Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros, May 8, 2026

AstrosHOU
10-0
Final
RedsCIN

May 8, 2026, 6:10 PM ET | Great American Ball Park

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

3-2

Last 5
W 3-1
@ BOS
L 3-8
vs LAD
W 2-1
vs LAD
L 2-12
vs LAD
W 10-0
@ CIN

Cincinnati Reds

0-5

Last 5
L 4-5
@ CHC
L 2-3
@ CHC
L 6-7
@ CHC
L 3-8
@ CHC
L 0-10
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Mike Burrows headshot
Mike Burrows
Recorded starter

Cincinnati Reds

Nick Lodolo headshot
Nick Lodolo
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 8, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros16-23.410#4#114.5
Cincinnati Reds20-19.513#5#57.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Houston AstrosCincinnati Reds
.732
OPS
.699
226
HR
213
734
Runs
666
4.45
ERA
4.83
1.34
WHIP
1.44
1411
Strikeouts by pitchers
1293

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Houston Astros

Hitters

Zach Cole headshot
Zach Cole

3 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Brice Matthews headshot
Brice Matthews

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Mike Burrows headshot
Mike Burrows

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert

7.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan Abreu headshot
Bryan Abreu

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

JJ Bleday headshot
JJ Bleday

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Spencer Steer headshot
Spencer Steer

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Elly De La Cruz headshot
Elly De La Cruz

6 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jose Franco headshot
Jose Franco

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chase Petty headshot
Chase Petty

5.2 IP, 1 SO, 4.77 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Mike Burrows headshot
Mike Burrows
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Zach Cole headshot
Zach Cole
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 0: HOU 13 hits, CIN 5 hits; HOU 0 errors, CIN 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Houston Astros02000201510130
Cincinnati Reds000000000050

Box Score

Batting

Yordan Alvarez and Brice Matthews led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jose Altuve2B3210010
Braden ShewmakePH/2B1010000
Yordan AlvarezDH4122001
Shay WhitcombPH/DH1011000
Isaac Paredes3B4011100
Christian Walker1B5000000
Cam SmithRF3110100
Brice MatthewsCF4220010
Zach DezenzoLF3112011
Zach ColeLF1113001
Christian VázquezC4111011
Nick AllenSS4110000
Totals37101310244

Elly De La Cruz led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits.

Cincinnati Reds batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
TJ FriedlCF4000010
JJ BledayLF3000100
Elly De La CruzSS4020010
Sal Stewart1B/3B4010000
Nathaniel LoweDH4010020
Spencer SteerRF/1B4000020
Tyler StephensonC3000010
Matt McLain2B3010000
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B2000010
Will BensonPH/RF1000010
Totals32050190

Pitching

Mike Burrows went 7.0 innings for Houston Astros (6 SO, 0 ER); Nick Lodolo went 5.1 innings for Cincinnati Reds (2 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Mike Burrows7.0300160
AJ Blubaugh1.0100010
Logan VanWey1.0100020
Cincinnati Reds
Nick Lodolo5.1544122
Pierce Johnson1.2000120
Tejay Antone1.0111000
Tony Santillan0.0444002
Jose Trevino1.0311000
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T2

    Home Run Zach Dezenzo homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Brice Matthews scores. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T6

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (13) on a line drive to right center field. Jose Altuve scores. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T8

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jose Altuve scores. HOU 5, CIN 0

  • T9

    Home Run Zach Cole homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Cam Smith scores. Brice Matthews scores. HOU 8, CIN 0

  • T9

    Home Run Christian Vázquez homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 9, CIN 0

  • T9

    Single Shay Whitcomb singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Nick Allen scores. Braden Shewmake to 2nd. HOU 10, CIN 0

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Spencer Steer strikes out swinging. HOU 10, CIN 0

  • B9

    Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. HOU 10, CIN 0

  • B9

    Lineout Sal Stewart lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 10, CIN 0

  • B9

    Single Elly De La Cruz singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Zach Cole. HOU 10, CIN 0

  • T9

    Grounded Into DP 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. HOU 10, CIN 0

  • T9

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl. HOU 10, CIN 0

  • T9

    Single Shay Whitcomb singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Nick Allen scores. Braden Shewmake to 2nd. HOU 10, CIN 0

