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Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals

MLB
Reds
48-39
9-2
Final
Nationals
34-52
Nationals Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Reds 9-2

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 9-2 on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at Nationals Park. The Reds win the series 4-0. The Reds outscored the Nationals 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Elly De La Cruz went 3-for-6 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · Jul 5
De La Cruz hits long homer with knob cover as Cincinnati Reds beat Washington Nationals 9-2

Elly De La Cruz hit a massive solo homer and two doubles after a mix-up with a covering on the knob of his bat, and the surging Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 9-2 on Wednesday night.

What it means

  • Season series: CIN wins series 4-0.
  • Reds 25-18 on the road; Nationals 13-30 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2
Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way
Recap · Sep 27
Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale
Recap · Sep 27
Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale
Preview · Sep 27
Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series
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 26
Mets beat Nationals 7-1 behind 2 homers from Mauricio and 3-run drive by Ewing
Recap · Sep 25
High-spending Mets assured of first last-place finish since 2003 with 7-6 loss to Nationals

Injuries and inactives

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
Nationals4th in NL East
  • Drew Millas C
    Finger, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk RP
    Elbow, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Matt Waldron RP
    Chest, Inflammation
    60-Day-IL
  • Orlando Ribalta RP
    Forearm, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin RP
    Forearm, Strain, left
    60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Reds5th in NL Cent
Graham Ashcraft SP
Probable starter · 7-9, 4.76 ERA, 111 K, 1.37 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1TJ FriedlCF
  2. 2Matt McLainSS
  3. 3Jonathan India2B
  4. 4Elly De La Cruz3B
  5. 5Jake FraleyRF
  6. 6Joey Votto1B
  7. 7Spencer SteerDH
  8. 8Tyler StephensonC
  9. 9Will BensonLF
Nationals4th in NL East
Josiah Gray SP
Probable starter · 8-13, 3.91 ERA, 143 K, 1.46 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Lane ThomasRF
  2. 2Luis Garcia Jr.2B
  3. 3Jeimer Candelario3B
  4. 4Joey MenesesDH
  5. 5Dominic Smith1B
  6. 6Keibert RuizC
  7. 7Corey DickersonLF
  8. 8CJ AbramsSS
  9. 9Alex CallCF

The series

CIN wins series 4-0
Last meeting: Reds 8, Nationals 4 (Jul 4)

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Game info

Venue
Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 13,252
Officials
Quinn Wolcott (Home Plate Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (First Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Second Base Umpire), Emil Jimenez (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesCIN wins series 4-0

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