Seattle Mariners at Cincinnati Reds
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Martini's 3-run shot, Encarnación-Strand's RBI single lift Reds over Mariners 7-6
“I wish there was a secret sauce," Martini said. "Pinch hitting is tough. I can’t say it’s the easiest thing to do. You just try to put a good at bat together and try to get the barrel on the ball. That’s basically all I’m trying to do when I pinch hit. Fortunately, that one had enough on it to get up.”
Julio Rodríguez hit two home runs for the Mariners (77-61), who have lost three straight for the first time since Aug. 12-14. The Mariners are a game behind the Astros and a game ahead of the Rangers in the AL West after Houston's 14-1 win over Texas on Tuesday night.
De La Cruz led off the ninth with an infield hit, stole second and scored with a head-first slide on Encarnación-Strand’s single to right.
“I already knew," De La Cruz said about beating out his grounder to shortstop J.P. Crawford. “Those guys are going to try to throw me out but they don’t have a chance. Of course it is good when you have other things to help get a victory.”
The comeback win was the Reds' (73-68) major league-leading 44th of the season. Alexis Diaz (8-4) pitched the ninth for the win. Andres Munoz (3-7) took the loss.
“It says everything you need to know about our team," manager David Bell said. "It hasn’t been easy. It’s not going to get any easier. It is good to know what it takes. It has to give you a lot of confidence that you can handle a lot.”
The Reds overcame four runs batted in by Rodríguez and Teoscar Hernández’s two-run homer in the first inning for their fourth win in their last five games.
“They’re a very athletic team with lots of speed up and down the lineup,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “We had our high-leverage guys going. They didn’t execute.”
Hernández’s homer was his sixth in his last 10 games and extended his season-high hitting streak to 14 games, one short of matching Rodríguez’s team season-high 15-game streak that was stopped on Sunday.
Rodríguez’s three-run opposite-field drive to right off former Seattle prospect Connor Phillips was one of four Mariner hits in the fifth inning and gave them a 5-1 lead. Rodríguez added a solo homer in the seventh.
The Reds were third in the NL Central behind first-place Milwaukee and the Cubs.
The Mariners slipped to 21-25 in one-run games.
“It’s tough winning games this time of year," Servais said. "You’ve got to grind.”
Mariners rookie Bryce Miller overcame hitting three batters and giving up seven hits to finish five innings. He allowed one run and a walk with two strikeouts. He got help from left fielder Dominic Canzone’s lunging grab of De La Cruz’s bases-loaded liner to end the fifth.
Encarnación-Strand and Noelvi Marte each hit solo homers off Dominic Leone in the sixth. Marte's was the first of his career.
Phillips allowed six hits and five runs with two walks and seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.
TOO CLOSE
The teams combined to hit five batters, including Cincinnati’s Jake Fraley twice. Seattle’s Ty France was hit for the 30th time, extending his single-season franchise record.
THE BENJAMIN
Mariners manager Scott Servais revealed before the game that he lost a $100 bet with Phillips after the pitcher improved his first pitch strike percentage from 40% to 70%, though Servais didn’t pay up until he saw the pitching chart.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: INF Kevin Newman (left oblique strain) was sent to Triple-A Louisville on a rehab assignment. … OF Hunter Renfroe was scratched from the original starting lineup with left hamstring tightness.
UP NEXT
Seattle RHP Logan Gilbert (12-5, 3.56 ERA, 162 strikeouts) will face Reds RHP Lyon Richardson (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 9 strikeouts) in Wednesday’s series finale.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Encarnacion-Strand singled to right, De La Cruz scored. | |
9th Inning | De La Cruz stole second. | |
9th Inning | De La Cruz reached on infield single to shortstop. | |
9th Inning | Muñoz relieved Topa | |
9th Inning | Moore at first base. | |
9th Inning | Suárez flied out to center. |
Statistics
SEA | CIN | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
2 | Hit By Pitch | 3 |
7 | Ground Balls | 12 |
8 | Strikeouts | 3 |
6 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
9 | Hits | 13 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
6 | Walks | 5 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
6 | Runs | 7 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
36 | At Bats | 33 |
3 | Home Runs | 3 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
20 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
2 | Doubles | 2 |
21 | Fly Balls | 18 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 2 |
178 | Pitches | 170 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 2 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
20 | Total Bases | 24 |
44 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
5 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
8.2 | Runs Created | 9.9 |
.250 | Batting Average | .394 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .667 |
.556 | Slugging Percentage | .727 |
.500 | Secondary Average | .455 |
.386 | On Base Percentage | .512 |
.942 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.239 |
0.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
8.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 11.1 |
47.0 | Batter Rating | 55.0 |
12.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.0 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.33 |
4.05 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.15 |
.306 | Isolated Power | .333 |
0.75 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.67 |
.136 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .122 |
.250 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .061 |
12.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.8 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
93.5 | MLB Rating | 106.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 17,863 | Capacity:
2024 American League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 88 | 73 | .547 | - | W2 |
Seattle | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.5 | W4 |
Texas | 78 | 84 | .481 | 10.5 | W3 |
Oakland | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19.5 | L3 |
Los Angeles | 63 | 99 | .389 | 25.5 | L6 |
2024 National League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee | 93 | 69 | .574 | - | L1 |
St. Louis | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | W1 |
Chicago | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | L1 |
Cincinnati | 77 | 85 | .475 | 16 | W1 |
Pittsburgh | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17 | L1 |