Reds 11 Pirates 5
Well, that one felt good.
Pirates starter Bailey Falter retired the first nine batters, then the Reds sent nine batters to the plate in a five run 4th. They were just getting started. They scored 11 runs on 12 hits over the 4th-5th-6th innings.
Elly did his thing: 3 H, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR…439 foot blast onto the RIVERBOAT in centerfield. Career high 14th HR. Six multi-hit games in his last 10. Hustle double on ground ball up the middle. Deep into the hole twice to make plays. Needing a triple for the cycle, he grounded out in the 8th.
Levi Jordan: 2B, R, RBI Sac fly in his MLB debut. 1st time in RF college-minors-MLB. Robbed of hits in his1st AB by O’Neill Cruz and by 2B Nick Gonzalez in the 8th.
Jonathan India: 3 H, 2B, RBI, R. Leadoff 1B in 4th to become first base runner.
Spencer Steer: 2 H, 2B, 3 RBI, R
Stuart Fairchild: 2B, 2 RBI, R
Tyler Stephenson: Infield single, R
Luke Maile: 2B, RBI, R
Offense: 12 H, 1 BB, 5 K. Seven had hits, seven scored, six drove in runs.
Last three games: 33 hits….11 Sat, 10 Sun, 12 Mon.
Bryan Reynolds extended ML best 21-game hit streak with RBI 1B in 3rd.
Spiers: 6 IN, 7 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 93 pitches/61 strikes. 1st ML win.
Threw 5 different pitches at least 10 times.
Pen: Cruz 1.0, 2-R HR Cruz…….Sims 1.0…Wilson 1.0
Falter threw 7 innings of 2 run baseball last Tuesday vs the Reds, needing just 80 pitches.
How they scored:
4th: Steer 2-R 2B, Fairchild 2-R 2B, Jordan sac fly, 5-1 Reds
5th: Elly RBI 2B, 6-3, Steer RBI 1B, Reds 7-3
6th: Maile RBI 2B, 8-3, India RBI 2B, 9-3, Elly 3-run HR, 11-3 Reds