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Tampa Bay Rays @ Cincinnati Reds
2025-07-26 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 39848 · 87°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph R to L · 2:40
Cincinnati Reds defeated Tampa Bay Rays 6–2. Tampa Bay Rays opened the scoring in the 6th — Yandy Díaz homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. Cincinnati Reds took the lead in the 6th — Austin Hays reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Taylor Walls. TJ Friedl scores. Matt McLain scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Austin Hays reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Taylor Walls. TJ Friedl scores. Matt McLain scores — worth 30% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Terry Francona (M): Balls and strikes.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
W: Graham Ashcraft L: Bryan Baker SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Willie Traynor · 1B: Adam Hamari · 2B: Nestor Ceja · 3B: Todd Tichenor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yandy Diaz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Christopher Morel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Junior Caminero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jonathan Aranda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jake Mangum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Jansen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jose Caballero | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jonny Deluca | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Taylor Walls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Lowe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TJ Friedl | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Matt McLain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Elly De La Cruz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Austin Hays | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gavin Lux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tyler Stephenson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Spencer Steer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jake Fraley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Noelvi Marte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Connor Joe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Santiago Espinal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Pepiot | 6.0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 Bryan Baker | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Garrett Cleavinger | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevin Kelly | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Abbott | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 Graham Ashcraft | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Santillan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Emilio Pagan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Yandy Diaz: 8/F89XD
- Christopher Morel: 8/F78D
- Junior Caminero: K
Bot 1
- TJ Friedl: 5/P2F/FL
- Matt McLain: 9/F9L
- Elly De La Cruz: DGR/F7LD
- Austin Hays: 53/G56
Top 2
- Jonathan Aranda: K
- Jake Mangum: 13/G15-
- Danny Jansen: W
- Jose Caballero: S7/G56.1-2
- Jonny Deluca: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Bot 2
- Gavin Lux: 9/L9+
- Tyler Stephenson: K
- Spencer Steer: K
Top 3
- Taylor Walls: 9/F9S
- Yandy Diaz: E6/TH/G6.B-1
- Christopher Morel: 4/P4
- Junior Caminero: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Bot 3
- Jake Fraley: K
- Noelvi Marte: 9/F9D
- TJ Friedl: W
- Matt McLain: 9/F9LD
Top 4
- Jonathan Aranda: W
- Jake Mangum: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Danny Jansen: K
Bot 4
- Elly De La Cruz: W
- Austin Hays: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Gavin Lux: 6/L6-
Top 5
- Jose Caballero: K
- Jonny Deluca: K
- Taylor Walls: K
Bot 5
- Tyler Stephenson: 8/F8D
- Spencer Steer: K
- Jake Fraley: K.BX1(23)
Top 6
- Yandy Diaz: HR/F89XD
- Christopher Morel: W
- Junior Caminero: K
- Jonathan Aranda: 7/F56D
- Jake Mangum: 4/P4MD
Bot 6
- Noelvi Marte: K
- TJ Friedl: W
- Matt McLain: S4/G6M.1-2
- Elly De La Cruz: 13/G23-.2-3;1-2
- Austin Hays: E6/G78S.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);B-1
- Gavin Lux: W.1-2
- Tyler Stephenson: 8/L8
Top 7
- Danny Jansen: 53/G5
- Jose Caballero: W
- Jonny Deluca: S8/G4.1-3
- Josh Lowe: S7/L7S.3-H;1-2
- Yandy Diaz: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
- Christopher Morel: 13/G4S-
Bot 7
- Spencer Steer: W
- Jake Fraley: K
- Noelvi Marte: 8/F8XD+
- TJ Friedl: W.1-2
- Matt McLain: W.2-3;1-2
- Elly De La Cruz: S8/F89.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Austin Hays: SB2
- Austin Hays: W
- Connor Joe: K
Top 8
- Junior Caminero: K
- Jonathan Aranda: K
- Jake Mangum: S8/G4M
- Danny Jansen: K
Bot 8
- Tyler Stephenson: S8/L8D
- Spencer Steer: 8/F8XD
- Jake Fraley: 8/F8
- Santiago Espinal: S9/G34.1-2
- TJ Friedl: S7/G6.2-H;1-2
- Matt McLain: S9/G34.2-H;1-3
- Elly De La Cruz: K
Top 9
- Jose Caballero: 7/L7S
- Jonny Deluca: 7/L78S
- Josh Lowe: 7/L7
Notes & reviews
- Reds manager Terry Francona ejected by HP umpire Willie Traynor for arguing balls and strikes.