Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 6:05PM CST
The surging Cincinnati Reds overcame the Washington Nationals 9-2 on Wednesday night. Elly De La Cruz was a key performer for the Reds, hitting a massive solo home run and two doubles after navigating a mix-up with a covering on the knob of his bat.
Date: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 13,252
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CIN |
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: Candelario (27, Law)
Runs Batted In: Meneses (41)
Ground Into Double Play: Candelario; Garrett; García
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Candelario 0-1, Smith 0-1, Meneses 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Ruiz 0-1, Call 1-1, García 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Smith 1; Ruiz 2; García 3

Balks: La Sorsa
Hit By Pitch: Stephenson (by Gray); Friedl (by La Sorsa)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Weems 2/6; Gray 14/27; La Sorsa 8/15; Willingham 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Weems-1-2-6-4; Gray-14-13-12-16; La Sorsa-7-4-9-10; Willingham-4-3-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Weems 0-3; Gray 6-2; La Sorsa 2-2; Willingham 2-0
Game Scores: J Gray 37

Double Plays: 1 (Abrams-García-Smith)
Errors: Candelario (5, throw); García (5, fielding)
Assists: Thomas (Fraley at 3rd base)

Doubles: Stephenson (13, Gray); Benson (3, Gray); De La Cruz 2 (8, La Sorsa, Weems)
Home Runs: Votto (5, 2nd inning off Gray 0 on, 2 Out); De La Cruz (4, 5th inning off Gray 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Votto (11), Stephenson (37), Friedl (32), Fraley (51), Benson 2 (9), McLain (29), De La Cruz (14)
2-out Runs Batted In: Votto, Stephenson, Benson, McLain
Ground Into Double Play: McLain
Team Left On Base: 16
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-16 (Votto 0-1, Stephenson 0-1, Friedl 1-3, Fraley 1-1, Benson 1-4, India 0-1, McLain 1-3, Steer 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Friedl 2; Benson 1; India 2; McLain 1; Steer 2

Wild Pitches: Ashcraft
Hit By Pitch: Smith (by Ashcraft)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Law 3/5; Cruz 0/4; Young 2/3; Ashcraft 18/27
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Law-4-2-2-5; Cruz-5-3-1-0; Young-3-0-1-3; Ashcraft-15-10-22-20
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Law 2-1; Cruz 0-1; Young 1-1; Ashcraft 9-5
Game Scores: G Ashcraft 53

Double Plays: 3 (McLain-Votto , India-McLain-Votto , Young-India-Votto)

Stolen Bases: Friedl (16, 2nd base off Gray/Ruiz); Fraley (16, 2nd base off Gray/Ruiz); Benson (7, 2nd base off Gray/Ruiz); De La Cruz (11, 3rd base off La Sorsa/Ruiz)
Picked Off: India (1st base, Ruiz)
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