Nick Martinez, Tyler Stephenson assist Reds to a 7-4 win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Nick Martinez worked 7 strong innings and Tyler Stephenson homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday.Martinez (3-5)permitted three songs through six shutout innings and ended up 7 innings permitting 3 work on six hits with two strikeouts and no walks.Advertisement Stephenson hit a two-run homer
to left in the 5th inning, his second of the season, enhancing the Reds’ result in 6-0. Stephenson had three of Cincinnati’s 14 hits.Michael Lorenzen (3-6 )enabled 6 operate on a career-high 11 hits with three strolls and 2 strikeouts in 5 innings as the Royals lost for the third time in four games.Cincinnati jumped ahead 1-0 in the first on TJ Friedl’s leadoff double and Austin Hays ‘sacrifice fly.
The Reds lead the majors with 46 first-inning runs and have actually outscored opponents 46-21 in the first.Gavin Lux and Stephenson drove in runs with two of the Reds five singles in the 3rd inning before Will Benson included a sacrifice fly for a 4-0 lead.Advertisement Salvador Perez hit a first-pitch, two-run homer in the seventh, snapping Martinez’s homerless streak at 42 2/3 innings. Nick Loftin added a sacrifice fly, cutting Kansas City’s deficit to 6-3. Vinnie Pasquantino had three hits and extended his hitting streak to 10 games, consisting of four straight with numerous hits. Maikel Garcia extended his hitting streak to 11 games.After playing shortstop for all however
three innings this season, Elly De La Cruz was the designated hitter, with Garrett Hampson making his very first start at short.Key minute Making his major league launching, John Rave bunted for a hit, putting runners at the corners without any outs in the seventh. Cleveland challenged the safe call at first, which was overturned and Martinez retired the next two batters, getting away the inning.Advertisement Key stat Martinez needed simply 67 pitches to shut out the Royals for 6 innings.Up next Former Royals RHP Brady Singer (5-3, 4.88)takes the mound for Cincinnati, while Kansas City did not reveal a starter for Tuesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb