Braves 7 Reds 1
Marcell Ozuna clocked a 403-foot HR off Tony Santillan to start the 7th and break a 1-1 tie. The Braves tagged on two more runs off Santillan and then two more off Justin Wilson to blow things open.
The 7.2 innings of bullpen work and 144 pitches needed Tuesday night, caught up with them Wednesday night.
The Reds drop to 74-79 with nine games left in the season. They have officially been eliminated from postseason contention.
Offense: 5 H 2 triples. Braves rookie Spencer Schellenbach handcuffed the Reds: 6 IN, 1 R.
35th time scorer fewer than two runs. 47th time scoring fewer than three runs.
The Reds trailed 1-0 into the 6th before Elly tripled to open the inning, and with one out, TJ Friedl squeezed him home to tie the game.
Elly: 3B (9), R. 203rd K. Franchise record 205 (Drew Stubbs, 2011).
Friedl: Sac bunt, RBI
India: 3B
Steer: 3 K
Marte: Single up the middle, after two hits the other way last night.
Junis: 6 IN, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 70 pitches/50 strikes. He recorded five one-pitch outs.
Last 3 starts: 16 IN, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 14 K. Last 11 appearances: 33 IN, 15 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 26 K, 1.36 ERA.
There is a mutual $8M option for 2025. He's making $4M this year.
Bullpen: 3 IN, 8 H, 6 R, 2 HR, 83 pitches. Last two nights: 10.2 IN, 227 pitches.
Santillan: 1.0 IN. 7 batters, 4 H, 3 R. HR, 1B, 2B, BB, 1B. 32 pitches. Ozuna's 38th HR...but he'd gone 26 games w/o a HR and 19 games without an RBI. Wilson: 0.1 IN, 3 H, 2 R, HR. Has allowed 7 HR over his last 20.0 innings. He's been scored on in 10 of 24 appearances since July 20
Legumina: 1.2 IN, R
Santillan 32 pitches and Legumina 36 are out for Thursday. Cruz 41, Spiers 46 Tuesday night. Day game Thursday. They'll need an arm....or could always sacrifice Leibrant after Aguiar starts.
How they scored:
6th: Friedl squeeze bunt, 1-1