Major League Baseball

FINAL
Cincinnati Reds 9
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Los Angeles Angels 4
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LAA2010001004
Angel Stadium · 28,776 att.

Match Report

Shohei Ohtani hits 44th homer, leaves mound early; De La Cruz has 6 RBIs in Reds' 9-4 win over Halos

— Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 44th homer in the first inning before he abruptly left the mound in the second due to arm fatigue during the Los Angeles Angels' 9-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday in the first game of a...

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Top Performers

CIN

  • Matt McLain 2B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 4
  • Will Benson RF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Spencer Steer 1B H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Elly De La Cruz SS H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 2

LAA

  • Shohei Ohtani DH H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 1
  • Nolan Schanuel 1B H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Mickey Moniak LF H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Randal Grichuk DH H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

CIN wins series 3-0

Injuries

Los Angeles Angels

  • Yoan Moncada 60-Day-IL
  • Robert Stephenson 60-Day-IL
  • Anthony Rendon 60-Day-IL
  • Jack Kochanowicz 60-Day-IL

Cincinnati Reds

  • Tony Santillan Out
  • Julian Garcia Out
  • Spencer Steer 60-Day-IL
  • Dane Myers Out
  • Blake Dunn 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

LAA

  1. Luis RengifoSS21
  2. Shohei OhtaniDH17
  3. Brandon Drury1B24
  4. Logan O'HoppeC4
  5. Randal GrichukLF34
  6. Eduardo Escobar2B3
  7. Hunter RenfroeRF16
  8. Mickey MoniakCF22
  9. Andrew VelazquezSS45

Substitutes

  1. Nolan SchanuelDH18
  2. Mike Moustakas3B18

CIN

  1. TJ FriedlCF29
  2. Matt McLain2B9
  3. Elly De La CruzSS44
  4. Spencer Steer3B7
  5. Joey VottoDH37
  6. Christian Encarnacion-Strand1B32
  7. Nick MartiniRF35
  8. Will BensonLF30
  9. Luke MaileC18

Substitutes

  1. Michael SianiCF83
  2. TJ HopkinsDH88

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 9-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34068 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 9-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41807 9th Inning
  3. End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
    41807 9th Inning
  4. Play Result 9-4

    Steer singled to right, McLain scored.

    41807 9th Inning
  5. Single 9-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41807 9th Inning
  6. Ball 8-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 1

    41807 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41807 9th Inning
  8. Strike Looking 8-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    41807 9th Inning
  9. Strike Looking 8-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41807 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41807 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41807 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    37979 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    37979 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41807 8th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    37979 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 7th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
    33139 7th Inning
  21. Play Result 8-4

    Drury grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rengifo scored, Schanuel out at second.

    33139 7th Inning
  22. Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 8-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33139 7th Inning
  23. Strike Swinging 8-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33139 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 8-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 8-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33155 7th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
    33155 7th Inning
  27. Play Result 8-3

    Steer singled to left, De La Cruz scored.

    33155 7th Inning
  28. Single 8-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33155 7th Inning
  29. Strike Swinging 7-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33155 7th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 7-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33155 7th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
    33155 7th Inning
  32. Play Result 7-3

    De La Cruz tripled to right, Benson scored, Friedl scored and McLain scored.

    33155 7th Inning
  33. Triple 7-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33155 7th Inning
  34. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    33155 7th Inning
  35. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33155 7th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32397 7th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33627 6th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32151 6th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32151 6th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32151 6th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32151 6th Inning
  42. Foul Out 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    33627 5th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33627 5th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4414528 5th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32151 5th Inning
  46. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    32151 5th Inning
  47. Play Result 4-3

    De La Cruz homered to center (408 feet), Maile scored and McLain scored.

    32151 5th Inning
  48. Home Run 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32151 5th Inning
  49. Ball 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    32151 5th Inning
  50. Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32151 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32151 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32151 5th Inning
  53. Bunted Foul 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    32151 5th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4414528 4th Inning
  55. Bunted Foul 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    4414528 4th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4414528 4th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4414528 4th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4414528 4th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32151 4th Inning
  60. End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
    32151 4th Inning
  1. End Inning 9-4

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
    34068 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 9-4

    Escobar grounded out to first.

    34068 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 9-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    34068 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 9-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34068 9th Inning
  6. Ball 9-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    34068 9th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 9-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    34068 9th Inning
  8. Ball 9-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34068 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4

    Fernando Cruz pitches to Eduardo Escobar

    34068 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
    34068 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 9-4

    Grichuk lined out to left.

    34068 9th Inning
  12. Line Out 9-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    34068 9th Inning
  13. Ball 9-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34068 9th Inning
  14. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4

    Fernando Cruz pitches to Randal Grichuk

    34068 9th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
    34068 9th Inning
  16. Play Result 9-4

    O'Hoppe struck out swinging.

    34068 9th Inning
  17. Strike Swinging 9-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    34068 9th Inning
  18. Ball 9-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    34068 9th Inning
  19. Strike Swinging 9-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    34068 9th Inning
  20. Strike Swinging 9-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    34068 9th Inning
  21. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4

    Fernando Cruz pitches to Logan O'Hoppe

    34068 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 9-4

    Cruz relieved Gibaut

    34068 9th Inning
  23. Start Inning 9-4

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  24. End Inning 9-4

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
    41807 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 9-4

    Hopkins struck out swinging.

    41807 9th Inning
  27. Strike Swinging 9-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    41807 9th Inning
  28. Ball 9-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    41807 9th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 9-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    41807 9th Inning
  30. Ball 9-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41807 9th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 9-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41807 9th Inning
  32. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4

    Kenny Rosenberg pitches to TJ Hopkins

    41807 9th Inning
  33. End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
    41807 9th Inning
  34. Play Result 9-4

    Steer singled to right, McLain scored.

    41807 9th Inning
  35. Single 9-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41807 9th Inning
  36. Ball 8-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 1

    41807 9th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 8-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41807 9th Inning
  38. Strike Looking 8-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    41807 9th Inning
  39. Strike Looking 8-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41807 9th Inning
  40. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4

    Kenny Rosenberg pitches to Spencer Steer

    41807 9th Inning

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