The Cincinnati Reds led 3-0, but the bullpen could not do the job and immediately gave up the lead in the first inning after Nick Lodolo had left the game. San Diego would win the game of Bullpen’s from there and score the winning run in the 2nd of the 10th on a walk-off sacrifice fly to take the first game of the series.
Cincinnati took a lead directly from the bat when TJ Friedl ended an 8-pitch at-bat with a home run to lead the game. The score remained 1-0 until the 3rd inning when the Friedl was back in when he took a 1-out single and then the second base stable. After taking the third base on a groundout, he would come in to score on a 2-out hit by Elly de la Cruz.
For the most part, Nick Lodolo drove through the line -up of Padres. He only allowed two hits and a walk in the first five innings of the game and was only 79 throws while San Diego loved the scoreboard. In the bottom of the 5th, his attack gave him another point when Austin Hays a home covering along the line and from the Western Metal Supply Co. building to push the lead from Cincinnati to 3-0.
Although he was not threw in almost two weeks and was only on 79 throws, Nick Lodolo was ready after five innings. Perhaps he still felt the side effects of being sick last week, but regardless of the reason that the Reds brought in Scott Barlow before the start of the 6th. He gives a single to Fernando Tatis Jr. To start the frame, but then take the following two batters. Gavin sheets would come through with a 2-out Double that brought in the first run of San Diego. Barlow then ran the next batter and that ended his day. Brent Ster came out of the Bullpen and gave up a 2-run triple to Jackson Merrill who tie the game before he received a strikeout to end the inning.
The game remained connected in the 9th inning. Cincinnati went down in order of the inning. Emilio Pagan entered the game for the Reds to face the lower half of the Padres order. He received some help from Spencer sent to first base when he made a diving shelter on a line driving along the line to end the inning and send the game to the 10th.
After the Reds attack had not submitted their free runner at the top of the 10th inning, they sent Nick Martinez to the hill to try to close the Padres. Freddy Fermin was unable to get a sacrificial battle on his first attempt, because it fell into the error area, just from the reach of a diving Spencer steering. The second attempt was successful and on the play Nick Martinez was unable to make the beautiful throw and Fermin reached the base, but Jake Cronenworth remained at third base. Fernando Tatis Jr. However, it came through, while he hit a flight ball deep enough to bring the run to a sacrificial fly.
Important moment of the game
Jackson Merrill’s 2-run triple triple that TJ Friedl was about a foot of catching the game in the 6th inning bond.
Notes worth mentioning
The Hitters van Reds ran zero times and threw out 13 times.
TJ Friedl and Austin Hays were the only Reds with more than one hit and they both halted in the game.
The 1-4 batters for the Reds went 5-17 with three beaten points. The rest of the line-up went 2-20.
Cincinnati is back to the .500 mark on 72-72. The Mets Lost, which leads the Reds four races back. The Giants, however, won, and they are now running out Cincinnati for the Wild Card Chase – three games behind the Mets.
Next for the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres
Tuesday, September 9, 9.40 pm et
Zack Littell (9-8, 3.81 ERA) vs Michael Kind (4-2, 2.81 ERA)
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