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The New York Yankees took advantage of the Reds' sloppy fielding to avoid a sweep with a 7-1 win.
Max Fried handled the Reds to win his 10th game against two losses. Fried entered the game with a 2.05 ERA second in the Major Leagues behind Hunter Brown's 1.88. He finished with seven innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits and a walk. He struck out seven. His ERA dropped to 1.92.
"He had all four pitches. He cut it with velocity," Francona said. "He is an elite pitcher who is feeling really good about himself."
The Reds defense let down starter Brady Singer in the first three innings.
"The miscues even if they don't score but he had to make a lot more pitches," Francona said. "CES didn't have a throwing lane. He probably should have eaten it and got the man at first."
Trent Grisham, who had four hits in the game, got a gift double leading off the game when the Reds outfielders, TJ Friedl and Spencer Steer couldn't find the ball in the sun. Singer struck out Aaron Judge, Ben Rice and Jazz Chisholm to cut off a Yankee rally.
The Yankees put the leadoff batter on in eight innings.
Jason Domiguez, who also had four hits, doubled off the base of the center field wall on a drive that Friedl couldn't see. Singer walked Anthony Volpe. Austin Wells hit a ground ball to Christian Encarnacion-Strand at first base. His throw to force Volpe pulled Elly De La Cruz off second base and loaded the bases. Grisham singled one run home.
In the third inning Giancarlo Stanton lined to Friedl. The ball was clearly in Friedl's glove but fell out when the Reds' center fielder brace his slide. Chisholm followed with his 11th home run of the season to put the Yankees up, 3-0.
"I thought I made a pretty good pitch down and in," Singer said of Chisholm's home run.
"He struck him out on a curve ball in the first inning. It looked like he was sitting on it," Francona explained.
The Reds got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning. De La Cruz singled with one out and moved to second on Tyler Stephenson's ground out to third. Steer hit a high chop to Chisholm at third. The throw to first was wide and eluded Rice at first. De La Cruz scored.
The Yankees got the run back due to shoddy Reds' fielding in the fifth. Singer hit Rice with his first pitch. Stanton walked. Chisholm flied out to center. De La Cruz fumbled a potential double play grounder and threw late to first to load the bases. Volpe flied out to medium center. Rice left for home early and had to go back to tag. The throw was cut off by De La Cruz, who threw late to the plate as Rice scored.
Santiago Espinal hit a two-out double in the fifth but was picked off by Fried to end the inning after a Reds' challenge.
Ian Gibaut replaced Singer, who pitched five innings. Singer allowed four runs on six hits, three walks and a hit batter. Singer struck out a career-high nine batters.
DJ LaMahieu singled up the middle to open the sixth frame. Grisham's third hit was off the glove of the diving CES. Judge doubled to drive in LaMahieu. Grisham stopped at third and held when De La Cruz short hopped a low line drive and threw out Rice at first. Stanton drove in Grisham with a high chop ground out to De La Cruz.
Taylor Rogers entered the game to pitch to Chisholm, who struck out looking.
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