The Yankees led after one inning and never led again. Cincinnati took over in the third, pulled away in the fifth, and finished the job in the eighth, handing New York a 10-2 defeat before 46,089 at Yankee Stadium on June 20.
Andrew Abbott was the story on the mound. He worked 5.0 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks, throwing 97 pitches. The win moved him to 5-4 with a 3.72 ERA. Abbott is 5 outs away from 500 career innings pitched.
Paul Goldschmidt gave New York an early lift, homering to right center — 396 feet — to put the Yankees ahead 1-0 in the first. It did not last. In the third, Sal Stewart doubled to left, scoring both Blake Dunn and Edwin Arroyo to give Cincinnati a 2-1 lead it would not relinquish. The Reds added 4 more in the fifth: Stewart hit a sacrifice fly to score Dunn, then Spencer Steer launched a three-run homer to left center — 407 feet — scoring JJ Bleday and Nathaniel Lowe as well, pushing the lead to 6-1. Cincinnati put the game away with 4 runs in the eighth. Stewart doubled to center, scoring Dunn, Jose Trevino, and Arroyo; Dane Myers then doubled to left, scoring Stewart. Stewart finished 2-for-4 with 6 RBIs on the night.
Will Warren absorbed the loss, falling to 7-2. He lasted 5.2 innings, allowing 6 runs — 2 earned — on 8 hits with 8 strikeouts and 2 walks on 90 pitches. His ERA stands at 3.33. The Yankees managed only 8 hits and crossed the plate just twice, the second run coming in the eighth when Jose Caballero grounded into a fielder's choice that scored Cody Bellinger.
Cincinnati dropped to 35-39 despite the victory, having lost two straight before this game. New York remains atop its division at 46-28.