Foster Griffin allowed nine earned runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Reds on Thursday.

Griffin still struck out seven, but this was a rough outing as he walked three, hit another batter, and allowed a pair of three-run homers. Four of the five hard-hit balls Griffin allowed were off his cutter. Griffin's ERA spikes from 2.12 to 3.47. He's still pitching well enough to stream against weaker teams, but if you threw him in Great American Ballpark you had to know that was a heat check of sorts. He'll draw a much easier matchup against the Mets next week.