as the Reds won 5-0 to salvage a game in the series against the Washington Nationals.

Nick Lodolo should have worn a fireman’s hat and boots Wednesday afternoon in Nationals Park because he rescued the Cincinnati Reds off the precipice.