Monday, April 20, 2026
Cincinnati Reds at Tampa Bay Rays
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
14-8 · W3
TB
Tampa Bay Rays
12-9 · L1
Cincinnati Reds beat Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 at Tropicana Field. Rhett Lowder earned the win; Jesse Scholtens took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Sal Stewart homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Matt McLain scores.
Yandy Díaz walks. Chandler Simpson scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd.
Elly De La Cruz singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jake Fraley. TJ Friedl scores. Matt McLain to 2nd.
Rece Hinds doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Eugenio Suárez scores. Spencer Steer scores.
Nick Fortes challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes.
Key Performers
Sal Stewart
CIN
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Rece Hinds
CIN
1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Elly De La Cruz
CIN
1-4, 1 RBI
Yandy Díaz
TB
0-3, 1 RBI
Batting
| CIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dane Myers CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Matt McLain 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| TJ Friedl LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Spencer Steer LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eugenio Suárez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Rece Hinds RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| TB | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Walls SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Richie Palacios 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jake Fraley RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Nick Fortes C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Yandy Díaz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cedric Mullins CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Pitching
| CIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowder (W, 3-1) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 93-58 | 3.10 |
| Burke, B | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-10 | 0.87 |
| Johnson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 2.89 |
| Phillips | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-10 | 1.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| TB | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholtens (L, 1-1) | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 95-61 | 2.93 |
| Martin | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33-19 | 3.86 |
| Sulser | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 4.05 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |