Postgame Takeaways: Cincinnati Reds Defeat Miami Marlins 7-4

The Cincinnati Reds (46-49) beat the Miami Marlins (32-62) 7-4 on Friday night at Great American Ball Park.

Here are our postgame takeaways:

Seven Runs in Three Innings

The Reds' offense started the game on fire, with all seven runs coming in the first three innings. Jonathan India started it off with a leadoff home run, his eighth home run of the season. Two batters later, Jeimer Candelario hit a solo shot of his own, his 15th of the season.

In the second, Will Benson roped a double down the right field line that scored Rece Hinds to give the Reds a 3-0 lead.

In the third after a walk, a single, and a hit by pitch, Hinds continued his blazing start to his Major League career with a grand slam over the right-center field wall. It was his third home run of the season and he has eight runs batted in in his first five games as a Red.

Carson Spiers Solid Start

Carson Spiers struck out the first six batters he faced. He tossed five innings, allowed three runs, and struck out a career-high nine batters. All three runs came on a three-run home run in the fourth inning by Jesus Sanchez. Spiers is now 3-2 with a 3.83 ERA on the season.

Up Next

The Reds and Marlins will face off in game two of the series at 7:10 ET on Saturday afternoon.

News and Notes

• Jeimer Candelario has reached base safely in 12 straight games.
• Rece Hinds has a five-game hit streak to begin his career.
• Jonathan India is now second all-time in leadoff home runs by a Cincinnati Red.
• Elly De La Cruz had three hits and stole his 46th bag of the season.
• Nick Martinez pitched three scoreless innings in relief.