Four solo home runs did the work for the Cincinnati Reds, and Chase Burns made it hold up. The Reds beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2, with every run in the game coming off a solo homer.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Burns was the story on the mound. Over five innings, he allowed just three hits, walked two and struck out six without giving up a run. He departed with a 3-0 lead, and the bullpen finished the job, with five relievers combining for four innings and two runs allowed. Emilio Pagan worked the ninth for his 8th save of the season, needing only one inning to close it out.
Cincinnati built its lead one swing at a time. Elly De La Cruz opened the scoring in the first, homering to right center to put the Reds up 1-0. Eugenio Suarez added to it in the fourth with a homer to center, and Sal Stewart's sacrifice fly in the fifth brought home Friedl to make it 3-0. Seattle got on the board late, with We. Wilson going deep to left in the seventh and Julio Rodriguez following with a homer to left center in the eighth, but Cincinnati answered right back in the ninth when Nathaniel Lowe homered to left, extending the lead to 4-2.
Luis Castillo took the loss for Seattle despite a quality outing, allowing 3 runs (3 earned) over 7.0 innings with four hits, two walks and three strikeouts. He fell to 3-9 on the season, carrying a 4.85 ERA. The Mariners bullpen covered two innings and allowed one more run. Josh Naylor went 3-for-4 at the plate but did not factor into the scoring.
Burns improved to 12-1 with a 2.42 ERA. Castillo reached 500 career innings pitched in this game. Suarez, who homered and drove in a run, sits at 986 career RBI, 1000 away from the milestone. Seattle, which had its one-game winning streak snapped, fell to 51-51. Cincinnati improved to 46-54.