Toronto Blue Jays vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Blue Jays

67-56

0-1

Final

Reds

64-59

Great American Ball Park

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Reds 1-0

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Friday, August 18, 2023 at Great American Ball Park. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · Aug 18

Encarnacion-Strand homers in 9th as Cincinnati Reds beat Toronto Blue Jays 1-0

Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders.

What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 35-29 on the road; Reds 31-32 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2

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

ESPN · Sep 28

Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale

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

Recap · Sep 26

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

Recap · Sep 25

Lukes has go-ahead hit in four-run seventh, Okamoto drives in three as Blue Jays beat Reds 6-5

ESPN · Sep 25

De La Cruz becomes fourth Reds player to join 30-30 club

Recap · Sep 24

Elly De La Cruz hits 30th homer and Reds rally for 7-6 win over Braves, who lock up NL's No. 3 seed

Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-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

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Jose Berrios SP

Probable starter · 11-12, 3.65 ERA, 184 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Brandon BeltDH
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Cavan BiggioRF
5Matt Chapman3B
6Alejandro KirkC
7Daulton VarshoLF
8Santiago EspinalSS
9Kevin KiermaierCF

Reds5th in NL Cent

Brett Kennedy SP

Probable starter · 1-0, 6.50 ERA, 9 K, 1.44 WHIP

Lineup

1TJ FriedlCF
2Matt McLain2B
3Elly De La CruzSS
4Spencer Steer3B
5Joey Votto1B
6Christian Encarnacion-StrandDH
7Tyler StephensonC
8Will BensonRF
9Stuart FairchildLF

The series

TOR wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 28,502
Officials: Dan Bellino (Home Plate Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (First Base Umpire), Mark Ripperger (Second Base Umpire), Shane Livensparger (Third Base Umpire)