Friday, April 17, 2026 · Target Field · Final

Cincinnati Reds logo Cincinnati Reds

51-57 · L10 5-5

2–1
Minnesota Twins logo Minnesota Twins

55-55 · L10 8-2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CIN 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
MIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
WP Brandon Williamson (2-3) LP Joe Ryan (6-7) SV Emilio Pagán (11)

Stars of the game

Joe Ryan Brandon Williamson Eugenio Suárez

Season matchup

MIN leads 14 of 19 categories

CIN Metric MIN
Offense
4.10 27th Runs scored per game 4.71 9th
.704 22nd Team On-Base Plus Slugging .724 14th
139 6th Team Home Runs 127 15th
.230 28th Team Batting Average .245 12th
5.3 30th Total position-player WAR 13.1 13th
Pitching
4.74 21st Runs allowed per game 4.97 26th
4.41 23rd Team Earned Run Average 4.62 25th
1.41 27th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.38 24th
866 22nd Team Strikeouts 906 19th
6.9 21st Rotation WAR 8.5 13th
-0.3 28th Bullpen WAR 1.3 23rd
Roster
6.5 24th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 6.7 23rd
28.7% 29th Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 9.2% 7th
122.6% 1st Share of position-player WAR from the top three 51.1% 25th
28.2 21st Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 29.1 10th
Results
.472 22nd Winning percentage .500 14th
-69 26th Run differential -29 21st
.434 27th Pythagorean winning percentage .475 21st
.520 14th Winning percentage in one-run games .481 18th
.444 27th Home winning percentage .526 13th
.500 12th Road winning percentage .472 16th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 TJ Friedl LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .506
2 Matt McLain 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191 .620
3 Elly De La Cruz SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .279 .859
4 Sal Stewart 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 .804
5 Eugenio Suárez 3B 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 .202 .666
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .142 .426
6 Nathaniel Lowe DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .804
7 Spencer Steer RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .739
8 Will Benson RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .643
Dane Myers CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .758
9 Tyler Stephenson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .731
Team 31 2 4 0 2 1 8 .129 .350
2B:
De La Cruz, Suárez
SB:
Stewart
GIDP:
Steer
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Brandon Williamson W 5.1 3 1 1 4 2 0 93-50 6.11 1.64
Connor Phillips 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10-8 5.53 1.77
Graham Ashcraft 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16-8 3.33 1.22
Tony Santillan 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-7 5.23 1.39
Emilio Pagán SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-8 4.84 1.21
Team 9.0 5 1 1 5 4 0 144-81 1.00 1.11

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Byron Buxton CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 .864
2 Austin Martin LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .243 .682
3 Luke Keaschall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .687
4 Ryan Jeffers DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 .927
James Outman DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .515
5 Josh Bell 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .242 .711
6 Victor Caratini C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .672
7 Matt Wallner RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .551
8 Brooks Lee SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .719
9 Ryan Kreidler 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .711
Trevor Larnach PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 .823
Tristan Gray 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .604
Team 30 1 5 0 1 5 4 .167 .464
GIDP:
Keaschall
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Joe Ryan L 6.0 3 2 1 0 6 0 94-57 3.52 1.11
Justin Topa 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11-9 8.05 2.00
Kody Funderburk 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-6 3.52 1.34
Cole Sands 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20-10 8.25 1.67
Team 9.0 4 2 1 1 8 0 133-82 1.00 0.56
Win% = MIN win prob.
Bot 9th · MIN batting
2–1

Groundout. Byron Buxton grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart.

0%
2–1

Strikeout. Tristan Gray strikes out swinging.

5%
2–1

Pop Out. Brooks Lee pops out to second baseman Matt McLain.

12% ▼9
Top 9th · CIN batting
2–1

Strikeout. Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes.

20%
2–1

Forceout. Sal Stewart grounds into a force out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to shortstop Brooks Lee. Elly De La Cruz out at 2nd. Sal Stewart to 1st.

19%
2–1

Walk. Elly De La Cruz walks.

16%
2–1

Strikeout. Matt McLain called out on strikes.

18%
Bot 8th · MIN batting
2–1

Lineout. Matt Wallner lines out sharply to center fielder Dane Myers.

17% ▼10
2–1

Groundout. Victor Caratini grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart. Ryan Jeffers to 2nd.

27%
2–1

Flyout. Josh Bell flies out to center fielder Dane Myers.

32% ▼9
2–1

Single. Ryan Jeffers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers.

41% ▲10
Top 8th · CIN batting
2–1

Bunt Groundout. TJ Friedl bunt grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Josh Bell.

31%
2–1

Groundout. Tyler Stephenson grounds out, third baseman Tristan Gray to first baseman Josh Bell.

30%
2–1

Flyout. Dane Myers flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton.

28%
Bot 7th · MIN batting
2–1

Groundout. Luke Keaschall grounds out, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to first baseman Sal Stewart.

26% ▼10
2–1

Single. Austin Martin singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Tristan Gray to 2nd.

35%
2–1

Flyout. Byron Buxton flies out to right fielder Will Benson.

31%
2–1

Walk. Trevor Larnach walks.

37%
2–1

Flyout. Brooks Lee flies out to right fielder Will Benson.

32%
Top 7th · CIN batting
2–1

Grounded Into DP. Spencer Steer grounds into a double play, pitcher Justin Topa to second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Josh Bell. Eugenio Suárez out at 2nd. Spencer Steer out at 1st.

36%
2–1

Flyout. Nathaniel Lowe flies out sharply to center fielder Byron Buxton.

31%
2–1

Single. Eugenio Suárez singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Martin.

27%
Bot 6th · MIN batting
2–1

Groundout. Matt Wallner grounds out, pitcher Connor Phillips to first baseman Sal Stewart.

31%
2–1

Strikeout. Victor Caratini strikes out on a foul tip.

35%
2–1

Single. Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl.

40%
2–1

Pop Out. Ryan Jeffers pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz.

36%
Top 6th · CIN batting
2–1

Strikeout. Sal Stewart called out on strikes.

40%
2–1

Groundout. Elly De La Cruz grounds out sharply to first baseman Josh Bell.

38%
2–1

Flyout. Matt McLain flies out to right fielder Matt Wallner.

37%
Bot 5th · MIN batting
2–1

Grounded Into DP. Luke Keaschall grounds into a double play, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Byron Buxton out at 2nd. Luke Keaschall out at 1st.

34% ▼18
2–1

Sac Fly. Austin Martin out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Will Benson. Brooks Lee scores. Ryan Kreidler to 3rd.

52%
2–0

Walk. Byron Buxton walks. Brooks Lee to 3rd. Ryan Kreidler to 2nd.

53% ▲11
2–0

Walk. Ryan Kreidler walks. Brooks Lee to 2nd.

42% ▲8
2–0

Walk. Brooks Lee walks.

34%
Top 5th · CIN batting
2–0

Strikeout. TJ Friedl strikes out swinging.

29%
2–0

Strikeout. Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging.

28%
2–0

Flyout. Will Benson flies out to right fielder Matt Wallner.

27%
Bot 4th · MIN batting
2–0

Strikeout. Matt Wallner strikes out swinging.

25%
2–0

Flyout. Victor Caratini flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl.

28%
2–0

Single. Josh Bell singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl.

32%
2–0

Flyout. