Reds closer Aroldis Chapman had a spectacular season debut during a 4-1 win Sunday against the Rockies. Chapman, who had missed several weeks after getting struck in the head by a line drive in spring training, struck out the side in the ninth inning to record his first save.
Chapman came out firing in the ninth, going up 0-2 on Troy Tulowitzki to start the inning. Unfortunately, he then threw four straight balls, issuing a walk to Tulowitzki. However, Chapman, who was regularly touching 100 mph on the radar gun, was unfazed.
The hard-throwing left-hander bounced back immediately by retiring Carlos Gonzalez on three pitches. He then got Nolan Arenado and Justin Morneau to strikeout as well to finish off the win.