Cincinnati Reds at Tampa Bay Rays

· Major League Baseball

Cincinnati Reds

50-53, 25-25 Away

Final
3 - 2

Tampa Bay Rays

52-52, 27-28 Home

Fairchild's one-out, 10th-inning RBI double lifts Reds over Rays 3-2

Jeimer Candelario drove in Cincinnati's other runs with a first-inning double. Nick Martinez (4-5) worked two scoreless innings, and closer Alexis Diaz earned his 20th save in 22 chances for the Reds, who have won three in a row after losing three straight coming out of the All-Star break.

“Finding a way to get it done,” manager David Bell said.

“Every game is huge at this point,” Reds starting pitcher Nick Lodolo said. "We know where we’re at and we know what’s at stake.”

The Rays played for the first time since trading star outfielder Randy Arozarena to Seattle. The team made another move that could hinder its chances of making the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season, dealing starting pitcher Zach Eflin to Baltimore before taking the field against the Reds.

Arozarena watched a portion of the game from a seat in the left field stands, near a couple of sections at Tropicana Field once dubbed as “Randy Land.” The sections were especially popular on Friday nights, when fans purchasing tickets in the designated area also received free Arozarena theme T-shirts.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said he noticed Arozarena was at the game.

“I just gave him a big hug a minute ago. I want him to go and enjoy the new team,” Cash said. “That was a nice thing he did to go and see a bunch of his fans out in left field.”

The Reds managed just two hits off Shane Baz — Candelario's two-run double in the first inning and Tyler Stephenson's single in the fourth. Fairchild doubled down the left field line against Manuel Rodriguez (1-2) to put Cincinnati ahead for good.

Tampa Bay scored off Lodolo twice in the second, with Jose Siri grounding to shortstop to drive in one run and Jose Caballero following with a RBI single that made it 2-2. The Reds starter allowed two runs and five hits over 6 2/3 innings.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Reds: OF TJ Friedl (right hamstring strain) was activated from the 10-day injured list and rookie OF Rece Hinds, who homered five times in his first six major league games, was optioned to Triple-A Louisville.

Rays: LHP Jeffrey Springs, who's rehabbing from elbow reconstruction surgery, is expected return for the injured list and start Tuesday or Wednesday against the Miami Marlins. ... RHP Ryan Pepiot (right knee infection) is expected to throw off a mound this weekend or early next week.

Lefty Andrew Abbott (9-6, 3.19 ERA) starts for Cincinnati in the middle game of the weekend series that continues Saturday. The Rays will counter with right-hander Zack Littell (3-7, 4.46).

How can I watch Cincinnati Reds vs. Tampa Bay Rays?

TV Channel: Reds at Rays 2022 MLB Baseball, is broadcasted on Bally Sports OH/GL.
Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo.

Matchup Prediction

Rays: 46.7%

Reds: 53.3%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	10th Inning	DeLuca flied out to left.
	10th Inning	Paredes hit by pitch.
	10th Inning	Palacios fouled out to second, Díaz to third.
	10th Inning	J. Lowe struck out swinging.
	10th Inning	Díaz relieved Martinez
	10th Inning	Slater as designated hitter.

Statistics

CIN		TB
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	3
11	Ground Balls	14
13	Strikeouts	8
3	Runs Batted In	2
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
3	Hits	7
0	Stolen Bases	1
3	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
3	Runs	2
1	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
33	At Bats	36
0	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
11	Runners Left On Base	19
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	2
9	Fly Balls	14
1	Caught Stealing	0
147	Pitches	152
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	2
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
5	Total Bases	9
36	Plate Appearances	41
0.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
2	Extra Base Hits	2
-0.8	Runs Created	2.7
.091	Batting Average	.194
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.152	Slugging Percentage	.250
.121	Secondary Average	.139
.167	On Base Percentage	.293
.318	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.543
1.2	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.0
-0.6	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.5
19.0	Batter Rating	20.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.08	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.71
.061	Isolated Power	.056
0.23	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.25
.083	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.049
.030	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.056
6.0	Runs Produced	4.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.2	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.3
62.8	MLB Rating	71.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0