The Cincinnati Reds look to clinch their 4-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies with a victory at Great American Ball Park Thursday.
The Philadelphia Phillies (15-10) came to Great American Ball Park on a roll but it is the Cincinnati Reds (14-10) who can clinch a win in the four-game series with a victory on Thursday. Philadelphia won the series opener, extending its winning streak to seven games, but the Reds bounced back to win the last two in the set. The Phillies made deep playoff runs each of the last two seasons, losing the 2022 World Series and advancing to the NLCS last fall before losing Game 7 to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cincinnati stayed in contention for a wild-card spot until the final weekend last year but hasn’t reached the postseason in a full campaign since 2013 (the Reds played in the expanded 2020 playoffs).
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Game Date: April 25, 2024
Game Time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: Bally Sports
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Santiago Espinal’s two-run single keyed a four-run sixth inning that lifted the Reds to a 7-4 victory on Wednesday night. Elly De La Cruz finished 3-for-5 and swiped three bases. De La Cruz improved his slash line to .313/.412/.651 and leads the club with seven homers and 15 steals. Spencer Steer’s 19 RBI tops the team.
Alec Bohm staked Philadelphia to a 2-0 lead, driving in runs in the second and fourth innings on a 4-for-4 night. Spencer Turnbull allowed a run on three hits with eight strikeouts in five solid innings. Bohm hits .337/.430/.558 with a team-high 21 RBI. Kyle Schwarber tops the ballclub with six home runs.
Cincinnati tabbed Nick Martinez (0-0) for the getaway-day start. In four games and two starts, Martinez posted a 4.76 ERA and 1.235 WHIP over 17 innings. Hard-luck Zack Wheeler (1-3) gets the call for the Phillies. In five starts, Wheeler has a 2.30 ERA and 0.894 WHIP with 38 strikeouts in 31.1 innings.
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