Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves

· Doubleheader - Game 1

Cincinnati Reds

49-53, 24-25 Away

Final
9 - 4

Atlanta Braves

54-46, 30-21 Home

Steer drives in 3 with 3 hits as Reds beat Winans, Braves 9-4. 2nd game of doubleheader postponed

The second game of a scheduled split doubleheader was postponed due to inclement weather and has been rescheduled for Sept. 9.

Steer drove in a run with a first-inning triple off Allan Winans (0-2) and had a two-run double in the fourth. Steer added another double and scored two runs. Jake Fraley also had three hits, including a two-run homer in the first.

Cincinnati won both games of the shortened series.

“I think we’re just finding a way to play good baseball against good teams,” Steer said. “I think it’s as simple as that.”

Steer said the Reds, who had 12 hits, were “spraying line drives all over the field.”

Winans gave up seven runs in only 2 2/3 innings in Atlanta's fourth consecutive loss. The Braves may look to boost their depleted rotation before the July 30 trade deadline.

Atlanta has lost two prominent starting pitchers to injuries. All-Star left-hander Max Fried was added to the 15-day injured list with forearm neuritis, a nerve inflammation, on Sunday. Ace right-hander Spencer Strider had season-ending Tommy John surgery in April.

Braves All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies is expected to miss about eight weeks with a fractured left wrist. Reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. was lost with a season-ending knee injury in May, and Michael Harris II has been on the injured list since June 15 with a hamstring injury.

With the losses and injuries mounting, the Braves, who lead the NL wild-card standings, held a players-only meeting on Tuesday.

“It's a hard game,” center fielder Jarred Kelenic said. “These stretches happen. ... It's pretty easy to get down and get negative. I feel the talent we have in our clubhouse is second to none and we have our fair share of leaders in the clubhouse to keep us on the right track.”

The Braves left the bases loaded in the third and fifth innings and stranded 11 runners overall.

Reds right-hander Frankie Montas allowed four runs on 10 hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings. Montas loaded the bases with one-out walks to Orlando Arcia and Zack Short in the fifth. Left-hander Sam Moll (2-1) struck out Kelenic and Nacho Alvarez Jr. to end the inning.

Cincinnati had three stolen bases, including two by De La Cruz, who leads the majors with 51.

Tuesday night's game was postponed by rain, forcing a second game to be added to Wednesday's schedule. The forecast called for more rain Wednesday night, leading to the decision to postpone the second game.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Braves: Winans was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett and LHP Dylan Dodd was optioned to Gwinnett. ... Harris (left hamstring strain) worked out on the field and may be moving closer to a rehab assignment.

Reds: Following a day off on Thursday, LHP Nick Lodolo (8-3, 3.51 ERA) is scheduled to start when Cincinnati opens a three-game series at Tampa Bay on Friday night.

Braves: LHP Chris Sale (13-3, 2.70) was scheduled to start Wednesday night and now will be available on Thursday, when they open a four-game series at New York. The Mets list RHP Luis Severino (7-3, 3.58) as their starter.

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Matchup Prediction

Braves: 52.7%

Reds: 47.3%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Laureano struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Laureano hit for Rosario
	9th Inning	Duvall fouled out to third.
	9th Inning	Olson grounded out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	Wilson relieved Santillan
	9th Inning	Marte grounded out to second.

Statistics

CIN		ATL
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	0
8	Ground Balls	12
11	Strikeouts	14
8	Runs Batted In	4
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
12	Hits	10
3	Stolen Bases	0
3	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
9	Runs	4
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	1
39	At Bats	38
2	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
12	Runners Left On Base	23
1	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
4	Doubles	1
20	Fly Balls	13
0	Caught Stealing	0
157	Pitches	156
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
24	Total Bases	11
43	Plate Appearances	42
324.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
7	Extra Base Hits	1
9.2	Runs Created	3.7
.308	Batting Average	.263
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.615	Slugging Percentage	.289
.462	Secondary Average	.105
.372	On Base Percentage	.310
.987	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.599
0.4	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.9
9.2	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	3.5
65.5	Batter Rating	28.0
19.5	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.65	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.71
.308	Isolated Power	.026
0.27	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.21
.070	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.071
.154	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.158
17.0	Runs Produced	8.0
0.9	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.7	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.4	Balls In Play Average	0.4
104.3	MLB Rating	78.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0