Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Astros

75-63

3-5

Final

Reds

66-73

Great American Ball Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
CIN	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	X	5

Who won: Reds 5-3

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 5-3 on Monday, September 2, 2024 at Great American Ball Park. The Reds win the series 3-0. The Reds outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 5th inning. Ty France went 4-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Reds. Yainer Diaz went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Sep 2

Santiago Espinal's bloop single drives in 2 runs as the Reds hold off the Astros for a 5-3 win

Santiago Espinal's well-placed bloop single drove in two runs in the fifth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros 5-3 on Monday.

What it means

Season series: CIN wins series 3-0.
Astros 36-34 on the road; Reds 34-39 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 6d ago

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · 6d ago

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · 6d ago

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Recap · 6d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Reds5th in NL Cent

Dane Myers CF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
Out
Chase Burns SP
Groin, Strain, right
15-Day-IL
Julian Garcia RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Steer 1B
Wrist, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tony Santillan RP
Hip, Surgery, left
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

Justin Verlander SP

Probable starter · 5-6, 5.48 ERA, 74 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Yainer DiazC
4Jeremy PenaSS
5Jon Singleton1B
6Ben GamelLF
7Mauricio Dubon3B
8Jason HeywardRF
9Chas McCormickCF

Reds5th in NL Cent

Julian Aguiar SP

Probable starter · 2-1, 6.25 ERA, 19 K, 1.33 WHIP

Lineup

1Jonathan India2B
2Elly De La CruzSS
3Tyler StephensonC
4TJ FriedlCF
5Spencer Steer1B
6Ty France1B
7Jake FraleyRF
8Santiago Espinal3B
9Amed RosarioDH

The series

CIN wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 24,606
Officials: Chris Conroy (Home Plate Umpire), Shane Livensparger (First Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Second Base Umpire), Brennan Miller (Third Base Umpire)