Game Recap
Final
Friday, April 17, 2026
Cincinnati Reds at Minnesota Twins
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
11-8 · L1
2
Final
MIN
Minnesota Twins
11-8 · L1
1
Cincinnati Reds beat Minnesota Twins 2-1 at Target Field. Brandon Williamson earned the win; Joe Ryan took the loss. Emilio Pagán recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 4th
Eugenio Suárez doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart scores.
2-0
▼ 5th
Austin Martin out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Will Benson. Brooks Lee scores. Ryan Kreidler to 3rd.
2-1
Key Performers
Eugenio Suárez
CIN
2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Austin Martin
MIN
1-2, 1 RBI
Josh Bell
MIN
2-4
Elly De La Cruz
CIN
1-3, 1 2B, 1 R
Batting
| CIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dane Myers CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nathaniel Lowe DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Matt McLain 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Will Benson RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TJ Friedl LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Spencer Steer RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| MIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Caratini C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brooks Lee SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Austin Martin LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Tristan Gray 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Bell 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Jeffers DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| James Outman DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Kreidler 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Larnach PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Byron Buxton CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Matt Wallner RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Keaschall 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Pitching
| CIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson (W, 2-1) | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 93-50 | 4.35 |
| Phillips (H, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-8 | 2.25 |
| Ashcraft, G (H, 6) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 1.64 |
| Santillan (H, 7) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 0.00 |
| Pagán (S, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-8 | 4.35 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| MIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan (L, 2-2) | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 94-57 | 3.29 |
| Topa | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-9 | 3.72 |
| Funderburk | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.08 |
| Sands | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20-10 | 3.68 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Research Not included in official record
First 5: F5 model leaned home at 55%