Reds’ reliever Fernando Cruz is more than his ‘gift from God’

By C. Trent Rosecrans 47s ago CINCINNATI — After Tuesday night’s Cincinnati Reds victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, catcher Tyler Stephenson had a question for reliever Fernando Cruz: “How does it feel when they know what’s coming and they can’t hit it?” “I said that’s a question I cannot even answer, because I don’t know, this is a gift,” Cruz said of his split-finger fastball. “This is my gift and it’s something I cannot explain.” Tuesday night, Cruz came in with one out, bases loaded and the tying run at the plate and got a strikeout and line out to...