The Cincinnati Reds (67-73) beat the Houston Astros (75-64) 12-5 on Wednesday night.
The Reds exploded for a nine-run first inning. Jonathan India started the game with a lead-off home run. TJ Friedl gave the Reds a 2-0 lead when he doubled home Elly De La Cruz. Ty France singled home Friedl and Amed Rosario followed with a two-run double to extend the Reds' lead to five.
De La Cruz, batting for his second time in the inning, hit a two-run single to make it a 7-0 Reds lead. Tyler Stephenson capped off the nine-run inning with a two-run single of his own. The Reds would score a run in the third inning on a Stephenson single and added two more in the fifth on a pair of singles by Friedl and Steer.Nick Martinez was given a big lead and gave up four runs over 5 2/3 innings, but just one of those runs was earned. He allowed six hits, walked three, and struck out seven. Martinez threw 107 pitches on a day when the Reds really needed some length for their starter.
Brent Suter closed out the game, pitching 3 1/3 innings of one-run baseball while striking out six. It was his first save of the season.The Reds are 49-10 when scoring five or more runs.
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