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05/10 21:37 CDT Reds score 10 runs in first inning of 13-9 win over Astros
Reds score 10 runs in first inning of 13-9 win over Astros
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer in Cincinnati's 10-run
first inning as the Reds pounced on Lance McCullers early and held on for a
13-9 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
McCullers (0-1), who was making just his second start since Game 3 of the 2022
World Series, struggled with command. He walked leadoff hitter TJ Friedl before
plunking Matt McLain on the backside.
Cruz then smacked an opposite field homer to left field to make it 3-0.
McCullers walked two more batters with one out before Tyler Stephenson hit an
RBI single. Will Benson followed with an RBI double to make it 5-0 and chase
McCullers.
He was replaced by Logan VanWey but the Reds kept piling on, sending 15 batters
to the plate before Santiago Espinal finally struck out to end the inning.
McLain hit a two-run homer in the third inning to make it 12-1.
Victor Caratini hit a two-run homer in the third as part of six Astros runs
that cut the lead to five. An RBI single by Jeremy Pea got Houston within 12-8
in the fifth. But Cincinnati's big first inning was too much for Houston to
overcome as it lost for the fourth time in six games.
Cincinnati starter Brady Singer allowed nine hits and seven runs in 2 1/3
innings and Graham Ashcraft (3-3) yielded one hit and struck out four in 1 2/3
innings for the win.
Houston's Jose Altuve left in the third inning with right hamstring tightness.
Key moment De La Cruz's home run that started Cincinnati's scoring in the first.
Key stat It's the eighth time since 1969 that the Astros have allowed 10 or more runs in an inning and the first time since the Rangers scored 11 in the third on Aug. 19, 2013, a season in which Houston lost a franchise-worst 111 games.
Up Next Houston RHP Ronel Blanco (2-3, 4.98 ERA) opposes RHP Chase Petty (0-1, 34.71) in the series finale Sunday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Key moment De La Cruz's home run that started Cincinnati's scoring in the first.
Key stat It's the eighth time since 1969 that the Astros have allowed 10 or more runs in an inning and the first time since the Rangers scored 11 in the third on Aug. 19, 2013, a season in which Houston lost a franchise-worst 111 games.
Up Next Houston RHP Ronel Blanco (2-3, 4.98 ERA) opposes RHP Chase Petty (0-1, 34.71) in the series finale Sunday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
