CINCINNATI — How a lot enjoyable is it to win a sport throughout which you scored eight runs and allowed eight runs in the identical inning?
“That third out within the tenth was actually enjoyable,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker mentioned after his workforce claimed a 12-11, 10-inning win over the Reds on Thursday night time at Nice American Ball Park.
The Braves scored eight runs within the high of the eighth after which surrendered eight within the backside half of the body. In accordance with the Elias Sports activities Bureau, it was the third time in MLB historical past that each groups scored eight-plus runs in the identical inning.
“I’ve by no means seen something like that,” Atlanta designated hitter Marcell Ozuna mentioned. “I used to be like, ‘Oh my God.’”
The baseball gods might have had some enjoyable scripting this loopy night time. Ozuna delivered a game-winning sacrifice fly just a few hours after surprisingly not being traded earlier than the Commerce Deadline. The Braves additionally opted to not commerce former Crimson Raisel Iglesias, who received the save with a scoreless tenth.
“I do not assume both of them needed to go wherever,” Snitker mentioned. “I’m glad they stayed, as a result of I do know what they will carry to our membership.”
Whereas the Reds have playoff aspirations, the Braves are simply making an attempt to piece it collectively over the rest of the season. They’ve 5 beginning pitchers on the 60-day injured listing and a makeshift bullpen that features Dane Dunning, who has allowed 9 runs over 5 2/3 innings since being acquired from the Rangers.
The suitable-hander took the mound Thursday night time after the Braves appeared to have given him greater than sufficient run assist. With the rating tied at 3, Ozzie Albies opened the highest of the eighth with a single. It was the primary of 5 consecutive Atlanta hits earlier than a single out was recorded.
Although Cincinnati might have felt Jurickson Profar’s strikeout halted the Braves’ momentum, these hopes have been rapidly dashed. The following 5 Atlanta hitters reached, together with Albies, who singled house a pair of runs in his second at-bat of the body.
The Reds lastly recorded the final two outs of the inning after Sean Murphy’s RBI double put them behind 11-3. After three Cincinnati relievers mixed to permit eight Atlanta hits, it appeared the night time’s drama was full.
Seems, it was solely getting began.
Tyler Stephenson led off the Cincinnati eighth with a single towards Dunning — and was the primary of seven straight batters to succeed in on successful. Two batters after Stephenson, Ke’Bryan Hayes atoned for a two-run error that price his new workforce the lead within the sixth inning by hitting a three-run homer to left subject.
“It was just a little little bit of all the things within the sport at present,” mentioned Hayes, who was acquired by the Reds from Pittsburgh on Wednesday. “I missed that ball [in the sixth]. I needed I might have that one again. I really feel like we have been capable of battle again, tie that sport again up and have been capable of get the profitable run up on the plate. However yeah, it was a reasonably loopy day. I used to be capable of put a very good swing on the ball, however finally I want to get the win.”
After Noelvi Marte’s single towards Dunning, Atlanta turned to lefty Dylan Lee. Elly De La Cruz hit an RBI single to left subject to make it 11-7 and Austin Hays added an RBI single to left subject to carry the tying run to the plate.
On the second pitch he noticed from Lee, Spencer Steer erased what was left of the Braves’ lead with a game-tying three-run homer to left subject to ship the followers at Nice American Ball Park into euphoria. However for Cincinnati, it did not final lengthy sufficient.
“It hurts. We fell brief,” Steer mentioned. “It’s only a loss. That one stings, however we’ve received a fast turnaround tomorrow so we’ve received to flush it and discover a method to win tomorrow.”
Carlos Carrasco allowed three runs over six innings. He surrendered a two-run homer to De La Cruz within the third inning. The Braves erased the early deficit when Eli White’s one-out grounder received by Hayes, permitting Ozuna and Albies to attain.
“Hopefully we are able to proceed to attain, as a result of we’re piecing this factor collectively,” Snitker mentioned.
