Saturday, April 18, 2026
Cincinnati Reds at Minnesota Twins
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
12-8 · W1
MIN
Minnesota Twins
11-9 · L2
Cincinnati Reds beat Minnesota Twins 5-4 at Target Field. Kyle Nicolas earned the win; Cole Sands took the loss. Tony Santillan recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Ryan Jeffers triples (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Austin Martin scores. Josh Bell scores.
Tyler Stephenson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Sal Stewart scores.
Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to right fielder Rece Hinds. Austin Martin scores.
Tyler Stephenson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Eugenio Suárez scores.
Brooks Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Josh Bell scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd.
Elly De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Rece Hinds scores. Dane Myers to 2nd.
Rece Hinds flies into a sacrifice double play, center fielder Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Kody Clemens to shortstop Brooks Lee to second baseman Luke Keaschall. Eugenio Suárez scores. Matt McLain out at 2nd.
Dane Myers singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Spencer Steer scores.
Key Performers
Tyler Stephenson
CIN
1-3, 2 RBI
Ryan Jeffers
MIN
1-5, 2 RBI
Luke Keaschall
MIN
2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Elly De La Cruz
CIN
1-5, 1 RBI
Batting
| CIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dane Myers CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sal Stewart 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Matt McLain 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Will Benson LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| TJ Friedl LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Spencer Steer 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eugenio Suárez DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rece Hinds RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| MIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kody Clemens 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brooks Lee SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Austin Martin RF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Tristan Gray 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Josh Bell 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| James Outman LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Kreidler CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Byron Buxton DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Matt Wallner PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Keaschall 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
Pitching
| CIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, A | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 97-52 | 5.84 |
| Moll | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15-8 | 1.86 |
| Johnson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11-9 | 3.24 |
| Burke, B | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28-16 | 0.96 |
| Nicolas (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15-9 | 6.23 |
| Santillan (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-9 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| MIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley, T | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 99-62 | 1.63 |
| Topa (H, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-7 | 4.35 |
| Funderburk (H, 4) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 2.00 |
| Orze (BS, 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15-13 | 4.15 |
| Sands (L, 0-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.32 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |