San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds

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San Diego Padres

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Cincinnati Reds

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Reds' Martinez takes no-hit bid into 9th, Steer hits 3 homers in 8-1 win over Padres

Nick Martinez's no-hitter comes to an end in the 9th

Martinez (5-8) walked his third batter, Jackson Merrill, on a low full-count sinker, then retired 22 consecutive hitters before walking rookie Trenton Brooks starting the ninth. Díaz then drove an 0-1 changeup off the base of the wall in left-center on Martinez's 112th and final pitch, which tied his career high.

A 34-year-old right-hander, Martinez struck out six as the Reds won for the fourth time in five games. He also threw 112 pitches for Texas against Boston on May 28, 2015.

Taylor Rogers walked a pair of batters, forcing in a run, before striking out Gavin Sheets to finish the one-hitter.

Coming off a pair of relief appearances, Martinez made his first start since June 19. He entered with one complete game over 118 big league starts, an eight-inning effort in a loss at the Chicago Cubs last Sept. 27.

After Martinez allowed seven runs over 2 2/3 innings against Minnesota, Reds manager Terry Francona suggested Martinez make a relief appearance. Martinez threw two perfect innings at St. Louis two days later, and Martinez offered to making another bullpen outing to keep starter Brady Singer on turn. Martinez pitched a 1-2-3 innings against the Yankees two days on June 23.

Steer hit solo homers in the second and fourth innings off Dylan Cease (3-7), then a two-run drive against Yuki Matsui in a four-run fifth. Steer has nine home runs this season.

Key moment Díaz's 393-foot double came on a changeup over the middle of the strike zone.

Key start There has never been a three-homer game during a no-hitter.

Up next Reds LHP Andrew Abbott (7-1, 1.79) and Padres RHP Randy Vásquez (3-4, 3.60) start Saturday.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Sheets struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Johnson walked, Brooks scored, Merrill to second, Díaz to third.
	9th Inning	Merrill walked.
	9th Inning	Wade struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Arraez popped out to third.
	9th Inning	Rogers relieved Martinez

Statistics

SD		CIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
9	Ground Balls	4
8	Strikeouts	14
1	Runs Batted In	7
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
1	Hits	9
0	Stolen Bases	1
4	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
1	Runs	8
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
28	At Bats	33
0	Home Runs	3
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
8	Runners Left On Base	12
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	1
11	Fly Balls	15
0	Caught Stealing	0
137	Pitches	164
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
2	Total Bases	19
32	Plate Appearances	36
0.0	Projected Home Runs	486.0
1	Extra Base Hits	4
-0.7	Runs Created	6.5
.036	Batting Average	.273
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.071	Slugging Percentage	.576
.179	Secondary Average	.424
.156	On Base Percentage	.333
.228	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.909
0.8	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.3
-0.7	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	7.3
7.0	Batter Rating	51.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	11.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.28	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.56
.036	Isolated Power	.303
0.50	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.21
.125	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.083
.143	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.152
2.0	Runs Produced	15.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	0.9
0.2	Patience Ratio	0.6
0.1	Balls In Play Average	0.4
56.3	MLB Rating	93.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0