That lifted the Reds record in one-run games to an MLB best 32-25, their extra-inning record to 10-5, their record in interleague games to a major-league best 25-14.Īfter Stephenson’s go-ahead hit, the Reds used sharp defense to close it out in the bottom of the 10th.Īndy Ibanez was Detroit’s automatic runner, the potential tying run, and he moved to third on a ground ball. Tyler Stephenson singled to right field and Marte targeted home plate and made an evasive slide to score the go-ahead and winning run.
He hadn’t played for the last few games due to a broken nose when De La Cruz hit him in the face while they were playing catch.īut there was nothing wrong with Marte’s feet. The 10th inning began with Noelvi Marte pinch-running as the automatic runner on second base. And they’ve used 40 different pitchers, two shy of Seattle’s MLB record of 42 set in 2019. To compensate, the Reds have used 65 different players, one short of last season’s club record. as so many things have worked for Bell in this fragile and sometimes frustrating season due to injuries. That meant Will Benson, Jake Fraley and Christian Encarnacion-Strand were not in the lineup. 181 since the All-Star break, was seventh in the batting order, the first time this season he batted lower than fourth.Īnd TJ Friedl was batting ninth and playing left field while Harrison Bader played center field. Spencer Steer was in right field for the first time, his fifth different position.
Manager David Bell spliced together a strange-looking lineup and batting order to face Detroit left-hander Joey Martz.
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