Cincinnati(54-58) quickly scored two runs in the opening frame for a 2-0 advantage. Elly De La Cruz crushed a two-run homer to right-center field on the first pitch with Jonathan India aboard. It turned out to be the 19th home run for De La Cruz this season.
The Reds added two more runs during the third inning for a four-run margin. De La Cruz reached base on a throwing error and India scored. Two batters later, T.J. Friedl hit a sacrifice fly to left field and De La Cruz crossed the plate.
It became 6-0 for the Red Legs in the top of the fourth. Noelvi Marte lifted a two-run homer to right field on a 1-2 count for his third home run of the campaign. Jake Fraley scored in front of him on the play.
In the fifth inning, Cincinnati made it 7-0. Ty France socked his first home run with his new club on a 2-0 count over the center-field wall.
Miami(42-71) got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth. Jesus Sanchez hammered a solo home run on a 1-1 pitch to right field for his 13th homer of the year. His 480-foot home run was the longest in Major League Baseball in 2024.
The Marlins cut it to 7-3 in the seventh inning. Sanchez grounded into a double play and Ali Sanchez reached home. Jonah Bride followed and knocked in Xavier Edwards with a single into right field.
The Reds increased it to 8-3 in the top of the eighth. De La Cruz walloped a solo home run to right field on a 1-0 count for his 20th homer of the season. He became the third Reds player in franchise history, along with Joe Morgan and Eric Davis, to compile at least 20 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season.
In the ninth inning, Cincinnati added two more runs for a seven-run gap. Fraley doubled down the left-field line for Tyler Stephenson and Jeimer Candelario to score.
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