Monday, October 28

Steer’s walk-off homer caps Reds’ thirtieth comeback win

CINCINNATI — The Reds’ comeback magic stays a factor. Spencer Steer delivered a two-run walk-off residence run within the backside of the eleventh inning for a 7-5 victory over the Padres at Great American Ball Park.

It prolonged the Reds’ successful streak to a few video games and it was their thirtieth come-from-behind victory of the season, probably the most within the Majors.

Cincinnati was trailing, 5-4, within the backside of the eleventh inning towards reliever Drew Carlton when Elly De La Cruz scorched an RBI double to proper discipline at 115.4 mph that scored Jonathan India because the tying run. Kevin Newman’s sacrifice bunt moved De La Cruz to 3rd base.

Nick Senzel adopted with a grounder to Xander Bogaerts at shortstop. De La Cruz bolted for residence and made a headfirst slide, however he couldn’t wrap round Gary Sánchez’s leg to the touch the plate. The Reds challenged, pondering Sánchez was illegally blocking the plate, however the out name was confirmed.

The unsuccessful problem didn’t matter, although. Steer picked up his teammate with a drive to left discipline, his team-leading thirteenth homer of the season as 31,772 followers celebrated.

The Reds had a 2-1 lead within the high of the ninth inning when nearer Alexis Díaz blew his first save of the season, ending baseball’s longest streak at 27 straight saves courting again to final season after giving up two hits to open the highest of the ninth. Matt Carpenter’s sacrifice fly to proper discipline scored Bogaerts for the tying run.

San Diego took a 4-2 lead within the tenth inning when Ian Gibaut gave up Fernando Tatis Jr.’s RBI single and Juan Soto’s RBI double. Cincinnati was right down to its final out when Matt McLain delivered a game-tying, two-run homer to heart discipline towards reliever Ray Kerr to increase the sport.

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