Nine were reportedly hit with the new bats. The fallout from what happened at Yankee Stadium is the hottest topic in sports, and it depends on who you talk to as to whether or not torpedo bats being involved in the home run onslaught is a controversy or good for the game.

By now, you’ve probably heard about baseball’s greatest innovation since the curveball: MLB’s new “torpedo” bat, the reconfigured bat that moves the barrel — or the sweet spot — closer to the handle, seemingly turning even the most meager of hitters into home run machines.

Carson Spiers, the Reds' No. 5 starter in their rotation, had a fine outing spoiled. After allowing the Langford home run and a Joc Pederson double immediately after that, just four of the batters he faced the rest of his night reached base.

Nathan Eovaldi continued his mastery of the Cincinnati Reds, tossing his third career shutout, and Wyatt Langford provided the only run with a solo homer as the visiting Texas Rangers prevailed 1-0 Tuesday night.

The Texas Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Tuesday night. After Cincy racked up 14 runs on Kumar Rocker and the bullpen on Monday, they were shut out at home. The Rangers turned to Nathan Eovaldi for the second game of the series,