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Rookie Sal Stewart hits his 8th homer as Reds top Rays 6-1 for 4th straight win
TL;DR
Rookie Sal Stewart hit his 8th homer as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1, marking their fourth consecutive win. Stewart's performance included a two-run homer, a double, and two runs scored.
Key points
- Sal Stewart hit his 8th homer in the game.
- Cincinnati Reds won 6-1 against Tampa Bay Rays.
- Reds achieved their fourth straight win.
- Stewart leads rookies in RBIs with 21.
- Rhett Lowder pitched six innings for the Reds.
Sal StewartCincinnati RedsTampa Bay RaysRhett Lowder
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Sal Stewart homered, doubled, stole a base and scored twice as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Monday night for their fourth straight win. Stewart put Cincinnati on the board with a two-run homer in the first inning, ending Jesse Scholtens' scoreless streak to start the season at 9 2/3 innings. With his eighth homer, Stewart matched Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox for the lead among major league rookies and St. Louis' Jordan Walker for the National League lead. Stewart has the rookie lead in RBIs (21) and extra-base hits (13). The 23-year-old first baseman also snagged a line drive with the bases loaded for the final out. Rhett Lowder (3-1) needed 33 pitches to get through the first inning, issuing a bases-loaded walk to Yandy Díaz. He settled in from there, allowing five hits and two walks in six innings. Three relievers worked an inning apiece for Cincinnati. The Reds entered the game with a bullpen ERA of 2.31, the best in the majors. Scholtens (1-1) allowed five runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. TJ Friedl doubled in the third and scored on Elly De La Cruz’s single. Eugenio Suárez added a two-run double in the sixth for Cincinnati. In the seventh, Stewart hit a two-out double, stole third and scored on a wild pitch by Trevor Martin. Cincinnati's Ke’Bryan Hayes ended a career-worst 0-for-33 slump with a single in the sixth, ending the longest active streak in the majors. He went 1 for 4 and is batting .071.
Q&A
How many home runs does Sal Stewart have this season?
Sal Stewart has hit 8 home runs this season, tying him for the lead among major league rookies.
What was the final score of the Reds vs. Rays game?
The Cincinnati Reds won the game against the Tampa Bay Rays with a final score of 6-1.
Who is starting for the Reds in their next game against the Rays?
Chase Burns is scheduled to start for the Cincinnati Reds in their next game against the Tampa Bay Rays.