Lorenzen has found a niche in long relief and occasional spot starts, including a 3.1-inning outing Friday against the Twins in which he earned the win. He finished the regular season with mediocre ratios (4.28 ERA, 1.40 WHIP), though most of the damage came in the first few weeks of the campaign.
He'll continue in a relief role in the first round of the playoffs against the Braves, as the Reds will be able to run out their top three starters in Trevor Bauer, Luis Castillo and Sonny Gray for the three-game series.