MLB

Tampa Bay Rays at Cincinnati Reds

· Major League Baseball
Tampa Bay Rays
53-51, 22-23 Away
Final
2 - 7
Cincinnati Reds
54-50, 29-22 Home

Stephenson drives in 3 runs, Martinez finishes with 5 Ks as the Reds beat the Rays 7-2

Reds roll past Rays 7-2

Martinez (9-9) allowed four hits and two earned runs as the Reds won their second straight game and for the fourth time in seven games since the All-Star break.

Stephenson's solo shot in the second inning was his eighth homer of the season. He droved in two more runs with a single in the seventh inning.

TJ Freidl hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, his 10th of the season. Elly De La Cruz went 4 for 5 with a run scored, and Austin Hays was 3 for 5 with two runs scored.

Jonathan Aranda and Taylor Walls each drove in a run for the Rays, who lost for the seventh time in 10 games.

Zack Littell (8-8) allowed 10 hits and five runs with two strikeouts in the loss. He has allowed a league-leading 26 homers this season.

Key moment Stephenson's single with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh extended the Reds' lead from three to five runs.

Key stat The Reds stranded eight runners, and went 5 for 17 with runners in scoring position.

Up next Tampa Bay RHP Ryan Pepiot (6-8) will face Cincinnati LHP Andrew Abbott (8-1) in the second game of the three-game series.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Caballero flied out to first.
9th Inning Walls struck out swinging.
9th Inning Jansen flied out to left.
9th Inning Pagán relieved Santillan
9th Inning Fraley as designated hitter.
8th Inning Stephenson struck out swinging.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
7 Ground Balls 13
10 Strikeouts 7
2 Runs Batted In 7
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
6 Hits 14
2 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 7
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
32 At Bats 39
0 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
16 Runners Left On Base 27
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 1
2 Doubles 3
15 Fly Balls 19
0 Caught Stealing 0
155 Pitches 156
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
8 Total Bases 23
36 Plate Appearances 43
0.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
2 Extra Base Hits 5
2.4 Runs Created 9.2
.188 Batting Average .359
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.250 Slugging Percentage .590
.250 Secondary Average .308
.278 On Base Percentage .419
.528 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.008
0.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
2.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 9.9
20.0 Batter Rating 54.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 19.5
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.31 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.63
.063 Isolated Power .231
0.40 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.43
.111 Walks Per Plate Appearance .070
.063 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.051
4.0 Runs Produced 14.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
69.5 MLB Rating 103.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Great American Ball Park

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 30,110 | Capacity:
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