Cincinnati RedsvsSan Diego Padres
CIN 5/SD 3
Things to say
Reds beat the Padres 5-3 in 11 innings at Petco Park.
01
Reds-Padres went to extras last night, Cincy took it 5-3 in 11. Petco was rocking until that top of the 11th cracked it open. Classic late-night West Coast game.
02
key player
Cincy's bullpen kept them alive — Padres had the heart of the order up twice in extras and couldn't push one across.
03
hot take
San Diego's manager went to the pen too early in the 7th and you could see it coming back to bite him by the 10th.
04
deep cut
Reds are 32-34 now, somehow climbing back into it despite a rotation WHIP that should have them buried.
05
exit
Anyway — Padres at home again tomorrow, gonna be a tough getaway day after burning the bullpen like that.
The recap
Reds stole one in San Diego, 5-3 in eleven. Petco was knotted up late and the Padres bullpen finally cracked in extras — Cincinnati pushed two across in the eleventh and that was the ballgame.
No box-score heroes jumping off the page, just a grind-it-out road win where the Reds' pen held the line when San Diego had chances. Quietly evens both clubs back toward .500 and flips the season series narrative a touch.