Edgar Renteria sparks as Cincinnati Reds defeat Cleveland Indians 7-5 – MLB Update
Cincinnati Reds’ short-stop, Edgar Renteria was impressive with his bat as he went 2-for-4 with an average of .237 and hit one homer and one RBI in the Reds’ 7-5 win over the Cleveland Indians at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati on July 3.
In the first inning, the batters got out as Michael Brantley doubled to deep right-field but Cord Phelps was flown out towards right-field and Asdrubal Cabrera struck-out swinging without posting any run. Similarly, the Reds’ batters also failed to add up
some runs as Fred Lewis was struck-out swinging and Jay Bruce grounded out to the catcher at the bottom of the first inning.
The Indians’ offence posted two runs in the second while the Reds blasted three runs to go-ahead 3-2 at the end of the second inning. Shelley Duncan struck a solo homer (395 feet) to left-field while Lonnie Chisenhall scored a single run for the Indians.
On the other side, Chris Heisey hit a one-run homer (377 feet) towards left-field and Renteria added one run on the single-run shot of Miguel Cairo to centre-field. The third run for the Reds was taken by Cairo when Lewis singled to right-field. The Reds
were leading until the third inning as it passed without any score.
The Reds’ starter, Mike Leake was little bit shaky as he gave up four runs on four hits with four earned runs in his six inning pitched. He allowed two walks on his 93 pitches and had eight strike-outs. Leake threw the ball with an ERA of 4.03.
During the fourth inning, the Reds took their lead 6-2 by posting three runs. Cairo scored on the drive of Lewis, Leake completed a single run when Joey Votto hit a sacrifice fly towards centre-field and the third run was taken by Lewis on the sacrifice
bunt of Ramon Hernandez to left-field.
The Reds increased their lead to 7-2 during the fifth inning when Renteria homered (358 feet) to right-field. In the sixth inning, Brantley and Phelps both added two runs on the drive of Grady Sizemore towards left-field to cut the Indians’ deficit, 7-4.
Duncan scored the last run in the seventh inning when Travis Hafner singled to left-field and ended the game 7-5.
The Reds avoided the sweep after having a comprehensive victory against the Indians and finished the three-game series 2-1.
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