The Reds hit five consecutive singles off of Drew Smyly in the bottom of the 1st to tie the game at three. The three-run blast was Bellinger’s first hit as a Cub, but the lead did not last long. The first two runners in the opening frame reached base, setting up Cody Bellinger to break out of his 0-for-11 slump with his first home run of the season. Chicago jumped ahead early but a series of questionable managerial decisions contributed to another defeat. White Sox: RHP Dylan Cease (2-1, 4.58) will face RHP Zach Greinke (1-4, 5.25) in Monday’s series opener in Kansas City.The Cubs traveled to Cincinnati Monday for the first of three games with the Reds after dropping two in a row against the Brewers. Reds: RHP Luke Weaver (0-2, 7.88) will face RHP Max Scherzer (2-2, 5.56) in Tuesday’s opener of a three-game series against the Mets. … 1B Joey Votto (shoulder surgery) is working out at Great American Ball Park, but there is no timetable for him to resume minor-league rehab. Reds: OF Jake Fraley (lower back stiffness) who was scratched from the lineup on Saturday, was available off the bench on Sunday. … Closer Liam Hendriks, who is coming back from stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made his second rehab appearance for Charlotte on Sunday, allowing a run and two hits in an inning. White Sox: 3B Yoán Moncada (back) played five innings and homered on Sunday for Triple-A Charlotte. He was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday, and catcher Carlos Pérez was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. 258 with four doubles, four home runs, and 15 RBI. He was obviously in big-time pain yesterday.” “When he answered the phone, he sounded like normal Eloy. “I talked to him today and he sounded really good,” Grifol said. Jiménez was discharged from the hospital on Saturday night after undergoing an appendectomy at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. “The at-bats with runners in scoring position were really good,” Grifol said. 176 with runners in scoring position in their previous 14 games, after going 1 for 8 in Saturday night’s loss. “There is nothing fun about games like that, but it’s just one game,” Reds manager David Bell said. Things took a turn for the worst from there. Jonathan India’s ninth career leadoff home run tied him with Barry Larkin for third on Cincinnati’s all-time list. “Hopefully we can ride that momentum for a while.” “The put some good swings on me, but our offense made my job a lot easier,” Kopech said. Michael Kopech (1-3) allowed four solo homers by pitched six innings to earn his first victory of the season. It was the most runs allowed by the Reds in an inning since Apagainst the Phillies when they gave up 13 in the fourth inning. “It was a great job by our offense to keep the pressure on those guys.” “When you can get a couple guys on and put the ball into the seats, it’s nice to see,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. Gavin Sheets hit a three-run homer off Casey Legumina to cap the historic frame. I didn’t want to come out and do that to the bullpen.” That’s when you get into the mental part of the game. “(Alberto’s) home run was a jam shot,” Ashcraft said. Andrew Benintendi had a two-run single, and Andrew Vaughn tripled in two more runs.Īshcraft’s eight earned runs in the second eclipsed his season total of seven over five starts. The White Sox, who’ve struggled this season with runners in scoring position, delivered plenty of big hits against Graham Ashcraft (2-1) in the second, sending 14 batters to the plate.Īlberto hit a two-run homer to snap Ashcraft’s 33-inning homerless streak. We need to just go out there and have fun, score some runs, and do some damage.” We want him to come back to see a better team. “We lost Eloy and we’ll miss him,” Alberto said. The offensive outburst could be a big boost for the White Sox who will be without designated hitter Eloy Jiménez for up to six weeks following his appendectomy. The White Sox had 11 runs in the fifth at Kansas City on Sept. The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and third-most ever for the franchise. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)ĬINCINNATI (AP) - Hanser Alberto had four hits, a career-high four RBIs and the Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday. Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft throws against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati, Sunday, May 7, 2023.
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