Reds make it five straight wins

Reds 3 Cardinals 1

Nick Martinez limited MLB’s top hitting team (.265) to one run over six innings. Jose Trevino homered, while Gavin Lux and Noelvi Marte drove in runs with extra base hits.

That’s a five game win streak for the first time since June of last year (7). Record: 16-13. Matches 16-13 a year ago (April 29).

Offense: 8H, 5BB,4 K.

Trevino: HR

Lux: 3 H, 2B, RBI. Career high 12 game hit streak. 3 multi-hit games row.

Marte: RBI 3B, 2 BB. 1st career multi walk game....in 114th game.

Elly: 2B. 12 game hit streak/career high 17 game on-base streak.

McLain: 1B, snapped career high 0 for 21. SB.

Dunn: Bunt single. Replaced Fraley/late scratch. Got doubled up on fly to RF?

Cards starter Andre Pallante: 6 IN, 3 R. He entered 5-1 1.83 in 15 career appearances vs Reds… w/ 0 HR in 171 PA/39.1 IN.

Martinez: 6 IN, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 76 pitches. Last 2 starts: 3 R, 11.2 R, 2.31 ERA
2024: 18 BB/142.1 innings. 2025: 11 BB/32.2 innings.

Defense:
4th: Friedl sliding catch
5th w/ 2 on/0 outs: Heck of a Trevino 3rd base thrown out on bunt. Followed by McLain-Elly DP.
6th: Nice 5-4-3 DP.
They turned 3 DP. Entered last in MLB with 10…..5 behind next closest. MLB average 21.

Bullpen: Ashcraft 7th/3K, Santillan 8th, Pagan 9th, 8th save

How they scored:
3rd Trevino 409-foot HR, 1-1
4th Marte RBI 3B, 2-1 Reds
6th: Lux RBI 2B, 3-1 Reds