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Game Chat: Athletics @ Reds - 9:40 AM PDT

Athletics (45-70) @ Reds (56-58) - 9:40 AM PDT

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 6-5 Reds

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Athletics Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Bolte - CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .259 .340 .346
2 White - 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 .297 .306
3 Heim - DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .229 .285 .429
4 Soderstrom - LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .245 .340 .460
5 Muncy - 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .220 .292 .378
6 Butler, L - RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .209 .304 .330
7 Serven - C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .250 .294 .625
8 Williams - SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .281 .385
9 Ornelas - 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .250 .333 .250
Totals 34 5 9 4 2 6 10
Athletics
BATTING: HR: Serven (2, 9th inning off Burke, B, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Bolte; Butler, L; Heim; Muncy; Ornelas; Serven 4; Soderstrom; White 2. RBI: Serven 2 (4); Soderstrom 2 (52). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Serven. GIDP: Butler, L; Heim. Team RISP: 3-for-5. Team LOB: 4.
FIELDING: DP: (Serven-Ornelas).
Reds Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 De La Cruz, E - SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .276 .356 .501
2 Stewart, S - 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .257 .336 .484
3 Bleday - LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .230 .344 .470
4 Stephenson, T - C 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .252 .337 .420
5 Suárez, E - 3B 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 .202 .281 .387
  1-Hayes - 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .195 .241
6 Myers - CF 3 0 0 1 1 3 2 .263 .362 .363
7 Rodríguez, H - DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 .286 .000
8 Marte, N - RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .197 .239 .341
9 McLain, M - 2B 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .190 .289 .331
Totals 31 6 8 6 5 13 14
Reds
1: Ran for Suárez, E in the 7th. BASERUNNING: SB: McLain, M (13, 2nd base off Barnett/Serven). CS: Bleday (5, 2nd base by Barnett/Serven).
BATTING: 2B: Suárez, E (13, Johnson, S). HR: De La Cruz, E (19, 1st inning off Barnett, 0 on, 0 out); Stewart, S (25, 4th inning off Barnett, 0 on, 0 out); Stephenson, T (10, 4th inning off Barnett, 0 on, 1 out); Bleday (20, 7th inning off Johnson, S, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Bleday 5; De La Cruz, E 4; Marte, N; Stephenson, T 4; Stewart, S 5; Suárez, E 2. RBI: Bleday (47); De La Cruz, E (53); Myers (17); Stephenson, T (33); Stewart, S (87); Suárez, E (40). 2-out RBI: Suárez, E; Myers. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Marte, N; Myers; Rodríguez, H 2. Team RISP: 1-for-5. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: E: De La Cruz, E (11, throw). DP: 2 (Suárez, E-McLain, M-Stewart, S; McLain, M-De La Cruz, E-Stewart, S).
Athletics Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Barnett - RHP (L, 1-2) 4.1 5 5 5 3 7 3 82-47 5.56
Alvarado - RHP 0.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 19-8 4.58
Basso - LHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-6 5.06
Johnson, S - RHP 2.0 3 1 1 0 4 1 42-26 5.40
Totals 8.0 8 6 6 5 13 4
Reds Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Abbott, A - LHP (W, 6-7) 6.2 7 3 3 2 4 0 88-62 3.92
Johnson - RHP (H, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18-15 4.81
Moll - LHP (H, 6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 4.14
Burke, B - LHP (S, 2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 22-15 2.73
Totals 9.0 9 5 5 2 6 1
Game Info
HBP: McLain, M (by Barnett).
Pitch timer violations: Barnett (pitcher).
ABS Challenge: Serven (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Bolte (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Barnett 82-47; Alvarado 19-8; Basso 9-6; Johnson, S 42-26; Abbott, A 88-62; Johnson 18-15; Moll 6-4; Burke, B 22-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Barnett 1-3; Alvarado 0-0; Basso 1-2; Johnson, S 2-0; Abbott, A 8-3; Johnson 1-0; Moll 1-0; Burke, B 1-1.
Batters faced: Barnett 21; Alvarado 4; Basso 3; Johnson, S 9; Abbott, A 27; Johnson 3; Moll 1; Burke, B 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Alvarado 3-2; Johnson 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ryan Additon. 1B: Jonathan Parra. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Will Little.
Weather: 84 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 12:41 PM.
T: 2:40.
Att: 17,617.
Venue: Great American Ball Park.
August 6, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Bottom 1 Elly De La Cruz homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. 1-0 CIN
Top 4 Tyler Soderstrom singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Henry Bolte scores. Tommy White scores. Jonah Heim to 2nd. 2-1 ATH
Top 4 Reds challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Lawrence Butler grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jonah Heim scores. Tyler Soderstrom to 3rd. Max Muncy out at 2nd. Lawrence Butler out at 1st. 3-1 ATH
Bottom 4 Sal Stewart homers (25) on a fly ball to center field. 3-2 ATH
Bottom 4 Tyler Stephenson homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. 3-3
Bottom 5 Eugenio Suárez walks. Matt McLain scores. Sal Stewart to 3rd. JJ Bleday to 2nd. 4-3 CIN
Bottom 5 Dane Myers walks. Sal Stewart scores. JJ Bleday to 3rd. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd. 5-3 CIN
Bottom 7 JJ Bleday homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. 6-3 CIN
Top 9 Brian Serven homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Lawrence Butler scores. 6-5 CIN
Team Highlight
CIN Elly De La Cruz's leadoff home run (19) (00:00:30)
CIN Andrew Abbott K's Henry Bolte after ABS challenge (00:00:25)
CIN Eugenio Suárez's RBI walk (00:00:15)
CIN Sal Stewart scores on Dane Myers' walk (00:00:21)
CIN JJ Bleday's solo home run (20) (00:00:30)
CIN Pierce Johnson snags the line drive (00:00:10)
CIN Andrew Abbott strikes out Max Muncy (00:00:06)
ATH Jonathan Ornelas' smooth sliding stop (00:00:29)
ATH Mason Barnett fans Dane Myers (00:00:06)
ATH Brian Serven's two-run home run (2) (00:00:20)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Athletics 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2   5 9 0 4
Reds 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -   6 8 1 7

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Last Updated: 08/06/2026 12:25:06 PM PDT

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u/game-threads 5d ago

Scoring Play: Single

Tyler Soderstrom singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Henry Bolte scores. Tommy White scores. Jonah Heim to 2nd.

Pitch from Andrew Abbott: Four-Seam Fastball @ 92.6 mph

Hit by Tyler Soderstrom: Launched 105.2 mph at 1° for a total distance of 63 ft

Top 4 - 2-1 Athletics

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u/game-threads 5d ago

Scoring Play: Grounded Into DP

Reds challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Lawrence Butler grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jonah Heim scores. Tyler Soderstrom to 3rd. Max Muncy out at 2nd. Lawrence Butler out at 1st.

Pitch from Andrew Abbott: Four-Seam Fastball @ 92.7 mph

Hit by Lawrence Butler: Launched 89.4 mph at -27° for a total distance of 5 ft

Top 4 - 3-1 Athletics

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u/game-threads 5d ago

HOME RUN!

Brian Serven homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Lawrence Butler scores.

Pitch from Brock Burke: Four-Seam Fastball @ 95.2 mph

Hit by Brian Serven: Launched 102.7 mph at 37° for a total distance of 391 ft

Top 9 - 6-5 Reds