Dateline: Cincinnati
The Reds had a horrible time handling bunts in the San Diego Padres 6-2 win that sent the Reds to their fifth straight loss. The Reds fall a season low three games below .500 at 31-33.
They wasted a real good start by Andrew Abbott and most of their nine hits. A series of bunts led to a second run in the seventh after Abbott left the game. He allowed just two hits going into the inning.
Sam Moll also mishandled a bunt on Sunday that put the St. Louis Cardinals in the lead.
Freddie Fermin broke a scoreless game with a leadoff home run in the third inning. It was his third home run of the season.
The Reds had chances. They stranded two runners in the first inning. Matt McLain was thrown out trying to score in Edwin Arroyo’s fly to left.
The Reds chased San Diego starter Walker Buehler in the fifth inning. Arroyo singled to open the fifth. Blake Dunn struck out on the 11th pitch of his at bat and Arroyo was called out on interference when Dunn crossed in front of Fermin trying to make the throw to catch Arroyo. JJ Bleday hit a ground rule double and scored on Sal Stewart’s single up the middle. Nathaniel Lowe single and rookie manager Craig Stamman called on Bradgley Rodriguez to get Eugenio Suarez to line out to left.
The Reds put runners at first and third with one out in the sixth. Marte singled, stole second and took third on McLain’s deep fly to center. Stephenson walked.
Adrian Morejon replaced Rodriguez.
Arroyo hit a deeper fly to center to score Marte.
The Padres tied the game against Abbott in the seventh. Xander Bogaerts and Gavin Sheets doubled with no outs.
Tejay Antone took over for Abbott. Jase Bowen bunted for a single as Stewart and Antone got tangled up. Samad Taylor laid down a bunt. The charging Stewart couldn’t handle it and Sheets scored the go ahead run. Taylor got credit for a single. Fermin became the third batter in a row to reach on a bunt. He got credit for a sacrifice on Antone’s error. Fernando Tatis Jr flied out to shallow right. Jackson Merrill forced Bowen at the plate. McLain threw out Ty France on a ground ball up the middle after a diving stop.
Abbott finished with six innings, allowed three runs, on four hits and two walks. He struck out six.
The Padres added three runs in the eighth inning on two out hits by Bowen, Taylor and Fermin. Sheets flied out after an 11-pitch at bat that sapped the strength of Zach McCambley preventing him from escaping the inning.
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