Reds edge Braves 9-8 on Holt's bases-loaded walk in 9th
Tyler Holt's bases-loaded walk off closer Arodys Vizcaino forced in the tie-breaking run in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 9-8 on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
9
Atlanta Braves
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| ATL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
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| 10/4/26 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | W 3-2 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | L 3-5 | MLB |
| 10/1/26 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | W 6-2 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Holt walked, Votto scored, Bruce to third, Suárez to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-8
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 8-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-8
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Play Result 8-8
García homered to left (389 feet).
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 8-7
Holt scored, Waldrop to second on wild pitch by Weber.
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Wild Pitch 8-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-7
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Play Result 7-7
Waldrop singled to right, Suárez scored, Holt to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-7
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Freeman homered to right center (426 feet), Smith scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-7
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
García doubled to deep right center, Markakis scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Play Result 6-4
Markakis safe at second on error by first baseman Votto, Freeman scored.
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Error 6-4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 9-8
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
García grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 9-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
García batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Markakis grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 9-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Markakis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Freeman grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 9-8
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Freeman batting
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Play Result 9-8
Cingrani relieved Ohlendorf.
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Start Inning 9-8
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-8
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Lineup Change 9-8
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End Inning 9-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Barnhart grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 9-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Barnhart batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Holt walked, Votto scored, Bruce to third, Suárez to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-8
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Advancing On Force 9-8
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Advancing On Force 9-8
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-8
Holt batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-8
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Lineups
ConfirmedATL
Mallex SmithCF21
Ender InciarteCF22
Freddie Freeman1B5
Nick MarkakisRF22
Adonis Garcia3B13
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Jace Peterson2B6
Erick AybarSS0
Aaron BlairP36
Substitutes
Arodys VizcainoP68
Chase d'ArnaudSS6
Tyler FlowersC25
Ryan WeberP62
Brandon SnyderPH26
Casey KellyP60
Jim JohnsonP33
Jeff FrancoeurLF5
CIN
Zack CozartSS7
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Adam DuvallLF14
Eugenio Suarez3B28
Tyler HoltCF40
Tucker BarnhartC18
Daniel WrightP57
Substitutes
JC RamirezP66
Kyle WaldropPH30
Blake WoodP46
Steve SelskyPH62
Ross OhlendorfP27
Tony CingraniP54
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