Sunday, March 31st, 2024 12:40PM CST
With two outs in the ninth inning on Sunday, Will Benson and Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit consecutive home runs, providing the decisive margin in the Cincinnati Reds' 6-5 series-clinching win over the Washington Nationals.
Date: Sunday, March 31st, 2024
Time: 12:40PM CST
Stadium: Great American Ball Park
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 13,590
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
WSH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Candelario (1, Harvey); Benson (3, Irvin); India (1, Finnegan)
Triples: De La Cruz (1, Irvin)
Home Runs: Benson (1, 9th inning off Finnegan 1 on, 2 Out); Encarnacion-Strand (1, 9th inning off Finnegan 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Benson 3 (3), India (2), Steer (3), Encarnacion-Strand (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Benson 3, Steer, Encarnacion-Strand
Ground Into Double Play: De La Cruz; Encarnacion-Strand (2)
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-13 (Stephenson 0-2, Martini 0-1, Fraley 0-1, Benson 2-3, India 0-1, Steer 1-2, De La Cruz 0-1, Encarnacion-Strand 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: India 2; De La Cruz 1

Pitcher Notes: Antone pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
Hit By Pitch: Winker (by Martinez); Meneses (by Farmer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sims 2/3; Martinez 15/23; Pagán 3/3; Farmer 4/7; Cruz 1/3; Antone 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sims-3-1-2-3; Martinez-10-10-23-18; Pagán-3-2-1-1; Farmer-5-4-8-4; Cruz-1-1-1-2; Antone-1-1-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sims 0-3; Martinez 4-8; Pagán 0-1; Farmer 2-0; Cruz 1-1
Game Scores: N Martinez 45

Caught Stealing: Fraley (1, 2nd base by Irvin)
Stolen Bases: Thompson (2, 2nd base off Floro/Ruiz)

Doubles: Rosario (1, Antone); Winker (1, Farmer)
Home Runs: Abrams (1, 3rd inning off Martinez 0 on, 1 Out); Lipscomb (1, 7th inning off Farmer 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Thomas 3 (3), Abrams (1), Lipscomb (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomas
Sacrifice Hit: Abrams
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Gallo 0-2, Winker 0-1, Meneses 0-1, Thomas 1-1, Ruiz 0-1, Abrams 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Meneses 1; Thomas 2

Pitcher Notes: Finnegan pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Balks: Irvin
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Harvey 3/4; Floro 1/4; Finnegan 3/5; Irvin 9/21; R. Garcia 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Harvey-3-3-4-3; Floro-2-1-1-2; Finnegan-1-2-7-5; Irvin-15-6-10-15; R. Garcia-4-0-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Harvey 2-0; Floro 1-0; Finnegan 0-2; Irvin 6-2; R. Garcia 1-1
Game Scores: J Irvin 43

Double Plays: 3 (Gallo-Abrams-Irvin , Lipscomb-L. García Jr.-Gallo 2)

Stolen Bases: Thomas 2 (2, 3rd base off Martinez/Stephenson, 2nd base off Martinez/Stephenson)
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