By Justin B. Hill
MLB.com
CINCINNATI -- Bronson Arroyo looked satisfied. He'd just played the star's role in a 6-3 victory on Monday night over the Milwaukee Brewers that shook the Reds out of a three-game funk.
Duplicating many of his recent performances, Arroyo resembled the Bronson Arroyo of a season ago.
"He was dealing," manager Dusty Baker said.
Baker's compliment might have understated what Arroyo's contribution was to this victory, the team's first win since it traded Ken Griffey Jr. last week.
For it wasn't just what Arroyo did with his arm -- not at all -- it was Arroyo's bat that played as much a part in this victory as anything else. Oh, of course, his bat would never trump his arm, but nobody can argue with how meaningful his contribution at the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning proved to be.
At the time, he and Brewers left-hander Manny Parra had filled the scoreboard at Great American Ball Park with zeros. Parra, in fact, had held the Reds hitless until Jolbert Cabrera jumpstarted the fifth with a single.
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