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. Lodolowin: Houston Astros logo

M. Burrows

Game Recap

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

2
Zach Dezenzo homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Brice Matthews scores. [2 runs]
20
6
Yordan Alvarez homers (13) on a line drive to right center field. Jose Altuve scores. [2 runs]
40
8
Isaac Paredes grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jose Altuve scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
50
9
Zach Cole homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Cam Smith scores. Brice Matthews scores. [3 runs]
80
9
Christian Vazquez homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
90
9
Shay 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]
00
SINGLE — Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer.
00
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]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — TJ Friedl flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — JJ Bleday lines out sharply to first baseman Christian Walker. [2 outs]
00
DOUBLE — Elly De La Cruz doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
00
FLYOUT — Sal Stewart flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. [3 outs]
00

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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