Tampa Bay Rays at Cincinnati Reds
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De La Cruz's clutch single lifts Reds to 6-2 win over the Rays
The Reds won their third in a row while the Rays have lost 12 of their last 15 on the road, including six straight.
With the score tied 2-2, De La Cruz's bloop single off Garrett Cleavinger with the bases loaded put the Reds ahead 4-2.
Graham Ashcraft (6-4) pitched the seventh for the win and Emilio Pagán pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 22nd save.
Yandy Díaz led off the sixth with his 18th home run to put the Rays ahead 1-0.
It was one of two hits off Reds starter Andrew Abbott, who walked three and struck out seven in six innings.
Rays starter Ryan Pepiot, an Indianapolis native who grew up a Reds fan and was facing them for the first time, allowed two runs in six innings, but neither was earned.
The only hit off Pepiot through 5 1/3 innings came when left fielder Christopher Morel misjudged De La Cruz’s fly ball in the first, allowing it to sail over his head and bounce into the stands for a ground-rule double.
With two outs in the sixth, Austin Hays’ ground ball went under Taylor Walls’ glove for an error, allowing two runs to score and putting the Reds ahead 2-1.
Bryan Baker (3-4) took the loss.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | J. Lowe lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | DeLuca lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | Caballero lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | Pagán relieved Santillan |
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8th Inning | De La Cruz struck out swinging. |
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8th Inning | McLain singled to right, Espinal scored, Friedl to third. |
Statistics
 TB |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 8 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 6 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 152 | Pitches | 146 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 1.6 | Runs Created | 4.0 |
| .156 | Batting Average | .226 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .250 | Slugging Percentage | .258 |
| .219 | Secondary Average | .323 |
| .250 | On Base Percentage | .385 |
| .500 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .643 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 1.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.3 |
| 16.0 | Batter Rating | 30.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.22 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.74 |
| .094 | Isolated Power | .032 |
| 0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.89 |
| .111 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .205 |
| .063 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .097 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 67.8 | MLB Rating | 78.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 39,848 | Capacity: