The Cincinnati Reds rode the rollercoaster on Sunday, falling behind early, rallying to take a late lead, blowing that lead, then rallying again in the 10th inning to take the contest and complete a 3-game sweep of the Houston Astros. The victory was the team’s 8th in a row.
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds (37-35) |
9 | 9 | 2 |
| Houston Astros (39-33) |
7 | 13 | 1 |
| W: Gibaut (7-1) L: Martinez (1-3) SV: Young (1) | |||
| Statcast | Box Score | Game Thread | |||
The Reds went quietly in the top of the 1st. The Astros did not go quietly in their half of the inning. Alex Bregman doubled and scored on a single by Kyle Tucker. He then came around to score after two singles and Houston took a 2-0 lead. Cincinnati got one of those runs back when Jake Fraley, fresh off of the injured list, lined a solo homer into the right field seats in the top of the 2nd inning.
The 1-run deficit didn’t last all that long as Corey Julks led off with a home run for the Astros in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Houston would get a single and a double later in the inning, but Luke Weaver was able to strand both runners and keep the score at 3-1.
Cincinnati got a little bit going in the top of the 3rd when Will Benson led off with a walk and moved up to third on a single by Kevin Newman. TJ Friedl cashed in on his opportunity with an RBI single to make it a 3-2 game. That was all they’d get after a double play and a fly out followed up.
Luke Weaver didn’t get any help at all from his defense to begin the 4th inning. Alex Bregman hit a low liner to right field and Will Benson dove for it and came up short. It rolled to the wall and Bregman raced towards third. Benson recovered and threw towards the infield where Jonathan India cut it off then airmailed it into the Reds dugout, allowing Bregman to score on the play.
The defense didn’t get much better in the inning. After a walk to Kyle Tucker, Yainer Diaz doubled down the line in left field and when the ball bounced around in the corner, Jake Fraley fell over and Tucker came around to score to make it 5-2.
When the 6th inning rolled around, so did the Reds offense. Matt McLain led off with a single and took second base when Jonathan India struck out on a ball in the dirt and catcher Martin Maldonado hesitated for a second to pick it up. Elly De La Cruz then picked up an infield single with McLain heading to third. Jake Fraley followed up with an RBI single, but he tried to take second base on the throw to third and was thrown out and it turned out to be a big mistake by Fraley because Spencer Steer then took the first pitch he saw and clobbered it for a game-tying 2-run homer.
Daniel Duarte took over in the 6th inning and he would throw two hitless innings to keep the game tied up at 5-5. That was huge because Jonathan India put the Reds up 6-5 with a 1-out opposite field solo home run in the top of the 8th inning. Lucas Sims took over in the bottom of the inning and struck out the first two batters he saw. He then got some defensive help from Jake Fraley who made a leaping catch at the wall to rob Alex Bregman of a hit to end the inning.
Ian Gibaut came out of the Reds bullpen in the bottom of the 9th with a 6-5 lead, as Alexis Diaz was apparently unavailable to pitch. Gibaut led off the inning by walking Kyle Tucker on five pitches to put the tying run on base. During the next at-bat, Tucker would steal second base before Gibaut struck out Jose Abreu for the first out of the inning. Yainer Diaz followed up with a single, but Tucker was held at third on the play. Chas McCormick followed up with a single of his own to tie the game up and move the winning run over to third base. Jeremy Pena was intentionally walked to load the bases. Corey Julks would ground into a double play to end the inning, but Jonathan India got upended on the turn and stayed down for a bit before being checked on by the staff, but he eventually walked off under his own power.
Cincinnati took the lead immediately in the top of the 10th. TJ Friedl laid down a bunt to third base and Nick Senzel, who began the inning as the Reds free runner at second, took third base. Alex Bregman fielded the ball and then airmailed the throw – leading to a collision at first that sent Friedl to the ground, but also brought Senzel home to score. Matt McLain followed up with a deep fly to the warning track in right field and Friedl tagged up and took second base when the throw to the bag bounced away from Jeremy Pena. Jonathan India was then hit by a pitch. The Reds then pinch ran for India with Stuart Fairchild. Elly De La Cruz battled for a 9-pitch at-bat before lacing a single into right field to bring in a run and extend the lead to 8-6. He then tried to steal second, but Jake Fraley hit a grounder to second base. With De La Cruz running it eliminated the double play, Fairchild scored, and the Reds grabbed a 3-run lead.
Alex Young entered the game for the bottom of the 10th inning. Jake Meyers began the inning as the Astros free runner at second base. He would move over to third base on a 1-out ground out and then score on an Alex Bregman single to make it 9-7. Young then got Kyle Tucker to pop out to end the game. Cincinnati completed the sweep and won their 8th straight game.
Key Moment of the Game
Elly De La Cruz winning a 9-pitch at-bat in the 10th inning with an RBI single to add on another run – ultimately the one that would be the difference maker in the game.
Notes Worth Noting
Alex Young picked up the first save of his career.
Lucas Sims lowered his ERA to 2.81 on the season. He’s allowed just two hits in June, covering 8.1 innings of no-run baseball.
Joey Votto posted a video on his instagram stories this afternoon from Louisville that sure makes it sound like he’ll be back in Cincinnati tomorrow and ready to play.
Up Next for the Cincinnati Reds
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Monday June 19th, 7:10pm ET
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