A late swing separated Cincinnati and San Diego in a tight game at Great American Ball Park, with the Reds holding on after the Padres made a final push.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Jose Trevino provided Cincinnati’s key offensive moment, while Brock Burke earned the win and Emilio Pagan recorded the save. Nick Lodolo gave the Reds a steady start before the bullpen finished the game.
The game was tied when Jose Trevino’s single brought Elly De La Cruz home in the eighth, putting Cincinnati ahead. Juan Brito’s sacrifice fly then brought Sal Stewart across the plate and expanded the lead.
San Diego answered in the ninth when Fernando Tatis homered, his second home run of the game, but Pagan preserved the Reds’ advantage. Adrian Morejon took the loss after Cincinnati scored against him in the eighth.
Tatis supplied the Padres’ power, homering in the fifth and again in the ninth. Cincinnati’s late rally made the difference in a seesaw game and extended the Reds’ winning streak.
Cincinnati Reds defeated San Diego Padres, 4-3.
- Fernando Tatis went 2-for-5 with 2 home runs, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .282 on the season).
- Manny Machado went 0-for-2 with 1 RBI (batting .219 on the season).
- Jose Trevino went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI (batting .230 on the season).
- Emilio Pagan allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (20) (4.19 ERA).
- Brock Burke allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, to earn the win (6-5) (2.58 ERA).
- Adrian Morejon allowed 2 runs on 2 hits over 0.2 innings, and took the loss (9-3) (2.77 ERA).
Cincinnati Reds improved to 66-73; San Diego Padres fell to 73-66.