Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Athletics

45-70

5-6

Final

Reds

56-58

Great American Ball Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Reds 6-5

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Athletics 6-5 on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at Great American Ball Park. The Reds win the series 3-0. The Reds outscored the Athletics 2-0 in the 5th inning. Sal Stewart went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Reds. Brian Serven went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · Aug 6

Reds homer four times to back Andrew Abbott, beat the Athletics 6-5 to complete sweep

Elly De La Cruz hit his fourth career leadoff home run, one of four homers by Cincinnati, and the Reds beat the Athletics 6-5 on Thursday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.

What it means

Season series: CIN wins series 3-0.
Athletics 24-34 on the road; Reds 29-31 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2

Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way

ESPN · Sep 29

Athletics' Zack Gelof sues Tigers after hitting metal fence

ESPN · Sep 28

Athletics 'not satisfied' with season derailed by injuries

Recap · Sep 27

Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale

Preview · Sep 27

Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match

Preview · Sep 27

Pena leads Astros against the Athletics after 4-hit game

Recap · Sep 26

Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays

Preview · Sep 26

Athletics host the Houston Astros Saturday

Injuries and inactives

Athletics4th in AL West

Seth Johnson RP
Knee, Surgery, left
Out
Alika Williams SS
Upper Body, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Brent Rooker DH
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
J.T. Ginn SP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL
Max Muncy 3B
Knee, Soreness, left
10-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

Athletics4th in AL West

Mason Barnett SP

Probable starter · 1-4, 7.02 ERA, 50 K, 1.66 WHIP

Lineup

1Henry BolteCF
2Tommy White1B
3Jonah HeimDH
4Tyler SoderstromLF
5Max Muncy3B
6Lawrence ButlerRF
7Brian ServenC
8Alika WilliamsSS
9Jonathan Ornelas2B

Reds5th in NL Cent

Andrew Abbott SP

Probable starter · 6-11, 4.61 ERA, 131 K, 1.45 WHIP

Lineup

1Elly De La CruzSS
2Sal Stewart1B
3JJ BledayLF
4Tyler StephensonC
5Eugenio Suarez3B
6Dane MyersCF
7Hector RodriguezDH
8Noelvi MarteRF
9Matt McLain2B

The series

CIN wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Reds 3, Athletics 2 (Aug 5)

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 17,617
Officials: Ryan Additon (Home Plate Umpire), Jonathan Parra (First Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Second Base Umpire), Will Little (Third Base Umpire)