Braves 15 Reds 3
The Braves played home run derby Thursday afternoon, blasting six homer runs and pounding out 15 hits off Julian Aguiar and the Reds bullpen.
The Braves scored at least three runs in four different innings. Matt Olson and Michael Harris each homered twice. Harris clobbered four long balls in the the series, and scored four runs on the afternoon.
Aguiar: 4 IN, 6 H, 7 R, 2 HR. ERA balloons to 6.25.
Reds rookie Blake Dunn reached base three times and scored all three Reds runs, with his first MLB HR and first 2 MLB SB.
Cy Young winner-to-be Chris Sale moved his record to 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA and 225 K.
The Reds drop to 74-80 on the season, with eight games remaining. That Reds season run differential has slipped to just +5.
Blake Dunn: 2 H, HR, 3 R, 2 SB, BB. Both hits were off Sale.
Elly: 2 H, RBI
Luke Maile: 2 H. He was 2 for his previous 37, dating back to June 27.
Bullpen: 5 IN, 8 R
Yozver Zulueta: 1.0 IN, 1 R. Entered with 1 out and 2 on in the 5th and served up a 3-run HR.
Brandon Leibrandt: 4 IN, 10 H, 7 R, 3 HR
How they scored:
3rd India RBI 1B, 4-1 Braves
5th Dunn, HR, 8-2 Braves
7th Elly RBI 1B, 11-3 Braves