Reds Support Nick Lodolo In Win Over Phillies

 

This time the Reds scored some runs behind Nick Lodolo to avenge a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in a 6-2 triumph. The win snapped a three-game losing streak in which the fell to the Atlanta Braves in one-run losses.

It was Lodolo's mother's birthday.  One year ago today, he made his debut.

"I was thinking about how far I've come," Lodolo said.

The Reds used consecutive singles by Spencer Steer, Stuart Fairchild, Tyler Stephenson and Wil Myers to score three runs off Bailey Falter to take a 4-1 lead in the third inning.  Curt Casali started the inning with a single.  Jose Barrero forced him at second.  India's ground out put Barrero into scoring position and the parade of singles took it from there.

"The singles were big, the two out hits, the add on runs is what our offense did.  Wil (Myers) has been doing this for quite a while.  He's a good hitter and knows what he's doing," Bell said.

Reds' manager David Bell had a meeting this afternoon just to remind his team to keep fighting.

Steer got the message.

"It was awesome two out hitting is how you win ballgames. We had a meeting early in the day and David's message was to fight for every inch," Steer said.  "With two strikes, just finding out how to put the ball in play. I hate striking out.  Sometimes just putting the ball in plays, the ball finds a hole."

Steer has been productive in the early going.

"For a young hitter, he knows what he wants to do.  He can hit a fastball but he still does a good job of staying back on the breaking ball," Bell said.

Nick Lodolo shut out the Phillies on Saturday, a game the bullpen allowed to slip away in a three-run ninth at Philadelphia.  The Phillies had adjusted and plated a run off Lodolo in the first inning.  Lodolo finished the fifth, allowing two runs on eight hits and a pair of walks.

"It is a different type of satisfaction. It was definitely a grind.  It is not how you draw it up but I'm happy with the result over all.  I kept us in the game there and the bullpen was able to come in and throw the ball really well," Lodolo said.

Trea Turner singled ahead of a walk to Kyle Schwarber.  Former Red Nick Castellanos singled to score Turner.

The Reds got the run back one batter into the game.  Jonathan India doubled to lead off.  While Steer was at the plate, India took off to steal third.  A good throw by J.T. Realmuto eluded Edmundo Sosa and after a brief rest, India took off for home to tie the game.

Lodolo pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the second and worked around a leadoff double in the fourth.  Alex Young pitched a clean sixth with a pair of strikeouts and a 1-2-3 seventh.

Schwarber, the Middletown, Ohio native, hit a long home run to right center leading off the fifth inning. It was his fourth of the season, his 23rd against the Reds and 13th at Great American Ball Park.

The Reds got the run back on second singles by Steer, Stephenson and Myers in chasing Falter from the game.

McKinley Moore hit Kevin Newman in the shoulder with a pitch leading off the sixth.  Barrero made him pay with a run-scoring double. 

Derek Law contributed a quick eighth inning and a got two outs in the ninth before turning the game over to Alexis Diaz with two on and two out. 

Diaz struck out Trea Turner to pick up his second save in three tries.