Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Cincinnati 1,
Toronto 0
When: 6:40 PM ET, Friday, August 18, 2023
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Daniel Bellino, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Mark Ripperger, 3B - Shane Livensparger
Attendance: 28504
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Daniel Bellino, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Mark Ripperger, 3B - Shane Livensparger
Attendance: 28504
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Toronto
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 |
| Brandon Belt | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .264 |
| Cavan Biggio | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .223 |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .253 |
| Alejandro Kirk | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Daulton Varsho | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Santiago Espinal | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Daulton Varsho (18) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Brandon Belt, Daulton Varsho 2 | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Matt Chapman 2 (46), Kevin Kiermaier (29) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Whit Merrifield (23, 2nd off Kennedy/Stephenson) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jose Berrios | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3.39 |
| Genesis Cabrera | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Yimi Garcia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.03 |
| Erik Swanson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.23 |
| Jordan Hicks (L 1-2) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.14 |
| WP - Jose Berrios | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jose Berrios 100-61, Genesis Cabrera 1-1, Yimi Garcia 8-4, Erik Swanson 28-16, Jordan Hicks 7-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jose Berrios 6-1, Genesis Cabrera 1-0, Yimi Garcia 2-0, Erik Swanson 0-1, Jordan Hicks 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jose Berrios 22, Genesis Cabrera 1, Yimi Garcia 3, Erik Swanson 5, Jordan Hicks 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Genesis Cabrera 2-0 | ||||||||
Cincinnati
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| TJ Friedl | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Matt McLain | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| Elly De La Cruz | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .257 |
| Spencer Steer | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .268 |
| Joey Votto | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .210 |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .253 |
| Tyler Stephenson | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .243 |
| Will Benson | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .277 |
| Stuart Fairchild | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .234 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Christian Encarnacion-Strand (4) | |||||||||
| TB - Matt McLain 2, Christian Encarnacion-Strand 4, Tyler Stephenson | |||||||||
| RBI - Christian Encarnacion-Strand (15) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Spencer Steer (30), Joey Votto (16), Will Benson (18) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Will Benson (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brett Kennedy | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Buck Farmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.99 |
| Ian Gibaut | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 |
| Lucas Sims | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.91 |
| Alexis Diaz (W 5-4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.35 |
| HBP - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (by Kennedy) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Brett Kennedy 75-49, Buck Farmer 10-8, Ian Gibaut 9-6, Lucas Sims 21-14, Alexis Diaz 17-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brett Kennedy 5-2, Buck Farmer 0-1, Ian Gibaut 0-3, Lucas Sims 0-0, Alexis Diaz 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brett Kennedy 20, Buck Farmer 3, Ian Gibaut 3, Lucas Sims 4, Alexis Diaz 3 | ||||||||