The game between the Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers will take place at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday, April 26 at 12:35 PM ET.
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The Cincinnati Reds will welcome the Texas Rangers to Great American Ball Park for an MLB game on Wednesday. The Cincinnati Reds won 7-6 in their last game over the Rangers. TJ Friedl drove in the game-winning run with a ninth-inning single and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-6 come-from-behind win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night. José Leclerc (0-1) walked Jonathan India to lead off the ninth. India went to second on a passed ball and scored on Friedl’s sharp single to right off left-hander Will Smith.
“At first I was just trying to get Jon to second,” said the left-handed Friedl, who squared around to bunt on several pitches. “Then I was trying to get him to third. I kind of pulled off. I trust my bunting, but I’m comfortable pulling the ball when he was on second. Smith is a heavy slider guy I knew I had a good chance to pull it. “I’ve been a lot more comfortable hitting off lefties the last couple years. I made some adjustments matching the plane.
I can pick the ball up better, and with my bunting, it helps a lot.” The Reds came back from a 5-1 third-inning deficit and tied the game in the eighth on back-to-back bases-loaded walks to Henry Ramos and Nick Senzel by Leclerc. “I don’t know how they do it, taking pitches that close,” Reds manager David Bell said. “That plate discipline has been a strength of ours and it showed up tonight.”
The Texas Rangers on the other hand lost 7-6 against the Reds in their last game. Ezequiel Duran had three hits for the Rangers, who had won six of seven, seven of nine and and 10 of 13 while climbing into first place. Nathan Eovaldi tied his season highs with six innings and seven strikeouts. Eovaldi allowed six hits and four runs — three earned — with one walk. He also hit Friedl right after walking India to open the Reds’ three-run third inning that let them back in the game, setting up Spencer Steer’s two-run triple, the first of his career.
“It was great to see some balls fall,” Steer said. “That’s been the story lately. Even when we have hit the balls hard, they were catching them. I hit the triple well. I knew I had to run my butt off. And I saw he almost caught it. I didn’t realize it was that close. I honestly thought I hit it better. We’ve been going through a tough stretch. Tonight even though it was 5-1, the energy was still there.”
“It’s tough,” the right-handed Rangers pitcher said of the control issues. “I’m missing arm side, which is unusual for me. I’m usually down and away. I don’t know what is. We’re up 5-1 and I let team back in the game. It started with that leadoff walk. We definitely scored enough runs to win the game.”
Batting
Jonathan India, TJ Friedl, Spencer Steer, Tyler Stephenson, Stuart Fairchild, Jake Fraley, Wil Myers, Henry Ramos, Nick Senzel, Luke Maile, José Barrero
Pitching
Nick Lodolo, Buck Farmer, Ian Gibaut, Lucas Sims, Alexis Diaz
Batting
Marcus Semien, Robbie Grossman, Nathaniel Lowe, Adolis García, Josh Jung, Ezequiel Durán, Leody Taveras, Sandy León, Travis Jankowski, Bubba Thompson, Jonah Heim
Pitching
Nathan Eovaldi, Dane Dunning, José Leclerc, Will Smith
Cincinnati Reds: Joey Votto, Tony Santillan, Connor Overton, Tejay Antone, Justin Dunn, Vladimir Gutierrez
Texas Rangers: Mitch Garver, Corey Seager, Spencer Howard, Jake Odorizzi, Glenn Otto, Brett Martin
The game between the Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers will take place at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday, April 26 at 12:35 PM ET.
The match between the Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers will be telecast live on Bally Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Ohio, Fox Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest. | April 26 (12:35 PM ET) |
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