Jay pounce on Reds early, hang on for 12-9 win

Blue Jays 12 Reds 9 

It was one of those nights at GABP. Unfortunately, it was also a losing night for the Reds

The Reds and Blue Jays combined for 14 runs…. ...in the first two innings.

The Reds trailed 4-0 and 8-1, before battling back to 8-6 in the 2nd. 
In the 4th, the Jays went up 10-6 and the Reds answered to make it 10-8.

Trailing 11-9 in the 8th, the Reds (70-69) got the tying run to the plate with one out, but that would be it. The Jays added another run on a Jose Trevino passed ball in the 9th.

Austin Hayes jacked a three-run homer, had two hits, drove in four, and scored twice. George Springer homered twice, including his 62nd career leadoff shot. He had three hits, a walk, three runs and three RBI. 

The Jays clobbered four long balls on the night.

Meanwhile, the Mets hammered the Tigers 12-5, so the Reds fall five games out of the third Wild Card with 23 games remaining. 

Offense: 15 H, 2 BB, 8 K. Six Reds had multiple hit nights.  
Hays: 2 H, 2B, 3-R HR, 2 R, 4 RBI 
Friedl: 2 H, HR, 2 R
Marte: 2 2B, 2 R
Trevino: 2 H, 2B, R 
McLain: 2 H, 2B, R, RBI 
Hayes: 2 H
Stewart: 1 for 5 
Elly: H, BB, R. 1 HR last 59 games, 0 last 29, still leads team w/ 19.

Barlow: 1 IN, 2 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 1 K, HR, 34 pitches 
Forced into opener role with Nick Lodolo dealing with illness

Bullpen: 
Suter 2.1, 6 R, Maxwell 1.2, Phillips 2.0, R, Sanmartin 1.2, 1 R. 0 ER, Zulueta 0.1     

How they scored: 
1st Elly RBI 1B, 4-1 Jays 
2nd McLain RBI 2B, Marte hustled/reached on 2-out error/McLain scored, Hays 3-R HR, 8-6 Jays 
4th Hays RBI 2B, Lux RBI 1B, 10-8 Jays
8th Friedl HR, 11-9 Jays