Sal Stewart home run proves decisive for Reds vs. Giants
The Cincinnati Reds' series-opening win against the San Francisco Giants took a familiar form: Good pitching and just enough hitting . Entering the April 14 game at Great American Ball Park, the Reds and Giants were both hurting for offense . Cincinnati was tied for the second-fewest runs scored in baseball while the Giants had the fewest.
The Reds also had the second-lowest batting average in baseball (. 203), although the Giants were at least hitting . 242 on the young season.
All those metrics seemed to hold true as the Reds were out-hit, 7-3, but won the game, 2-1. More: 'New Rece': Hinds wants to bring his hot hitting in Triple-A to Reds Cincinnati improved to 10-7 overall and 2-2 on the current homestand while the Giants dropped to 6-11. The three-game series continues April 15 at Great American Ball Park (6:40 p.
m. ) with Cincinnati's Rhett Lowder (1-1, 3. 31 ERA) expected to face San Francisco's Tyler Mahle (0-2, 4.
30 ERA). All of Cincinnati's offense came via the home run. Spencer Steer broke a scoreless tie in the third inning on a 401-foot shot to left-center field and Sal Stewart doubled Cincinnati's lead an inning later with a 390-foot blast to right-center.