Postgame Takeaways: Reds Take Series Behind 25-Hit Day, Beat Orioles 24-2

The Cincinnati Reds (11-11) beat the Baltimore Orioles (9-12) 24-2 on Sunday afternoon to win the series.

Here are our postgame takeaways:

Three Touchdowns and a Field Goal for the Offense

The offense scored 20 runs on 23 hits on Sunday afternoon. 10 different Reds players recorded a hit. Austin Hays, Spencer Steer, Matt McLain, Noelvi Marte, Gavin Lux and Austin Wynns all had multi-hit games.

Cincinnati used a seven-run third inning to break the game wide open. Elly De La Cruz started the inning with a home run to center field. Later in the inning, Jake Fraley continued his hot hitting with a two-RBI single. TJ Friedl had an RBI triple later in the inning and Wynns and McLain added RBI singles.

Marte added a grand slam off of position player Jorge Mateo in the eighth inning. Wynns added a three-run home run of his own in the ninth.

Bullpen Dominates Behind Strong Effort from Suter

On a day when Carson Spiers was initially supposed to start, but he was needed out of the bullpen on Saturday, Brent Suter started and gave the Reds three strong innings. He allowed just one unearned run on three hits.

Ian Gibaut, Taylor Rogers, and Scott Barlow all followed with scoreless innings. Randy Wynne pitched three innings and allowed a solo home run in the eighth. He also recorded his first ever Major League save.

News and Notes

• Randy Wynne recorded his first Major League strikeout.
• The Reds reached base safely over 66 times this weekend, the most in a three-game series since August 1995.
• The Reds 24 runs were tied for the second most for the Reds since 1900.
• Austin Wynns went 6-7 and is now hitting. 455 with an OPS of 1.227 this season.
• Gavin Lux was on base five times and is now hitting .319.
• Austin Hays went 4-6 and is hitting .429 with an OPS of 1.253 in his first week as a Red.
• Noelvi Marte was 5-7 with 7 RBIs. He is hitting .316 on the season.
• Elly De La Cruz stole his seventh base of the season.
• It was the first time since 1901 that ten different Reds have reached base multiple times and recorded an RBI.
• The Reds reached base 38 times, which is the most by a Reds team since at least 1901.
• The Reds went 15-for-25 with runners in scoring position.

Up Next

The Reds travel to Miami to take on the Marlins on Monday at 6:40 ET. Nick Lodolo will return from the paternity list and start for the Reds.