Baltimore OriolesvsCincinnati Reds
BAL 2/CIN 3
Things to say
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 at Great American Ball Park.
01
opener
Reds took it 3-2, one-run game the whole way. Tight one. Came down to the last couple innings.
02
key player
Cincinnati's arms are the story — holding a one-run lead in that ballpark is no joke. Whoever came out of the pen earned it.
03
hot take
Three runs winning a game at Great American? That place is a launching pad. That's a pitcher's duel disguised as a box score.
04
deep cut
Both these teams are under .500 sitting around .460 — this was two clubs scrapping for a game they both needed.
05
exit
Anyway, one-run stuff is a coin flip. Curious if the Orioles bounce back tomorrow.
The recap
Reds edged the Orioles 3-2 in a getaway-day nailbiter at Great American Ball Park, the kind of one-run grind where every trip to the pen felt like holding your breath. Cincinnati's bullpen slammed the door late and made the two runs stand up, which is all you can ask on a tight afternoon.
Baltimore left the heart of the order stranded one too many times and just couldn't push the tying run across. Both clubs are scuffling around .460, but this one goes to the home nine.