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Steer's 2-run triple in 8th helps Reds beat Dodgers 5-2 after Ohtani's outing cut short
Spencer Steer hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Wednesday night after Shohei Ohtani's pitching outing was cut short. Ohtani left the mound accompanied by a trainer during the fourth inning with no outs and a 2-0 count against Spencer Steer. The Dodgers' two-way superstar threw six straight balls, including two consecutive wild pitches. Ohtani was making his seventh mound start in his comeback from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, which occurred after the 2023 season. The Dodgers' plan for Wednesday was for Ohtani to throw four innings. He threw 51 pitches, including 32 for strikes. He remained in the game as the designated hitter and was 0 for 5. After Austin Hays and Tyler Stephenson walked in the eighth against Emmet Sheehan (0-3), Steer drove a ball to deep center on the 11th pitch of his at-bat. James Outman, who had just entered to play center field, nearly made a leaping catch at the wall, but the ball popped out of his glove, and Hays and Stephenson scored. Will Benson singled to drive in Steer, his second RBI of the night. Scott Barlow (4-0) got the final two outs in the eighth and Tony Santillan worked the ninth for his third save. Freddie Freeman had a two-run homer for Los Angeles in the fourth inning. Sheehan looked like he was going to get out of the inning earlier in Steer's at-bat, but left fielder Andy Pages dropped a fly ball in foul territory after trying to make a jumping catch. The Reds have not been swept in any of their 35 series this season. That is the longest run in club history, surpassing the 1970 NL championship team's 32-series streak. Cincinnati is the only team not to have been swept this season. Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (4-2, 3.62 ERA) gets the start in Friday's series opener at Tampa Bay. Reds: LHP Andrew Abbott (8-1, 2.09 ERA) pitches Thursday against visiting Atlanta.
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Steer's 2-run triple in 8th helps reds beat dodgers 5-2 after ohtani's outing cut short
CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Wednesday night after Shohei Ohtani's pitching outing was cut short. Ohtani left the mound accompanied by a trainer during the fourth inning with no outs and a 2-0 count against Spencer Steer. The Dodgers' two-way superstar threw six straight balls including two consecutive wild pitches. Ohtani was making his seventh mound start in his comeback from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, which occurred after the 2023 season. The Dodgers' plan for Wednesday was for Ohtani to throw four innings. He threw 51 pitches including 32 for strikes. After Austin Hays and Tyler Stephenson walked in the eighth against Emmet Sheehan (0-3), Steer drove a ball to deep center on the 11th pitch of his at-bat. James Outman, who had just entered to play center field, nearly made a leaping catch at the wall, but the ball popped out of his glove, and Hays and Stephenson scored. Will Benson singled to drive in Steer, his second RBI of the night. Scott Barlow (4-0) got the final two outs in the eighth, and Tony Santillan worked the ninth for his third save. Freddie Freeman had a two-run homer for Los Angeles in the fourth inning. Key moment – Sheehan looked like he was going to get out of the inning earlier in Steer's at-bat, but left fielder Andy Pages dropped a fly ball in foul territory after trying to make a jumping catch. Key stat – The Reds have not been swept in any of their 34 series this season. That is the longest run in club history, surpassing the 1970 NL championship teams' 32-series streak. Cincinnati is the only team not to have been swept this season. Up next Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (4-2 3.62 ERA) gets the start in Friday's series opener at Tampa Bay. Reds: LHP Andrew Abbott (8-1 2.09 ERA) pitches Thursday against visiting Atlanta.
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7 hours ago
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How a marathon Spencer Steer at-bat saved the Reds against the Dodgers
If the Cincinnati Reds go on to make the playoffs or accomplish anything of note in 2025, they might point back to Spencer Steer's eighth inning at-bat in the 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers July 30 as the reason they achieved it. With the Reds in desperate need of avoiding a sweep and the game tied at two, Steer went to work on a two-out at-bat that ran the count full and ended up lasting 11 pitches against Emmet Sheehan. With two runners aboard, Steer even saw a pop-up in foul territory dropped by left fielder Andy Pages to keep him alive before he eventually drove a ball to deep center. Center fielder James Outman climbed the wall in center and prevented a three-run homer by Steer, knocking the ball down and nearly catching it. Outman crashed to the base of the wall with the ball. In the meantime, Austin Hays and Tyler Stephenson came around to score for a 4-2 Cincinnati lead. Steer ended up at third base with a triple, and he would score for a 5-2 lead when Will Benson singled into right field in the next at-bat. Tony Santillan entered the game and shut the door on L.A. as the Reds won, 5-2, at Great American Ball Park, salvaging a victory that prevented them from dropping to four games back in the National League Wild Card race. The Reds kept alive their season-long streak of not being swept. July 30 was the sixth time the Reds used a series finale to avoid a sweep. The win also capped a busy day at the ballpark as the Reds joined in on the trading frenzy ahead of the July 31 trade deadline at 6 p.m. The Reds struck first offensively. Ohtani allowed a leadoff double to former Dodgers teammate Gavin Lux, who was later driven in on an RBI single by Elly De La Cruz. Freddie