Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
May 8, 2026 • 6:10 PM • Great American Ball Park
Status
Final
Cincinnati Reds
CIN
0
Houston Astros
HOU
10
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsCincinnati Reds
20-19 (.513)
Div
#5
WC
#5
GB
7.0
Houston Astros
16-23 (.410)
Div
#4
WC
#11
GB
4.5
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Cincinnati Reds | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .705 | .732 |
| HR | 88 | 96 |
| Runs | 291 | 333 |
| ERA | 4.67 | 4.91 |
| WHIP | 1.47 | 1.44 |
| Strikeouts | 542 | 602 |
Top Players
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Jose Altuve (2B) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Braden Shewmake (2B) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez (DH) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shay Whitcomb (DH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Walker (1B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Smith (RF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Matthews (CF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Dezenzo (LF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach Cole (LF) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Vázquez (C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Allen (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Burrows (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJ Blubaugh (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan VanWey (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| TJ Friedl (CF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JJ Bleday (LF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elly De La Cruz (SS) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sal Stewart (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathaniel Lowe (DH) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spencer Steer (1B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Stephenson (C) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt McLain (2B) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Benson (RF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Lodolo (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierce Johnson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tejay Antone (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Santillan (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Trevino (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Mike Burrows | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| AJ Blubaugh | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Logan VanWey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Nick Lodolo | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Pierce Johnson | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tejay Antone | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Santillan | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Trevino | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 2 • Home Run • 0-2
Zach Dezenzo homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Brice Matthews scores.
top 6 • Home Run • 0-4
Yordan Alvarez homers (13) on a line drive to right center field. Jose Altuve scores.
top 8 • Groundout • 0-5
Isaac Paredes grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jose Altuve scores.
top 9 • Home Run • 0-8
Zach Cole homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Cam Smith scores. Brice Matthews scores.
top 9 • Home Run • 0-9
Christian Vázquez homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.
top 9 • Single • 0-10
Shay Whitcomb singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Nick Allen scores. Braden Shewmake to 2nd.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Strikeout • 0-10
Spencer Steer strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 0-10
Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Lineout • 0-10
Sal Stewart lines out to right fielder Cam Smith.
bottom 9 • Single • 0-10
Elly De La Cruz singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Zach Cole.
top 9 • Grounded Into DP • 0-10
Christian Walker grounds into a double play, third baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. Braden Shewmake out at 3rd. Christian Walker out at 1st.
top 9 • Flyout • 0-10
Isaac Paredes flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl.
top 9 • Single • 0-10
Shay Whitcomb singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Nick Allen scores. Braden Shewmake to 2nd.
top 9 • Single • 0-9
Braden Shewmake singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Nick Allen to 2nd.
top 9 • Single • 0-9
Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl.
top 9 • Home Run • 0-9
Christian Vázquez homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.
top 9 • Home Run • 0-8
Zach Cole homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Cam Smith scores. Brice Matthews scores.
top 9 • Single • 0-5
Brice Matthews singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Cam Smith to 3rd. Brice Matthews to 2nd.
top 9 • Single • 0-5
Cam Smith singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 0-5
JJ Bleday flies out to center fielder Brice Matthews.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 0-5
TJ Friedl grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher AJ Blubaugh. Matt McLain to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 0-5
Will Benson strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Single • 0-5
Matt McLain singles on a fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews.
top 8 • Flyout • 0-5
Christian Walker flies out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz.
top 8 • Groundout • 0-5
Isaac Paredes grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jose Altuve scores.
top 8 • Groundout • 0-4
Yordan Alvarez grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jose Altuve to 3rd.
top 8 • Double • 0-4
Jose Altuve doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 0-4
Tyler Stephenson grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 0-4
Spencer Steer grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 0-4
Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Pop Out • 0-4
Nick Allen pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart in foul territory.
top 7 • Lineout • 0-4
Christian Vázquez lines out to second baseman Matt McLain.
top 7 • Strikeout • 0-4
Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 0-4
Sal Stewart flies out sharply to center fielder Brice Matthews.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 0-4
Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes.
bottom 6 • Pop Out • 0-4
JJ Bleday pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory.