BALTIMORE — Will Benson hit a go-ahead triple and TJ Friedl adopted with a two-run homer in a four-run tenth inning to present the Cincinnati Reds an 11-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday evening.
The first-place Reds received two of three video games at Camden Yards, the place they’d not performed since 2014.
“What a great game,” Cincinnati supervisor David Bell stated. “Two great teams, two teams that are playing well. It’s no surprise it kept going back and forth like that. We feel fortunate that our players had the at-bats and made the pitches to get it done.”
Orioles rookie Jordan Westburg went 2 for five with an RBI double within the eighth and has 5 hits in his first three main league video games. Adam Frazier adopted with a two-run homer with two outs off Buck Farmer that tied it 7-all.
Baltimore nearer Félix Bautista allowed runners to achieve first and third within the ninth however then struck out the subsequent two batters and induced a grounder to get out of the jam.
After Benson tripled and Friedl homered, Keegan Akin (2-2) threw a wild pitch that allowed one other Cincinnati run to attain within the tenth.
PHOTOS: Reds beat Orioles 11-7 in 10 innings to win sequence at Camden Yards
“It’s our DNA. That’s the makeup of this team,” Benson stated. “We do a really good job of staying calm, especially in those situations. I think we really trust who we are as a whole.”
Alexis Díaz (3-1) pitched a scoreless ninth and Fernando Cruz closed it out.
The Orioles had been attempting to win their fourth straight residence sequence however fell brief.
The Reds took a 3-0 lead within the first on RBI singles by Elly De La Cruz, who snapped an 0-for-14 skid, and Jake Fraley, and a fielder’s selection by Joey Votto off Kyle Gibson.
The Orioles answered with 4 runs within the first off Luke Weaver on an RBI single by Ryan O’Hearn and a bases-loaded triple by Gunnar Henderson.
Weaver settled down after the primary and retired 10 straight batters earlier than Adley Rutschman singled within the fifth. Weaver has allowed 27 runs over his final seven begins (33 innings).
The Reds retook the lead 6-4 within the second on RBI singles by Friedl and Fraley and a fielder’s selection by Jonathan India.
“It’s baseball. We’re going to punch and they’re going to punch back,” Friedl stated. “They have a good team over there. It was a back-and-forth game. It was a great battle between two good teams. It came down to the very end of it.”
Gibson allowed six runs and 9 hits over 4 2/3 innings as he struggled for the second straight outing. In his earlier begin in opposition to the Mariners, Gibson lasted simply three innings and gave up 5 runs and 7 hits in a 13-1 loss.
THIEVERY
The Reds stole 5 bases in opposition to Rutschman, who’s 9 for 51 throwing out runners on the yr.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: RHP Derek Law (proper elbow flexor mass pressure) continued his rehab project for Triple-A Louisville. He allowed two hits in a single scoreless inning.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Graham Ashcraft (3-6, 7.17 ERA) will pitch the sequence opener in opposition to the Padres, who will begin Yu Darvish (5-6, 4.84).
Orioles: RHP Dean Kremer (8-3, 4.50) will pitch the sequence opener Friday in opposition to the Twins and RHP Pablo López (3-5, 4.41).
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