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Cincinnati Reds at Tampa Bay Rays

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12–6 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Cincinnati Reds 12 75-87
at Tampa Bay Rays 6 98-64

Line score

Team
Cincinnati Reds 2 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 1 12 10 0
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 8 0
  • W: Chase Burns (2-1)
  • L: Steven Matz (3-1)

Home runs

  • Cincinnati Reds: Dane Myers (1), Elly De La Cruz 2 (8), Spencer Steer (4), Ke'Bryan Hayes (1)
  • Tampa Bay Rays: Jonathan Aranda (4)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Cincinnati Reds Elly De La Cruz homers (7) on a line drive to right center field. Dane Myers scores. 2–0
Top 2nd Cincinnati Reds Ke'Bryan Hayes homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 3–0
Top 2nd Cincinnati Reds Dane Myers homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 4–0
Top 5th Cincinnati Reds Spencer Steer homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. 5–0
Top 6th Cincinnati Reds Matt McLain doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. Dane Myers to 3rd. 6–0
Top 6th Cincinnati Reds Elly De La Cruz reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Dane Myers scores. 7–0
Top 6th Cincinnati Reds Sal Stewart singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Matt McLain scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. 9–0
Bottom 6th Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda homers (4) on a line drive to right field. Junior Caminero scores. 9–2
Top 7th Cincinnati Reds Elly De La Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan Vilade. Rece Hinds scores. Dane Myers to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd. 10–2
Top 7th Cincinnati Reds Sal Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Dane Myers scores. Matt McLain to 3rd. Elly De La Cruz to 2nd. 11–2
Top 9th Cincinnati Reds Elly De La Cruz homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. 12–2
Bottom 9th Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda walks. Richie Palacios scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. Junior Caminero to 2nd. 12–3
Bottom 9th Tampa Bay Rays Ben Williamson walks. Chandler Simpson scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. 12–4
Bottom 9th Tampa Bay Rays Jonny DeLuca doubles (4) on a pop up to first baseman Sal Stewart. Junior Caminero scores. Jonathan Aranda scores. Ben Williamson to 3rd. 12–6

Box score

Cincinnati Reds

Batter
Dane Myers CF 3 4 1 1 3 0 .258
Matt McLain 2B 6 1 2 1 0 1 .209
Elly De La Cruz SS 6 3 3 5 0 1 .276
Sal Stewart 1B 4 0 2 3 1 0 .299
Eugenio Suárez DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 .241
Spencer Steer LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 .216
Tyler Stephenson C 4 0 0 0 1 3 .158
Rece Hinds RF 3 1 0 0 0 3 .125
Will Benson RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 3 2 1 1 2 0 .085
Totals 37 12 10 12 10 11
Pitcher
Chase Burns (W, 2-1) 5.2 4 2 2 2 8 1 97 2.57
Sam Moll 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 1.64
Pierce Johnson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.61
Kyle Nicolas 1.0 1 4 4 5 2 0 42 9.95

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Chandler Simpson LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .323
Junior Caminero 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 .261
Jonathan Aranda 1B 3 2 1 3 2 1 .229
Yandy Díaz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .322
Ben Williamson P 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241
Jake Fraley RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229
Jonny DeLuca CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 .298
Cedric Mullins CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .156
Ryan Vilade RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .231
Richie Palacios 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .270
Hunter Feduccia C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222
Taylor Walls SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .200
Totals 35 6 8 6 7 12
Pitcher
Steven Matz (L, 3-1) 3.0 4 4 4 4 4 3 77 4.81
Ian Seymour 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 7.71
Griffin Jax 1.1 1 2 2 1 3 1 29 8.00
Hunter Bigge 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 33 5.14
Yoendrys Gómez 2.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 40 7.04
Ben Williamson 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 9.00

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Dome
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
3:00
Attendance
14,749
Umpires
Home Plate: Tripp Gibson, First Base: Ryan Blakney, Second Base: Nick Mahrley, Third Base: Marvin Hudson

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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