Oakland Athletics 5, Cincinnati Reds 6 — August 6, 2026

Game Highlights

Published August 6, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN	BATTER	PLAY	SCORE
B1	Elly De La Cruz	Elly De La Cruz homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field.	ATH 0, CIN 1
T4	Tyler Soderstrom	Tyler Soderstrom singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Henry Bolte scores. Tommy White scores. Jonah Heim to 2nd.	ATH 2, CIN 1
T4	Lawrence Butler	Reds challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Lawrence Butler grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. Jonah Heim scores. Tyler Soderstrom to 3rd. Max Muncy out at 2nd. Lawrence Butler out at 1st.	ATH 3, CIN 1
B4	Sal Stewart	Sal Stewart homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.	ATH 3, CIN 2
B4	Tyler Stephenson	Tyler Stephenson homers (10) on a fly ball to center field.	ATH 3, CIN 3
B5	Eugenio Suárez	Eugenio Suárez walks. Matt McLain scores. Sal Stewart to 3rd. JJ Bleday to 2nd.	ATH 3, CIN 4
B5	Dane Myers	Dane Myers walks. Sal Stewart scores. JJ Bleday to 3rd. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd.	ATH 3, CIN 5
B7	JJ Bleday	JJ Bleday homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field.	ATH 3, CIN 6
T9	Brian Serven	Brian Serven homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Lawrence Butler scores.	ATH 5, CIN 6

Box score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATH	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	5
CIN	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	6

Pitching & bullpen

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

Athletics AWAY 5

Mason Barnett started for Athletics, leaving trailing 3–5. Out of the bullpen, Seth Johnson took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Mason Barnett Starter 4.1 82 5 7 L

Pitch-by-pitch: what Mason Barnett threw

CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 57% 3.9 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Four-Seam Fastball	44	54%	5	3	14	17	5
Sweeper	15	18%	0	3	2	8	2
Changeup	11	13%	2	0	2	6	1
Slider	10	12%	1	2	2	3	2
Curveball	2	2%	1	0	0	1	0

Elvis Alvarado Middle 0.2 19 0 2 inherited 3, 2 scored
Brady Basso Middle 1.0 9 0 0
Seth Johnson Middle 2.0 42 1 4

Reds HOME 6

Andrew Abbott started for Reds, leaving with a 5–3 lead. Out of the bullpen, Brock Burke took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Andrew Abbott Starter 6.2 88 3 4 W

Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Abbott threw

CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 70% 3.3 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Four-Seam Fastball	36	41%	1	6	9	11	9
Changeup	20	23%	5	3	1	7	4
Sweeper	15	17%	1	2	5	2	5
Curveball	11	13%	0	5	0	3	3
Cutter	6	7%	0	0	3	3	0

Pierce Johnson Middle 1.0 18 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
Sam Moll Middle 0.1 6 0 0 HLD
Brock Burke Setup 1.0 22 2 1 SV

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 5th · off Alvarado

Suárez BB (1)

Game insights

Francona has used 29 different lineups in 30 games

Terry Francona (CIN) has run 29 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 97% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.
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Kotsay has used 30 different lineups in 30 games

Mark Kotsay (ATH) has run 30 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 100% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.
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Batting lines

AWAY · ATH

BATTER	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
Henry Bolte CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.259	.340	.346	.686
Tommy White 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.278	.297	.306	.603
Jonah Heim DH	3	1	1	0	1	1	.229	.285	.429	.714
Tyler Soderstrom LF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.245	.340	.460	.800
Max Muncy 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.220	.292	.378	.670
Lawrence Butler RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.209	.304	.330	.634
Brian Serven C	4	1	1	2	0	0	.250	.294	.625	.919	HR (2)
Alika Williams SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.281	.385	.666
Jonathan Ornelas 2B	3	0	1	0	1	2	.250	.333	.250	.583

HOME · CIN

BATTER	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
Elly De La Cruz SS	5	1	1	1	0	1	.276	.356	.501	.857	HR (19)
Sal Stewart 1B	4	2	2	1	0	1	.257	.336	.484	.820	HR (25)
JJ Bleday LF	3	1	2	1	1	1	.230	.344	.470	.814	HR (20)
Tyler Stephenson C	4	1	1	1	0	2	.252	.337	.420	.757	HR (10)
Dane Myers CF	3	0	0	1	1	3	.263	.362	.363	.725
Héctor Rodríguez DH	3	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.286	.000	.286
Noelvi Marte RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.197	.239	.341	.580
Matt McLain 2B	3	1	0	0	0	2	.190	.289	.331	.620	SB
Eugenio Suárez 3B	2	0	1	1	2	1	.202	.281	.387	.668	2B

Pitching lines

AWAY · ATH

PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP	ERA	DEC
Mason Barnett	4.1	5	5	5	3	7	3	82	5.56	L
Elvis Alvarado	0.2	0	0	0	2	2	0	19	4.58
Brady Basso	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	5.06
Seth Johnson	2.0	3	1	1	0	4	1	42	5.40

HOME · CIN

PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP	ERA	DEC
Andrew Abbott	6.2	7	3	3	2	4	0	88	3.92	W
Pierce Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	4.81	HLD
Sam Moll	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4.14	HLD
Brock Burke	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	22	2.73	SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · ATH

Mark Kotsay

Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.1 R IBBs 2.0 R

HOME · CIN

Terry Francona

Lineup 2.3 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 3.4 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATH

1-9 L8 -32 run diff

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HOME · CIN

7-3 W4 +6 run diff

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Season series: 0-3 with ATH listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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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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