Toronto Blue Jays @ Cincinnati Reds

67-56, 35-29 Away

Final

64-59, 31-32 Home

hitters	H-AB	AVG
W. Merrifield2B	1-4	.301
B. BeltDH	1-3	.253
V. Guerrero Jr.1B	0-3	.264
C. BiggioRF	0-3	.223
M. Chapman3B	0-4	.253
A. KirkC	0-4	.245
D. VarshoLF	1-3	.218
S. EspinalSS	0-3	.216
K. KiermaierCF	0-3	.271

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Berrios	5.2	1	0	4	8	100-61	3.39
G. Cabrera	0.1	0	0	0	0	1-1	3.65
Y. Garcia	1.0	1	0	0	0	8-4	4.03
E. Swanson	1.0	1	0	1	2	28-16	3.23
J. Hicks	0.1	1	1	0	0	7-5	3.88

According to ESPN Analytics

TOR

CIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Great American Ball Park

6:40 PM, August 18, 2023Coverage: Apple TV

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 28,502

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger

Encarnacion-Strand homers in 9th as Cincinnati Reds beat Toronto Blue Jays 1-0

— Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders.

Aug 18, 2023, 11:02 pm - AP


TOR
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0

A. Diaz5-4

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

J. Hicks2-8

0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning				TOR	CIN
		9th	Encarnacion-Strand homered to left (411 feet).	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Blue Jays
0
Reds
1

Game 1

8/18

Blue Jays
4
Reds
3

Game 2

8/19

Blue Jays
10
Reds
3

Game 3

8/20

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	81	54	.600	-	W3
New York	77	59	.566	4.5	W1
Boston	74	62	.544	7.5	L1
Baltimore	67	69	.493	14.5	W2
Toronto	67	70	.489	15	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	85	51	.625	-	W4
Chicago	77	59	.566	8	W1
St. Louis	68	69	.496	17.5	L1
Pittsburgh	66	71	.482	19.5	W1
Cincinnati	64	72	.471	21	L1

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Toronto Blue Jays @ Cincinnati Reds

Encarnacion-Strand homers in 9th as Cincinnati Reds beat Toronto Blue Jays 1-0

A. Diaz5-4

J. Hicks2-8

Inning