MLB

Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds

· Major League Baseball
Atlanta Braves
46-63, 20-37 Away
Final
2 - 3
Cincinnati Reds
58-53, 33-25 Home

Will Benson homers as Reds even series against Braves with a 3-2 win

Reds fend off Braves for 3-2 win

Left-handed batters were hitting .292 against the lefty Dylan Dodd coming into the game. With two outs in the seventh, manager Terry Francona elected to let Benson face him and Benson sent it 356 feet to left field.

Matt McLain singled to score Benson to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning. Benson singled and stole second to set up the run.

Brady Singer (9-8) struck out a season-high 10 batters in six scoreless innings. He allowed four hits and a walk. It was his first career win over the Braves in four decisions.

Bryce Elder (4-8) pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks.

Scott Barlow pitched a scoreless seventh.

Tony Santillan appeared in his major league leading 55th appearance in a scoreless eighth.

The Braves scored both their runs in the ninth. Ozzie Albies singled a run home and Luke Williams hit a sacrifice fly.

Emilio Pagan got his 23rd save in 26 chances.

The Braves' Austin Riley struck out four times, leaving three runners on base.

Key moment Singer pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the second inning.

Key stat Benson has two hits, both home runs against left handed pitchers in 17 at bats.

Up next Chase Burns (0-3, 6.26) will face Spencer Strider (5-8, 3.71) in the first MLB game in the state of Tennessee in the MLB Speedway Classic.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Profar grounded out to second.
9th Inning Williams hit sacrifice fly to left, Harris II scored.
9th Inning White struck out looking.
9th Inning Albies stole second.
9th Inning Albies singled to center, Ozuna scored, Harris II to third.
9th Inning Harris II singled to right, Ozuna to third.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
5 Ground Balls 7
14 Strikeouts 8
2 Runs Batted In 3
1 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 5
1 Stolen Bases 1
3 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 3
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
32 At Bats 28
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
18 Runners Left On Base 11
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 1
1 Doubles 0
15 Fly Balls 13
0 Caught Stealing 0
152 Pitches 111
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
8 Total Bases 8
37 Plate Appearances 30
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 1
2.6 Runs Created 1.6
.219 Batting Average .179
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.250 Slugging Percentage .286
.156 Secondary Average .214
.278 On Base Percentage .233
.528 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .519
0.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
2.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.8
18.0 Batter Rating 21.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 28.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.11 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.70
.031 Isolated Power .107
0.21 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.25
.081 Walks Per Plate Appearance .067
-.063 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .036
4.0 Runs Produced 6.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.2
69.8 MLB Rating 71.0
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: 29,269 | Capacity:
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