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Gavin Lux singled with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th inning to send the Reds to a come-from-behind 5-4 win over the New York Yankees. The Reds have won five straight against the Yankess, three straight in the win column and improved to 2-6 in extra-inning games.
The Reds matched their season-high four games over .500.
The Yankees are 1-6 in overtime.
"It was an emotional roller coaster," Terry Francona said. "We had one more turn than they did."
Chase Burns struck out the first five batters he faced in his Major League debut and seven of the first nine.
"That was pretty cool," Francona said.
Burns was not intimidated by the Yankees.
"The first two innings was fun," Burns said. "I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't amped up. When Judge popped up to end the fifth I thought 'Thank God'. The three runs are just part of baseball. I could have executed my pitches better."
Ben Rice off the fourth inning with his 14th home run. Aaron Judge singled. Burns induced pop ups from Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt. Jazz Chisholm singled for his second hit. Anthony Volpe hit a sinking line drive to center field. TJ Friedl attempt at a diving catch bounded past him for a triple and the Yankees led, 3-0.
The Reds put leadoff hitters on base in the second and third innings against Carlos Rodon. A pair of double plays stunted the Reds' offense.
Burns pitched five innings, allowing three runs on six hits. He struck out eight and walked no one.
Rodon pitched six shutout innings before being relieved by Jonathan Loaisiga.
The Reds tied the score against the right hander, who allowed runs in just three of his 15 outings.
With one out Tyler Stephenson worked his second walk of the game. Rece Hinds and former Yankee Jose Trevino hit singles to load the bases. Christian Encarnacion-Strand cleared the bases with a double into the left field corner.
Former Red Fernando Cruz entered the game to face Santiago Espinal. He grounded out to third. Friedl grounded out to end the inning.
Ian Gibaut pitched a scoreless sixth. Brent Suter struck out the side in the seventh and came out to face left handed batters, Trent Grisham and Ben Rice, both of whom flied out.
Terry Francona summoned Lyon Richardson to face Judge. He grounded out in the shortstop hole as Elly De La Cruz threw him out.
Former Red Luke Weaver, who returned from the injured list on Friday, opened the eighth for the Yankees facing Matt McLain, De La Cruz and Spencer Steer.
Weaver allowed a single to Steer, his second hit but Stephenson flied out to right.
Bellinger opened the ninth with a single off Richardson. Paul Goldschmidt flied to right. Chisholm struck out. Richardson struck out Volpe to take the tie game into the bottom of the ninth.
Devon Williams, who owned the Reds as a Milwaukee Brewer came in for the ninth.
Chisholm was ejected by home plate umpire Mark Wegner before the inning started. DJ LeMahieu replaced him.
Williams retired the Reds in order to send the game into extra innings.
Tony Santillan took the mound in the 10th with Volpe on second. Santillan retired the first two hitters but walked two in front of Judge, who popped out in the infield to end the threat.
Mark Leiter Jr. relieved Weaver with Encarnacion-Strand on second and the Reds' best bunter, Espinal, up. Will Benson ran for CES. Leiter retired the next three batters.
Connor Phillips came on in the 11th with Judge on second base. Steer made a diving stop on a hard shot down the first base line by Bellinger. Judge went to third and scored on a wild pitch.
Leiter Jr. remained in the game with McLain on second base and De La Cruz at the plate. De La Cruz reached on an infield single as McLain went to third. Steer tied it with a single his third hit of the game. De La Cruz stopped at second, thinking it was the winning run. A wild pitch moved the runners to second and third with no outs. Stephenson walked to load the bases. The Yankees brought in Bellinger as a fifth infielder and played the infield in,
Gavin Lux pinch hit for Hinds. Lux singled to achieve a walk off win.
"I don't think I've been in a situation where there were five infielders," Lux said. "My head was like, I have to get the ball in the air and stay inside the ball. It worked out. There were a lot of good at bats in front of it."
Before the game winner, Lux enjoyed watching Burns' first start.
"I was excited to watch Chase throw. His stuff is electric. He's not scared at all against one of the best lineups in baseball."
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