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Reds 9 Cards 2
The Reds jacked five homers, including two by Jonathan India and TJ Friedl. They pieced together 27 outs with six pitchers. They led 7-0 to the 5th.
That’s a sweep, four straight wins, a tie for 2nd place and now one game from .500. Reds first sweep of Cards at GABP in seven years.
At 60-61, this is the closest they have been to .500 since June 14 (34-35), a span of 52 games. The last time they were at .500 was May 3 (16-16).
Offense: 13 H 2 BB 10 K. 4 run 3rd, 3 run 5th. 8 Reds had hits.
5 HR. 27 HR in August, most MLB. Six runs came w/ 2 outs. 16 of 19 runs in series came on HR. Outscored Cards 19-4.
Per Reds: India and Friedl first Reds teammates to hit two homers in same game since Adam Duvall and Patrick Kivlehan 5/28/17 vs Phillies.
India: 3 H, 2 HR (11), 4 RBI. Had been 0 for 22, 1 for 29, hitting .175 since July 1.
TJ Friedl 2 HR (9) on his 29th birthday. Last Reds to hit 2 HR on birthday: Barry Larkin '94 on his 30th (Per Bally Ohio)
Tyler Stephenson HR (16)
Jake Fraley 2 H, RBI
Spencer Steer: H, BB
Will Benson: H, BB, R
Noelvi Marte: 2 H, snapping 0 for 11
Emilio Pagan: 2 IN as opener, 0 R, 2 DP. Reds turn 4th fewest DP MLB (71). MLB average 91.
Sam Moll: 1.0
Carson Spiers: 2.2 IN, 2 R. Come on 4th inning. D let him down in 2 run 6th.
Justin Wilson: 1.1 IN. Came on w/ 2 on, 2 in, 2 out in 6th.
Buck Farmer: 1.0 IN...ERA 2.45
Fernando Cruz: 1.0
It wasn’t exactly a defensive clinic by both teams. Tom Emanski would have curled up in the fetal position. Somehow, the Reds were not charged with an error.
How they scored:
3rd India 2-out, 3-run HR, 3-0 Reds
3rd Stephenson 2-out HR, 4-0 Reds
5th India HR, 5-0 Reds
5th Friedl 2-out HR, 6-0 Reds
5th Fraley RBI infield 1B, 7-0 Reds
7th Friedl HR, 8-2 Reds
8th Elly 2-out RBI 1B, 9-2 Reds