Cincinnati Reds at Washington Nationals
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Patrick Corbin works 6 sharp innings, Juan Yepez hits 3-run homer as Nationals beat Reds 8-5
Corbin (2-9) picked up a rare victory, retiring the first eight batters and completing six innings while giving up fewer than two runs for the first time this year. He allowed one run on three hits, walked none and struck out six to frustrate the Reds (47-51), who entered the All-Star break with a realistic shot at a wild-card playoff berth.
The veteran left-hander mixed in a slower slider that bottomed out at 64 mph to mess up the Reds' timing.
“Just going over their lineup, we saw some opportunities for that pitch,” Corbin said. “Maybe used it a little bit more than we have in the past.”
Cincinnati made it interesting in the ninth, scoring four times against Jose A. Ferrer and Derek Law and forcing Nationals manager Dave Martinez to summon All-Star closer Kyle Finnegan, who retired fellow All-Star Elly De La Cruz on a grounder for his 26th save in 30 opportunities.
“You have to make 27 outs with us. This is a team that never gives up,” Reds starter Frankie Montas said. “The second half, we all have the same goal. It's just to go out there and keep competing.”
Keibert Ruiz also homered for Washington (45-53), which hovered around .500 through mid-June but lost 14 of 20 going into the break. General manager Mike Rizzo said earlier Friday that he would listen to trade offers for Finnegan and outfielder Lane Thomas as he continues a rebuild that began at the trade deadline in 2021.
Rizzo would surely also be willing to deal Corbin, a pending free agent who is making $35 million this season and is 29-66 with a 5.58 ERA since 2020.
Yepez chased Montas (4-8) with two outs in the fifth when he turned on a 96 mph fastball on the inside corner and lined it just over the wall in left to the apparent disbelief of Montas, who stood with his hands on his hips. It was Yepez's first homer as a National and he extended his career-best hitting streak to 11 games.
“Honestly, I just reacted to it,” Yepez said. “I saw it's a good fastball and I just hit it on the barrel and it went out.”
Montas was less surprised in the fourth when he threw a first-pitch fastball down the middle and Ruiz sent it 405 feet to the bleachers in right-center for a two-run shot that made it 4-1. Two batters earlier, rookie James Wood got the Nats on the board with a two-run single.
Jonathan India had an RBI single in the third for Cincinnati. De La Cruz singled in the sixth and stole his major league-leading 47th base.
Making his first appearance this season after he was activated from the 60-day injured list earlier Friday, Ferrer allowed three of four batters to reach in the ninth and was pulled after Austin Slater's two-run single. Pinch-hitter Jake Fraley lined a two-run double against Law.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: OF Stuart Fairchild (spine disk injury) was activated from the 10-day injured list, and INF Edwin Ríos was designated for assignment. ... LHP Brent Suter exited with left shoulder tightness after retiring two batters on seven pitches.
Nationals: 1B Joey Gallo (left hamstring strain) took grounders Friday but is not yet running, Martinez said. ... RHP Trevor Williams (right flexor muscle strain) threw on flat ground from 75 feet.
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Cincinnati's Nick Lodolo (8-3, 3.33 ERA) opposes Washington's MacKenzie Gore (6-8, 4.01) in a matchup of lefties on Saturday night.
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Scoring Summary
9th Inning | De La Cruz grounded out to second. | |
9th Inning | India to second on fielder's indifference. | |
9th Inning | India walked. | |
9th Inning | Finnegan relieved Law | |
9th Inning | Fraley doubled to right, Marte scored on error and Slater scored, Fraley safe at third on throwing error by second baseman L. García Jr.. | |
9th Inning | Fraley hit for Fairchild |
Statistics
CIN | WSH | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
14 | Ground Balls | 11 |
12 | Strikeouts | 9 |
5 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
7 | Hits | 7 |
3 | Stolen Bases | 5 |
3 | Walks | 4 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
5 | Runs | 8 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
35 | At Bats | 30 |
0 | Home Runs | 2 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
13 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
2 | Doubles | 1 |
9 | Fly Balls | 10 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
190 | Pitches | 129 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
9 | Total Bases | 14 |
38 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
2.9 | Runs Created | 5.3 |
.200 | Batting Average | .233 |
1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.257 | Slugging Percentage | .467 |
.229 | Secondary Average | .533 |
.263 | On Base Percentage | .324 |
.520 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .790 |
1.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
2.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.0 |
34.0 | Batter Rating | 50.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.0 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
5.00 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.79 |
.057 | Isolated Power | .233 |
0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.44 |
.079 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .118 |
.029 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .300 |
10.0 | Runs Produced | 15.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.9 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
76.5 | MLB Rating | 89.3 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 38,402 | Capacity:
2024 National League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee | - | 64 | W1 | 0.57894737 | 88 |
St. Louis | 11 | 75 | W3 | 0.5065789 | 77 |
Chicago | 11 | 75 | L2 | 0.5065789 | 77 |
Cincinnati | 14.5 | 79 | L1 | 0.48366013 | 74 |
Pittsburgh | 17 | 81 | L3 | 0.46710527 | 71 |
2024 National League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | - | 61 | L1 | 0.5986842 | 91 |
New York | 7 | 68 | W3 | 0.55263156 | 84 |
Atlanta | 9 | 70 | W1 | 0.5394737 | 82 |
Washington | 23 | 84 | L3 | 0.4473684 | 68 |
Miami | 35 | 96 | L1 | 0.36842105 | 56 |