Cincinnati Reds Lineup Gets Right in 9-6 Win Over the Los Angeles Dodgers
The Cincinnati Reds slammed the Los Angeles Dodgers to begin their weekend series with a 9-6 win at Great American Ballpark on Friday night. The Reds improve to 21-30 on the season.
Jonathan India belted a grand slam as part of a six-run sixth inning for the Reds, while Stuart Fairchild added a solo shot and multiple highlight reel catches that robbed Dodger hitters of extra bases.
India reached base four times, finishing a triple shy of the cycle. It was his third career grand slam. His batting average rose from .208 to .223 on the season.
Meanwhile, Stuart Fairchild had a good night with the solo homer, a pair of walks, and not one but two catches up against the wall in centerfield. According to Cespedes Family BBQ on X, four of the five longest-hit balls of the game were caught by Fairchild.
The fifth inning began with the Reds trailing 5-3. After Fairchild homered to lead off the inning, the Dodgers got two quick outs on Elly De La Cruz and Jeimer Candelario. Then two walks and two hit-batsmen tied the game at five. That brought India to the plate and he launched a three-two fastball into the left field terrace.
Graham Ashcraft labored through 5 1/3 innings. He allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out three. Sam Moll, Buck Farmer, and Lucas Sims pitched the next 2 2/3 innings without consequence. Brent Suter worked around a solo home run from Teoscar Hernandez in the ninth to end the game.
Spencer Steer got the Reds scoring started in the bottom of the first with a three-run homer to give the Reds a lead. That wouldn't last long as the Dodgers scored four in the second. It was good to see the Reds lineup continue the fight all through the game.
The Reds have now won three of their last four games against the Dodgers at Great American Ballpark.
The Reds will face the Dodgers on FOX tomorrow night at 7:10 PM ET. Hunter Greene toes the rubber against the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler.
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Jeff has hosted the only daily podcast covering the Cincinnati Reds since 2018. He’s been a life long fan of the Reds. He was at Clinchmas and the 2015 Home Run Derby. He is also the channel manager that supports all MLB podcasts on the Locked On Podcast Network. Jeff has extensive media experience as he covered college basketball and volleyball for Tennessee State and college softball for Mercer University.