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Cincinnati Reds at Minnesota Twins

Target Field, Minneapolis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 5–4 on Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Cincinnati Reds 5 75-87
at Minnesota Twins 4 77-85

Line score

Team
Cincinnati Reds 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 11 1
Minnesota Twins 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
  • W: Kyle Nicolas (1-0)
  • L: Cole Sands (0-1)
  • S: Tony Santillan

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Minnesota Twins Ryan Jeffers triples (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Austin Martin scores. Josh Bell scores. 0–2
Top 2nd Cincinnati Reds Tyler Stephenson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Sal Stewart scores. 1–2
Bottom 3rd Minnesota Twins Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to right fielder Rece Hinds. Austin Martin scores. 1–3
Top 4th Cincinnati Reds Tyler Stephenson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Eugenio Suárez scores. 2–3
Bottom 5th Minnesota Twins Brooks Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Josh Bell scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd. 2–4
Top 7th Cincinnati Reds Elly De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Rece Hinds scores. Dane Myers to 2nd. 3–4
Top 8th Cincinnati Reds Rece Hinds flies into a sacrifice double play, center fielder Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Kody Clemens to shortstop Brooks Lee to second baseman Luke Keaschall. Eugenio Suárez scores. Matt McLain out at 2nd. 4–4
Top 9th Cincinnati Reds Dane Myers singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Spencer Steer scores. 5–4

Box score

Cincinnati Reds

Batter
TJ Friedl LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .137
Will Benson LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .188
Dane Myers CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .269
Elly De La Cruz SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 .265
Sal Stewart 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .297
Eugenio Suárez DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 .270
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .231
Matt McLain 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183
Tyler Stephenson C 3 0 1 2 0 2 .174
Rece Hinds RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .077
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .060
Spencer Steer 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .203
Totals 34 5 11 5 2 7
Pitcher
Andrew Abbott 4.2 6 4 3 3 3 0 97 5.84
Sam Moll 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 1.86
Pierce Johnson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.24
Brock Burke 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 0.96
Kyle Nicolas (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 6.23
Tony Santillan (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Byron Buxton DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 .234
Austin Martin RF 4 2 0 0 1 2 .295
Josh Bell 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .268
Kody Clemens 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .147
Ryan Jeffers C 5 0 1 2 0 0 .278
Luke Keaschall 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .222
Trevor Larnach LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .242
James Outman LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Matt Wallner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .181
Brooks Lee SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 .233
Ryan Kreidler CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .214
Tristan Gray 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .281
Totals 37 4 9 4 5 12
Pitcher
Taj Bradley 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 99 1.63
Justin Topa (H, 2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 10 4.35
Kody Funderburk (H, 4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.00
Eric Orze (BS, 1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 4.15
Cole Sands (L, 0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 4.32

Game info

Weather
39 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
19 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
1:11 PM
Time of game
2:58
Attendance
20,198
Umpires
Home Plate: Nic Lentz, First Base: Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base: Edwin Moscoso, Third Base: Vic Carapazza

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Cincinnati Reds 2 at Minnesota Twins 1 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 7 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final (10) Game page

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