Key hitters declare independence from slumps in win

Cincinnati (47-39) has received six of its previous seven video games and 18 of its previous 22.

In the primary inning in opposition to Patrick Corbin, with Matt McLain on the transfer from second base, India’s RBI single offered the Reds’ first run. Spencer Steer blooped an RBI single between three defenders briefly left subject so as to add a second run.

With one out within the third inning, Senzel hit Corbin’s 2-1 pitch to left subject for a three-run homer and a 5-0 lead. Senzel’s taking part in time has been decreased in current weeks, and he was taking part in proper subject in his first begin since June 26 at Baltimore.

India added solo homers within the fourth and fifth innings, after going 5-for-43 (.116) with a grand slam over his earlier 12 video games.

The switch-hitting De La Cruz, who got here in batting .107 as a right-handed hitter on the season and was 6-for-39 total with 16 strikeouts in his previous 9 video games, collected 4 hits with a sacrifice fly. Three of De La Cruz’s hits got here from the proper aspect of the plate in opposition to Corbin.

De La Cruz turned solely the second Major League participant 21 or youthful since 1950, and the primary since Luis Rivas (2000-01), to report two four-hit video games inside his first 25 video games.

In his first large league look since 2018, beginning pitcher Brett Kennedy pitched five-plus innings in his Reds debut and allowed 4 runs on 5 hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Kennedy gave up solely two doubles to CJ Abrams within the first 4 innings till Derek Hill hit an RBI single with two outs within the backside of the fifth inning. In the sixth, after Kennedy walked the primary batter and gave up a single, reliever Fernando Cruz allowed two inherited runners to attain to make it a three-run recreation.