Toronto Blue Jays @ Cincinnati Reds

67-56, 35-29 Away

Final

64-59, 31-32 Home

hitters	H-AB	AVG
W. Merrifield2B	1-4	.301
B. BeltDH	1-3	.253
V. Guerrero Jr.1B	0-3	.264
C. BiggioRF	0-3	.223
M. Chapman3B	0-4	.253
A. KirkC	0-4	.245
D. VarshoLF	1-3	.218
S. EspinalSS	0-3	.216
K. KiermaierCF	0-3	.271

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Berrios	5.2	1	0	4	8	100-61	3.39
G. Cabrera	0.1	0	0	0	0	1-1	3.65
Y. Garcia	1.0	1	0	0	0	8-4	4.03
E. Swanson	1.0	1	0	1	2	28-16	3.23
J. Hicks	0.1	1	1	0	0	7-5	3.88

According to ESPN Analytics

TOR

CIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Great American Ball Park

6:40 AM, 19 August 2023

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 28,502

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger

Encarnacion-Strand homers in 9th as Cincinnati Reds beat Toronto Blue Jays 1-0

— Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders.

Aug 19, 2023, 11:02 am - AP


TOR
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0

A. Diaz5-4

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

J. Hicks2-8

0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning				TOR	CIN
		9th	Encarnacion-Strand homered to left (411 feet).	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Blue Jays
0
Reds
1

Game 1

19/8

Blue Jays
4
Reds
3

Game 2

20/8

Blue Jays
10
Reds
3

Game 3

21/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	90	59	.604	-	W3
New York	87	63	.580	3.5	W2
Boston	82	68	.547	8.5	W2
Toronto	75	76	.497	16	L1
Baltimore	73	78	.483	18	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	57	.620	-	L1
Chicago	84	67	.556	9.5	W1
Pittsburgh	75	75	.500	18	W1
St. Louis	75	76	.497	18.5	W2
Cincinnati	70	80	.467	23	L1

Terry Francona encouraged by reports of Reds leaders' return

Reds manager Terry Francona said of reports the president and GM were expected to return that "you want to be with people that you're aligned with."

Rays host the Athletics, look to continue home win streak

Athletics (61-89, fourth in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (90-59, first in the AL East)

Padres take 8-game win streak into game against the Rockies

San Diego Padres (82-68, second in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (55-95, fifth in the NL West)

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Toronto Blue Jays @ Cincinnati Reds

Encarnacion-Strand homers in 9th as Cincinnati Reds beat Toronto Blue Jays 1-0

A. Diaz5-4

J. Hicks2-8

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