SAN DIEGO (AP) — Elly De La Cruz’s 443-foot home run into the bullpen sent a few Padres relievers scrambling out of the way, and Nick Lodolo combined with two relievers on a four-hitter and struck out 11 as the Cincinnati Reds beat San Diego 5-2 on Monday night. The Reds retired 23 straight batters from the second inning into the ninth and had a combined one-hitter going into the final frame. Lodolo (3-0) retired his final 18 batters after issuing consecutive walks to open the second inning. Fernando Cruz pitched a perfect eighth and Alex Díaz retired the first two batters of the ninth before Jake Cronenworth doubled and scored on Manny Machado’s single. Xander Bogaerts singled before Ha-Seong Kim struck out. If Cronenworth hadn’t gotten the hit, it would have been the first time in Padres history that a leadoff homer was their only hit. |
Katie Price reveals her plans to REDUCE her surgically enhanced assetsDanny Cipriani holidays with 90210 star AnnaLynne McCord at spiritual retreat in EgyptZara Tindall and her husband Mike share a lovedFirst major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sidesPanthers have many needs entering NFL draft, but no firstThe Dallas Stars have a big age gap with players who have come together for No. 1 seed in the WestArizona Republican drops reelection effort after accusation he forged signaturesSaints enter the NFL draft with questions along the offensive lineShapiro says Pennsylvania will move all school standardized testing online in 2026Judge hears testimony in man's bid for a new trial for girl's 1988 killing