Snider did allow a leadoff single in the ninth, but retired the next three Cubs, catching Taylor Davis looking for his first Triple-A strikeout. He fanned Reds slugger Joey Votto in his other short outing.

Cincinnati did get two runs off Snider after he walked two batters. His command was better this time.

“When I pitched in Pittsburgh, I was trying to throw harder and the ball was going all over the place,” he said. “I was able to control (it) — not hit spots, necessarily, but throw strikes. I was able to get them to make their own outs, really. It wasn’t anything I was doing.”

Poldberg said the effort was appreciated.

“Snider was probably the player of the day to take away two innings that would’ve probably hurt us tomorrow,” he said. “Two bad starts in a row, where we had to use the bullpen in Memphis, has kind of put us behind the eight-ball to this point.”

While playing his regular position, Snider is batting .257 for the Chasers this season. But he’s reached base in all 23 games in which he’s batted. He boasts a .244 career average over eight MLB seasons.