Elly De La Cruz scored on fielder’s choice in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opening game of a four-game series. Cincinnati loaded the bases against Gregory Soto (5-3) with one out. Lowe grounded softly to second for a potential game-ending double play but beat the throw as De La Cruz scored easily. De La Cruz hit three doubles and had an RBI. Emilio Pagan (3-1) got the win. Brandon Lowe homered for the Pirates and Jacob Gonzalez also drove in a run.
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Edgar Quero had an RBI single in the 12th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. The White Sox stayed 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central. Jordan Hicks (1-1) left the bases loaded in the top of the 12th to set the stage for Quero, who drove in Tristan Peters. Chicago trailed 4-1 in the eighth before Sam Antonacci and Munetaka Murakami hit consecutive homers off Paul Blackburn to tie it. Spencer Jones hit an early three-run homer and Cam Schlittler was strong into the seventh inning for New York. The Yankees dropped 2 1/2 games behind AL East leader Tampa Bay.
Kyle Manzardo homered and drove in two runs, Joey Cantillo pitched four scoreless innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 Wednesday night to claim the season series from their in-state rivals. The Guardians, who took two of the three games from the Reds at Progressive Field in May, earned this year’s “Ohio Cup,” which is awarded to the winner of the season’s series. Cantillo allowed four hits with a walk and eight strikeouts. He leads the majors with a .189 opponents’ average with runners in scoring position and worked out of jams in the first, second, and fourth innings on Wednesday.
JJ Bleday hit a solo home run in the first inning and five Cincinnati pitchers combined for the shutout as the Reds defeated the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 and split a day-night doubleheader. Kyle Manzardo hit a grand slam, Chase DeLauter scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning and Cleveland snapped a five-game losing streak with a 6-5 win in the opener. The Reds sealed the win in the nightcap when, with a runner aboard in the ninth, Dane Myers made a leaping grab against the center field wall on Petey Halpin’s drive for the final out, securing Emilio Pagán his 11th save. The Guardians were shut out for the ninth time this season and third time in four games.
Kyle Manzardo hit a grand slam, Chase DeLauter scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Guardians snapped a five-game losing streak, rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of a doubleheader. José Ramírez had two hits and stole two bases in the fifth inning before scoring the tying run. Sal Stewart drove in three runs, including a two-run double to give the Reds a 5-4 lead during a four-run fourth inning. Stewart also had a solo homer in the second inning off Guardians starter Slade Cecconi.
The opening game of the three-game series between the Cleveland Guardians and Reds in Cincinnati was postponed Monday night due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday. The first game will begin at 1:40 p.m. EDT. First pitch of the regularly-scheduled game is set for 7:10 p.m. With severe weather approaching, Monday’s game was delayed about an hour prior to first pitch. About an hour later, the game was postponed.
The Cincinnati Reds have placed infielder/outfielder Spencer Steer on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist sprain and recalled infielder/outfielder Ivan Johnson from Triple-A Louisville. Steer left Sunday’s game at St. Louis after fouling a pitch off the end of his bat in the fifth inning. The versatile Steer is batting .238 with 16 home runs and 40 RBIs in 98 games. He has played all three outfield positions while also appearing at first base, second and third this season. The Reds begin a 10-game homestand on Monday night against the Cleveland Guardians.
Sal Stewart drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch-hit single in the 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Sunday. The victory capped a 6-3 road trip for Cincinnati coming out of the All-Star break. Since the break, the Reds, in last place in the NL Central, have won two of three against Colorado, Seattle and St. Louis. Stewart’s line drive to right field against Matt Svanson (2-3) scored automatic runner Tyler Stephenson and pushed Cincinnati to its third straight road series win for the first time since 2023.