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April 21, 2026 · AL East

Cincinnati Reds vs Tampa Bay Rays

April 21, 2026Tropicana FieldDome 72°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
16-8
12
vs
HOME
Tampa Bay Rays
12-11
6

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz homers (7) on a line drive to right center field. Dane Myers scores. CIN 2, TB 0
T2 Ke'Bryan Hayes Ke'Bryan Hayes homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. CIN 3, TB 0
T2 Dane Myers Dane Myers homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 4, TB 0
T5 Spencer Steer Spencer Steer homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 5, TB 0
T6 Matt McLain Matt McLain doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. Dane Myers to 3rd. CIN 6, TB 0
T6 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Dane Myers scores. CIN 7, TB 0
T6 Sal Stewart Sal Stewart singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Matt McLain scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. CIN 9, TB 0
B6 Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda homers (4) on a line drive to right field. Junior Caminero scores. CIN 9, TB 2
T7 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ryan Vilade. Rece Hinds scores. Dane Myers to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd. CIN 10, TB 2
T7 Sal Stewart Sal Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Dane Myers scores. Matt McLain to 3rd. Elly De La Cruz to 2nd. CIN 11, TB 2
T9 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 12, TB 2
B9 Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda walks. Richie Palacios scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. Junior Caminero to 2nd. CIN 12, TB 3
B9 Ben Williamson Ben Williamson walks. Chandler Simpson scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. CIN 12, TB 4
B9 Jonny DeLuca Jonny DeLuca doubles (4) on a pop up to first baseman Sal Stewart. Junior Caminero scores. Jonathan Aranda scores. Ben Williamson to 3rd. CIN 12, TB 6

Box score

  123456789 R
CIN 220014201 12
TB 000002004 6

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Reds AWAY 12

Chase Burns started for Reds, leaving with a 9–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Kyle Nicolas took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Chase Burns Starter 5.2 97 2 8 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Chase Burns threw
    CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 70% 4.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 52 54% 4 14 10 16 8
    Slider 41 42% 9 3 8 17 4
    Changeup 4 4% 1 1 0 1 1
  • Sam Moll Middle 1.1 28 0 0
  • Pierce Johnson Reliever 1.0 17 0 2
  • Kyle Nicolas Reliever 1.0 42 4 2
Rays HOME 6

Steven Matz started for Rays, leaving trailing 0–4. Out of the bullpen, Hunter Bigge took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Steven Matz Starter 3.0 77 4 4 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Steven Matz threw
    CSW 18% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 35 45% 1 4 14 11 5
    Changeup 29 38% 3 3 4 15 4
    Slider 9 12% 1 2 3 3 0
    Curveball 4 5% 0 0 0 4 0
  • Ian Seymour Setup 1.0 15 0 1
  • Griffin Jax Reliever 1.1 29 2 3
  • Hunter Bigge Reliever 0.2 33 3 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Yoendrys Gómez Reliever 2.0 40 2 2
  • Ben Williamson Reliever 1.0 7 1 0

Where the game turned

2 runs Top 1st · off Matz
  • Cruz HR (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Dane Myers CF 3 4 1 1 3 0 .258 .395 .355 .750 HR (1)
Matt McLain 2B 6 1 2 1 0 1 .209 .340 .267 .607 2B, SB
Elly De La Cruz SS 6 3 3 5 0 1 .276 .343 .571 .914 2 HR (7, 8), SB
Sal Stewart 1B 4 0 2 3 1 0 .299 .394 .632 1.026 SB
Eugenio Suárez DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 .241 .313 .379 .692
Spencer Steer LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 .216 .289 .432 .721 HR (4)
Tyler Stephenson C 4 0 0 0 1 3 .158 .279 .263 .542
Will Benson RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .333 .281 .614
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 3 2 1 1 2 0 .085 .169 .136 .305 HR (1)
Rece Hinds RF 3 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .185 .208 .393
HOME · TB
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Chandler Simpson LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .323 .351 .366 .717
Junior Caminero 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 .261 .349 .457 .806
Jonathan Aranda 1B 3 2 1 3 2 1 .229 .356 .422 .778 HR (4)
Ben Williamson P 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241 .323 .310 .633
Jonny DeLuca CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 .298 .327 .511 .838 2B
Ryan Vilade RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .286 .308 .594 2B
Richie Palacios 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .270 .426 .378 .804
Hunter Feduccia C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222 .344 .222 .566
Taylor Walls SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .265 .222 .487
Yandy Díaz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .322 .413 .478 .891
Jake Fraley RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .302 .375 .677
Cedric Mullins CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .156 .205 .286 .491 SB

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Chase Burns 5.2 4 2 2 2 8 1 97 2.57 W
Sam Moll 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 1.64
Pierce Johnson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.61
Kyle Nicolas 1.0 1 4 4 5 2 0 42 9.95
HOME · TB
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Steven Matz 3.0 4 4 4 4 4 3 77 4.81 L
Ian Seymour 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 7.71
Griffin Jax 1.1 1 2 2 1 3 1 29 8.00
Hunter Bigge 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 33 5.14
Yoendrys Gómez 2.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 40 7.04
Ben Williamson 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 9.00

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 1.5 R IBBs 2.9 R
HOME · TB
Kevin Cash
Kevin Cash
Lineup 1.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 2.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · CIN
5-5 L1 +7 run diff
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HOME · TB
3-7 L1 -5 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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