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April 22, 2026 · AL East

Cincinnati Reds vs Tampa Bay Rays

April 22, 2026Tropicana FieldRoof Closed 72°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
16-9
1
vs
HOME
Tampa Bay Rays
13-11
6

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B2 Ben Williamson Ben Williamson singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Ryan Vilade scores. Jonny DeLuca to 3rd. CIN 0, TB 1
B2 Chandler Simpson Chandler Simpson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Will Benson. Jonny DeLuca scores. Throwing error by right fielder Will Benson. CIN 0, TB 2
B2 Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Ben Williamson scores. Taylor Walls to 3rd. CIN 0, TB 3
B3 Junior Caminero Junior Caminero homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 0, TB 4
T5 P.J. Higgins P.J. Higgins out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ryan Vilade. Nathaniel Lowe scores. Spencer Steer to 3rd. CIN 1, TB 4
B5 Ryan Vilade Ryan Vilade singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Yandy Díaz scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. CIN 1, TB 5
B7 Junior Caminero Junior Caminero grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. Taylor Walls scores. Yandy Díaz to 3rd. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. CIN 1, TB 6

Box score

  123456789 R
CIN 000010000 1
TB 031010100 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 1

Brandon Williamson started for Reds, leaving trailing 1–5. Out of the bullpen, Connor Phillips took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Brandon Williamson Starter 4.1 87 5 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Brandon Williamson threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 64% 4.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Cutter 30 34% 4 3 10 9 4
    Sinker 16 18% 0 2 5 5 4
    Changeup 15 17% 2 1 3 6 3
    Curveball 12 14% 0 3 1 4 4
    Four-Seam Fastball 7 8% 0 1 2 4 0
    Sweeper 7 8% 0 1 1 5 0
  • Connor Phillips Reliever 2.0 29 1 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Tony Santillan Setup 0.2 6 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Brock Burke Setup 1.0 9 0 0
Rays HOME 6

Nick Martinez started for Rays, leaving with a 6–1 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • Nick Martinez Starter 8.0 95 1 6 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Nick Martinez threw
    CSW 36% 1st-pitch strike 77% 3.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 46 48% 2 17 8 6 13
    Changeup 19 20% 3 3 2 8 3
    Cutter 12 13% 2 4 2 1 3
    Four-Seam Fastball 8 8% 0 1 1 5 1
    Slider 6 6% 0 0 1 3 2
    Curveball 4 4% 0 2 0 1 1
  • Kevin Kelly Setup 1.0 13 0 1

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 2nd · off Williamson
  • Williamson 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
TJ Friedl CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .161 .263 .184 .447
Matt McLain 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 .336 .267 .603
Elly De La Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 .330 .549 .879
Sal Stewart 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 .389 .615 1.004
Eugenio Suárez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .300 .363 .663
Nathaniel Lowe DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .233 .324 .333 .657
Spencer Steer LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .221 .291 .442 .733 2B
Will Benson RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .333 .265 .598
P.J. Higgins C 2 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .250 .200 .450
HOME · TB
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Yandy Díaz DH 4 1 3 1 0 1 .340 .426 .489 .915
Jonathan Aranda 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .224 .361 .412 .773
Junior Caminero 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .260 .345 .479 .824 HR (6)
Richie Palacios RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .417 .368 .785
Jonny DeLuca CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .280 .321 .480 .801
Ben Williamson 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .242 .319 .306 .625
Chandler Simpson LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .323 .347 .365 .712
Nick Fortes C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .343 .403 .746
Taylor Walls SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .208 .269 .229 .498
Ryan Vilade RF 2 1 2 1 1 0 .286 .355 .357 .712

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Brandon Williamson 4.1 7 5 5 3 3 1 87 5.40 L
Connor Phillips 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 29 2.25
Tony Santillan 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00
Brock Burke 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.79
HOME · TB
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Nick Martinez 8.0 5 1 1 1 6 0 95 2.10 W
Kevin Kelly 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.23

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 1.5 R IBBs 2.9 R
HOME · TB
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.

Read the full methodology.