  • T9

    Single Braden Shewmake singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Nick Allen to 2nd. HOU 9, CIN 0

  • T9

    Single Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. HOU 9, CIN 0

  • T9

    Home Run Christian Vázquez homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 9, CIN 0

  • T9

    Home Run Zach Cole homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Cam Smith scores. Brice Matthews scores. HOU 8, CIN 0

  • T9

    Single Brice Matthews singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Cam Smith to 3rd. Brice Matthews to 2nd. HOU 5, CIN 0

  • T9

    Single Cam Smith singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. HOU 5, CIN 0

  • B8

    Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to center fielder Brice Matthews. HOU 5, CIN 0

  • B8

    Groundout TJ Friedl grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher AJ Blubaugh. Matt McLain to 3rd. HOU 5, CIN 0

  • B8

    Strikeout Will Benson strikes out swinging. HOU 5, CIN 0

  • B8

    Single Matt McLain singles on a fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. HOU 5, CIN 0

  • T8

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. HOU 5, CIN 0

  • T8

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jose Altuve scores. HOU 5, CIN 0

  • T8

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jose Altuve to 3rd. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T8

    Double Jose Altuve doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • B7

    Groundout Tyler Stephenson grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • B7

    Groundout Spencer Steer grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T7

    Pop Out Nick Allen pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart in foul territory. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T7

    Lineout Christian Vázquez lines out to second baseman Matt McLain. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • B6

    Flyout Sal Stewart flies out sharply to center fielder Brice Matthews. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • B6

    Pop Out JJ Bleday pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T6

    Walk Cam Smith walks. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T6

    Lineout Christian Walker lines out to left fielder JJ Bleday. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T6

    Double Isaac Paredes doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T6

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (13) on a line drive to right center field. Jose Altuve scores. HOU 4, CIN 0

  • T6

    Hit By Pitch Jose Altuve hit by pitch. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T6

    Groundout Nick Allen grounds out sharply, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B5

    Lineout TJ Friedl lines out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B5

    Groundout Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out sharply, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B5

    Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T5

    Flyout Zach Dezenzo flies out sharply to right fielder Spencer Steer. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T5

    Pop Out Brice Matthews pops out to second baseman Matt McLain. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B4

    Flyout Spencer Steer flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B4

    Single Nathaniel Lowe singles on a fly ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. JJ Bleday to 3rd. Sal Stewart to 2nd. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B4

    Single Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. JJ Bleday to 2nd. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B4

    Lineout Elly De La Cruz lines out sharply to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B4

    Walk JJ Bleday walks. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Cam Smith grounds into a double play, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Cam Smith out at 1st. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Christian Walker pops out to second baseman Matt McLain. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T4

    Walk Isaac Paredes challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Paredes walks. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B3

    Strikeout TJ Friedl strikes out swinging. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ke'Bryan Hayes called out on strikes. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B3

    Lineout Matt McLain lines out softly to second baseman Jose Altuve. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T3

    Lineout Yordan Alvarez lines out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T3

    Groundout Nick Allen grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B2

    Lineout Tyler Stephenson lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Spencer Steer called out on strikes. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • B2

    Pop Out Nathaniel Lowe pops out softly to catcher Christian Vázquez in foul territory. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T2

    Groundout Christian Vázquez grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T2

    Home Run Zach Dezenzo homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Brice Matthews scores. HOU 2, CIN 0

  • T2

    Triple Brice Matthews triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. HOU 0, CIN 0

  • T2

    Pop Out Cam Smith pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart. HOU 0, CIN 0

  • T2

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. HOU 0, CIN 0

  • B1

    Flyout Sal Stewart flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, CIN 0

  • B1

    Double Elly De La Cruz doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 0, CIN 0

  • B1

    Lineout JJ Bleday lines out sharply to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, CIN 0

  • B1

    Flyout TJ Friedl flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 0, CIN 0

  • T1

    Grounded Into DP Isaac Paredes grounds into a double play, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd. Isaac Paredes out at 1st. HOU 0, CIN 0

  • T1

    Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer. HOU 0, CIN 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. HOU 0, CIN 0