Toronto Blue Jays @ Cincinnati Reds

67-56, 35-29 Away

Final

64-59, 31-32 Home

hitters	H-AB	AVG
W. Merrifield2B	1-4	.301
B. BeltDH	1-3	.253
V. Guerrero Jr.1B	0-3	.264
C. BiggioRF	0-3	.223
M. Chapman3B	0-4	.253
A. KirkC	0-4	.245
D. VarshoLF	1-3	.218
S. EspinalSS	0-3	.216
K. KiermaierCF	0-3	.271

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Berrios	5.2	1	0	4	8	100-61	3.39
G. Cabrera	0.1	0	0	0	0	1-1	3.65
Y. Garcia	1.0	1	0	0	0	8-4	4.03
E. Swanson	1.0	1	0	1	2	28-16	3.23
J. Hicks	0.1	1	1	0	0	7-5	3.88

According to ESPN Analytics

TOR

CIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Great American Ball Park

6:40 PM, August 18, 2023Coverage: Apple TV

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 28,502

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger

Encarnacion-Strand homers in 9th as Cincinnati Reds beat Toronto Blue Jays 1-0

— Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders.

Aug 18, 2023, 11:02 pm - AP


TOR
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0

A. Diaz5-4

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

J. Hicks2-8

0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning				TOR	CIN
		9th	Encarnacion-Strand homered to left (411 feet).	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Blue Jays
0
Reds
1

Game 1

8/18

Blue Jays
4
Reds
3

Game 2

8/19

Blue Jays
10
Reds
3

Game 3

8/20

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	33	15	.688	-	W4
New York	30	20	.600	4	L1
Toronto	22	27	.449	11.5	W1
Boston	22	27	.449	11.5	W3
Baltimore	21	29	.420	13	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	29	18	.617	-	W3
Chicago	29	21	.580	1.5	L5
St. Louis	28	21	.571	2	L2
Pittsburgh	26	24	.520	4.5	W2
Cincinnati	26	24	.520	4.5	W2

Braves' Acuna leaves game in sixth due to pain in left thumb

The Braves pulled Ronald Acuna Jr. from Thursday's game as a precaution because of pain in his left thumb.

Athletics' Clarke out until at least July with hamstring strain

Athletics outfielder Denzel Clarke suffered a "significant left hamstring strain" and will be out until at least after the All-Star break in July.

Bo Bichette drives in 2, Mets earn series split with a 2-1 win over the Nationals

— Bo Bichette hit a two-run single, David Peterson earned his first victory as a starter this season, and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Thursday to earn a four-game...

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Toronto Blue Jays @ Cincinnati Reds

Win Probability

Game Information

Encarnacion-Strand homers in 9th as Cincinnati Reds beat Toronto Blue Jays 1-0

A. Diaz5-4

J. Hicks2-8

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League East Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Braves' Acuna leaves game in sixth due to pain in left thumb

Athletics' Clarke out until at least July with hamstring strain

Bo Bichette drives in 2, Mets earn series split with a 2-1 win over the Nationals