Cincinnati Reds vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Apr 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CIN	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	6	10	0	5
TB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	9

loss:

J. Scholtenswin: Cincinnati Reds logo

R. Lowder

Game Recap

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Reds have been winning most of their games so far this season with solid pitching and defense, and only a little bit of offense. But Monday night's 6-1 win over the Rays at Tropicana Field provided a glimpse of how tough a foe Cincinnati could become...

Scoring Summary

CINTB

1
Sal Stewart homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Matt McLain scores. [2 runs]
20
1
Yandy Diaz walks. Chandler Simpson scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. [1 run]
21
3
Elly De La Cruz singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jake Fraley. TJ Friedl scores. Matt McLain to 2nd. [1 run]
31
6
Rece Hinds doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Eugenio Suarez scores. Spencer Steer scores. [2 runs]
51
7
Wild pitch by pitcher Trevor Martin. Sal Stewart scores. [1 run]
61

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1TJ FriedlCF-LF	1	5	1	0	0	0	2	.157
2Matt McLain2B	2	5	1	0	2	0	0	.200
3Elly De La CruzSS	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	.261
4Sal Stewart1B	2	4	2	2	1	1	2	.289
5Eugenio SuarezDH	1	4	1	0	2	0	2	.256
6Spencer SteerLF	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	.211
Dane MyersCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
7Tyler StephensonC	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.170
8Rece HindsRF	1	4	0	2	1	0	1	.143
9Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.071
TOTAL	10	37	6	5	8	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Rhett LowderRHP	6.0	5	1	1	3	2	93	3.10
Brock BurkeLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	14	0.87
Pierce JohnsonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	16	2.89
Connor PhillipsRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	19	1.93
TOTAL	9.0	6	1	1	5	5	142	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Chandler SimpsonLF	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.337
2Junior Caminero3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
3Jonathan Aranda1B	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.225
4Yandy DiazDH	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.326
5Jake FraleyRF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.234
6Cedric MullinsCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	.147
7Nick FortesC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.305
8Richie Palacios2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286
9Taylor WallsSS	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.220

TOTAL	6	32	1	1	5	5	0	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jesse ScholtensRHP	5.2	8	5	5	6	0	1	95	2.93
Trevor MartinRHP	2.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	33	3.86
Cole SulserRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4.05

TOTAL	9.0	10	6	6	8	0	1	135	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCINTB

TOP 1
FLYOUT — TJ Friedl flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Matt McLain doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
00
GROUNDOUT — Elly De La Cruz grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Matt McLain to 3rd. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Sal Stewart homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Matt McLain scores. [2 runs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Eugenio Suarez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to shortstop Elly De La Cruz.
20
SINGLE — Junior Caminero singles on a line drive to left fielder Spencer Steer. Chandler Simpson to 2nd.
20
WALK — Jonathan Aranda walks. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. Junior Caminero to 2nd.
20
WALK — Yandy Diaz walks. Chandler Simpson scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. [1 run]
21
STRIKEOUT — Jake Fraley challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jake Fraley called out on strikes. [1 out]
21
STRIKEOUT — Cedric Mullins called out on strikes. [2 outs]
21
FORCEOUT — Nick Fortes grounds into a force out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Matt McLain. Yandy Diaz out at 2nd. [3 outs]
21

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Team Stats

CIN

6Runs1

10Hits6

0Errors0

.270Batting Avg.188

37At Bats32

6Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

5Runs-Batted-In1

0Walks5

1Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts5

5Left on Base9

18Total Bases7

Game Details

Monday, April 20, 2026 · 6:40 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 15,962 (63.8%)

weather: 72 degrees, dome

spread: TB -126

over/under: 8