The Philadelphia Phillies scored nine runs in the 1st inning off of Luis Cessa and never looked back, earning a series split with the Cincinnati Reds thanks to their 14-3 rout on Sunday afternoon.
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies (6-10) | 14 | 23 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds (6-9) | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Nola (1-2) L: Cessa (0-2) | |||
| Statcast | Box Score | Game Thread | |||
The Philadelphia Phillies scored nine runs in the top of the 1st inning. Trea Turner had two hits in the inning and J.T. Realmuto was the only batter to not reach base or score a run. Realmuto would get on base in the 2nd inning with a double to the wall but Cessa, who barely made it through the 1st, stranded him on the bases this time around.
The Phillies got back to work in the 3rd inning with a 2-out rally. Trea Turner picked up his third hit in as many innings, moved to second when Kyle Schwarber walked, and then Turner scored on a single by Nick Castellanos that made it 10-0. After Brandon Marsh singled on a ball that deflected off of Luis Cessa to load the bases the Reds got lucky – if such a thing can happen in a 10-0 game in the 3rd inning – when J.T. Realmuto’s line drive was caught by Spencer Steer at third to end the inning and strand the bases loaded.
Cincinnati wasn’t going to be shutout on the day. Jonathan India doubled in the bottom of the third and he scored on a Jake Fraley triple batted ball into the right field corner (this was changed to an error in the middle of the 7th inning). Jason Vosler would walk to put runners on the corners, but a ground out ended the inning.
Philadelphia would get that run back in the top of the 4th inning when Alec Bohm doubled to lead off the inning and scored when Jake Cave followed to a single. Josh Harrison was then hit by a pitch and that would end the day for Luis Cessa. Fernando Cruz took over for him with two men on and no outs with the Reds trailing 11-1 and he stranded both runners.
The Reds weren’t going to just roll over. Spencer Steer walked to lead off the inning – giving him more walks on the season than he’s got strikeouts. Nick Senzel followed up with a double to put two men in scoring position. Steer then scored on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Newman to make it 11-2. Luke Maile singled to move Senzel over to third and another sacrifice fly made it 11-3. Philadelphia got one of those runs back in the top of thee 5th when Alex Bohm singled and the ball bounced off of the glove of Stuart Fairchild enough that Brandon Marsh was able to come around to score from second base.
In the top of the 7th the Phillies added another run when J.T. Realmuto came out on top of an 11-pitch at-bat against Reiver Sanmartin with a solo home run that made it 13-3.
In the top of the 9th inning the Reds got some bad news when Spencer Steer made a diving play at third base and came up firing to second base to try and get a force out. He didn’t. But he did leave the game after the play. Following the game it was revealed he had dealt with a quad/knee issue, but he was already feeling better (reported first by C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic). With Jason Vosler pitching – yes, you read that correctly – the Phillies added a run to make it a 14-3 ballgame. That was the final run that scored in the game as Philadelphia salvaged a split of the 4-game series.
Key Moment of the Game
Every last bit of the top of the 1st inning. The game was over almost as soon as it begun.
Notes Worth Noting
The last time the Reds allowed nine runs or more in the 1st inning came in July of 2009. Johnny Cueto didn’t make it out of the 1st inning that day. It also came against the Philadelphia Phillies. The last time it happened at home was in May of 2005 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Up Next for the Cincinnati Reds
Tampa Bay Rays vs Cincinnati Reds
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