Dateline: Cincinnati
The most dangerous time for the Reds has been when they held a late lead.
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a 2-1 pitch from Chase Petty into the seats in left to unlock the door for the Reds at Heartbreak Hotel.
On the brink of taking the first series in their last four tries the Reds were up 4-2 in the eighth inning. The team that at one point this season was 14-0 when leading after six innings and 2-0 when tied after six, has lost leads in the eighth inning in each of its last four losses.
The Reds used home runs by Spencer Steer, his 10th with a man on, solo shots by JJ Bleday, his 11th and Eugenio Suarez, his fifth to send the game to bottom of the eighth with a 4-2 lead.
Left hander, Caleb Ferguson, who was injured all spring but recovered from a strained oblique. He came into the game pitching 7 2/3 scoreless innings on four hits and two walks in his six appearances since his return.
The good thing came to an end with bad timing for the Reds. Left handed batters Jackson Merrill and Gavin Sheets bucked the percentages with doubles to get within a run. Ferguson exited, replaced by Tony Santillan. Samad Taylor burned the Reds with a game tying single.
Brady Singer, started for the Reds. He had been scuffling but turned in a nice outing. He allowed a run in the first and one in the fifth. Singer lasted six innings of two-run baseball on four hits and one walk. He struck out five.
Merrill singled in the first off Singer and scored on Manny Machado’s double. Machado was thrown out at the plate by Bleday fielding a Will Wagner single.
Steer homered with Bleday on base off Padre starter Michael King.
Rodolfo Duran doubled off Singer and scored on a two-out single by Tatis with two outs in the fifth.
Bleday homered off King in the seventh. Suarez hit a pitch from Ron Marinaccio in the eighth.
Petty came up from Louisville today when the Reds sent Zach McCambley back just to have a fresh stretched out arm. The Reds needed to send the game to extra innings for the second straight game.
Petty got two outs but fell behind Tatis 2-0. He threw one strike but Tatis lined his second home run of the season into the left field stands.
The Reds finished packing for an overnight at the Heartbreak Hotel carrying the baggage of a 1-5 road trip, four straight series losses and a 32-:35 record.
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