Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds

May 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	10	13	0	3
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6

loss:

N. Lodolo(0-1)win: Houston Astros logo

M. Burrows(2-4)

Game Recap

Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds game highlights

CINCINNATI -- Through his first seven outings of the season, often it was one inning or one pitch that proved to be the undoing of Astros right-hander Mike Burrows. On Friday night, it could have been the fourth inning when the Reds loaded the bases with one out. Only this...

Scoring Summary

HOUCIN

2Zach Dezenzo homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Brice Matthews scores. [2 runs] 20
6Yordan Alvarez homers (13) on a line drive to right center field. Jose Altuve scores. [2 runs] 40
8Isaac Paredes grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jose Altuve scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 50
9Zach Cole homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Cam Smith scores. Brice Matthews scores. [3 runs] 80
9Christian Vazquez homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 90
9Shay Whitcomb singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Nick Allen scores. Braden Shewmake to 2nd. [1 run] 100

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	.243
Braden ShewmakePH-2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353
2Yordan AlvarezDH	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.324
Shay WhitcombPH-DH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.133
3Isaac Paredes3B	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	.264
4Christian Walker1B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.296
5Cam SmithRF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.221
6Brice MatthewsCF	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	2	.228
7Zach DezenzoLF	1	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	.167
Zach ColeLF	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	.273
8Christian VazquezC	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.292
9Nick AllenSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241
TOTAL	13	37	10	10	4	2	4	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike BurrowsRHP	7.0	3	0	0	6	1	0	98	5.04
AJ BlubaughRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	5.09
Logan VanWeyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	0.00


TOTAL	9.0	5	0	0	9	1	0	139	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1TJ FriedlCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.188
2JJ BledayLF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.278
3Elly De La CruzSS	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.271
4Sal Stewart1B-3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.245
5Nathaniel LoweDH	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.269
6Spencer SteerRF-1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.246
7Tyler StephensonC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.189
8Matt McLain2B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204
9Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.134
Will BensonPH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.211


TOTAL	5	32	0	0	9	1	0	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Nick LodoloLHP	5.1	5	4	4	2	1	2	78	6.75
Pierce JohnsonRHP	1.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	21	3.60
Tejay AntoneRHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	16	4.50
Tony SantillanRHP	0.0	4	4	4	0	0	2	13	5.17
Jose TrevinoRHP	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	13	14.40
TOTAL	9.0	13	10	10	4	2	4	141	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUCIN

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Jose Altuve grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Isaac Paredes grounds into a double play, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd. Isaac Paredes out at 1st. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — TJ Friedl flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — JJ Bleday lines out sharply to first baseman Christian Walker. [2 outs]
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DOUBLE — Elly De La Cruz doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
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FLYOUT — Sal Stewart flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

CIN

10Runs0

13Hits5

0Errors0

.351Batting Avg.156

37At Bats32

7Extra-base Hits1

4Home Runs0

10Runs-Batted-In0

2Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts9

3Left on Base6

29Total Bases6

Game Details

Friday, May 8, 2026 · 6:10 PM

Great American Ball Park · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 24,347 (57.5%)

weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CIN -132

over/under: 9