Flaherty worked five scoreless innings in a no-decision Saturday, working around two hits and three walks while striking out five Reds.
The right-hander, who has dazzled with a 3.24 ERA in the first half, rebounded from three rough outings before this one. His 3.75 FIP indicates he's pitching slightly above his means, considering he's allowed 1.2 homers per nine innings. However, the 10.4 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9 paint a positive picture for the second half. More good news: Flaherty, 22, probably won't be limited too strictly with innings. The right-hander worked 170 last year between Double-A Springfield, Triple-A Memphis and the majors, and he's only accumulated 106.2 across the latter two in 2018.