Freeman put the Dodgers in front and in line for the sweep with a two-run homer to right-center field in the top of the fourth inning. The bottom half of the fourth changed the course of the game and made international news. After Ohtani threw six straight balls including two wild pitches, a mound visit involving Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and trainers resulted in Ohtani being lifted from his seventh start of 2025. Ohtani remained in the game as L.A.'s designated hitter but considering the news of his exit was already rippling across oceans. Bear in mind Ohtani didn't pitch at all in 2024 following elbow surgery. Anthony Banda took over for Ohtani on the mound mid-at-bat versus Spencer Steer and walked him. The walk was charged to Ohtani. Ohtani was also charged with Noelvi Marte's game-tying run on a Will Benson sacrifice. Branda managed to limit the damage to a game-tying run, though. Ohtani ended the night with two runs allowed on five hits, two walks and four strikeouts. The Reds will turn the page for their three-game series against the Atlanta Braves. Officially, the Reds will host all three games but only the first two will be played at Great American Ball Park (July 31 and Aug. 1). The series finale - the inaugural Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway - is scheduled for Saturday (7:15 p.m. ET). This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: How a marathon Spencer Steer at-bat saved the Reds against the Dodgers
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7 hours ago
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Steer's 2-run triple in 8th helps Reds beat Dodgers 5-2 after Ohtani's outing cut short
CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Wednesday night after Shohei Ohtani's pitching outing was cut short. Ohtani left the mound accompanied by a trainer during the fourth inning with no outs and a 2-0 count against Spencer Steer. The Dodgers' two-way superstar threw six straight balls, including two consecutive wild pitches. Ohtani was making his seventh mound start in his comeback from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, which occurred after the 2023 season. The Dodgers' plan for Wednesday was for Ohtani to throw four innings. He threw 51 pitches, including 32 for strikes. After Austin Hays and Tyler Stephenson walked in the eighth against Emmet Sheehan (0-3), Steer drove a ball to deep center on the 11th pitch of his at-bat. James Outman, who had just entered to play center field, nearly made a leaping catch at the wall, but the ball popped out of his glove, and Hays and Stephenson scored. Will Benson singled to drive in Steer, his second RBI of the night. Scott Barlow (4-0) got the final two outs in the eighth and Tony Santillan worked the ninth for his third save. Freddie Freeman had a two-run homer for Los Angeles in the fourth inning. Key moment Sheehan looked like he was going to get out of the inning earlier in Steer's at-bat, but left fielder Andy Pages dropped a fly ball in foul territory after trying to make a jumping catch. Key stat The Reds have not been swept in any of their 34 series this season. That is the longest run in club history, surpassing the 1970 NL championship team's 32-series streak. Cincinnati is the only team not to have been swept this season. Up next Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (4-2, 3.62 ERA) gets the start in Friday's series opener at Tampa Bay. Reds: LHP Andrew Abbott (8-1, 2.09 ERA) pitches Thursday against visiting Atlanta. ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
7 hours ago
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After Shohei Ohtani leaves mound, Reds down Dodgers
July 31 - Spencer Steer broke a tie with a two-run, two-out triple in the eighth inning as the Cincinnati Reds salvaged the finale of a three-game series with a 5-2 win over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani exited as a pitcher after just three-plus innings. He flied out to Benson for the final out of the game, finishing 0-for-5 at the plate. Three pitches after left fielder Andy Pages dropped a foul pop along the left field line, Steer drove the 11th pitch of the at-bat from Emmet Sheehan (2-2) to deep center. James Outman, who entered the game as a defensive replacement to start the inning, leaped at the wall and had the ball bounce off his glove as Austin Hays and Tyler Stephenson scored for a 4-2 lead. Will Benson, who made a pair of spectacular running catches in center, added an RBI single off Blake Treinen to increase the advantage to 5-2. After dropping the first two games to the Dodgers, the Reds extended their streak to 35 series without being swept this season, the only major league team not to have been swept so far in 2025. Reds reliever Scott Barlow (4-0) recorded the final two outs of the top of the eighth, escaping a bases-loaded, one-out jam. Tony Santillan pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save. Ohtani was escorted from the mound by medical training staff after walking Tyler Stephenson and throwing two more balls to Spencer Steer in the fourth before manager Dave Roberts hurried out of the Dodgers' dugout. Ohtani, who had his second Tommy John surgery in September 2023, was making his seventh start of the season, and was into the fourth inning for the first time this season. He was charged with two runs on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Anthony Banda entered the game, finishing a walk to Steer that was charged to Ohtani. Banda allowed a sacrifice fly to Benson but got out of the inning with the game tied 2-2. Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers in the fourth inning off Nick Martinez, who allowed two runs on four hits in six innings. Martinez fanned seven and walked two. Steer had two hits and two RBIs for the Reds, and Santiago Espinal also collected two hits. --Field Level Media
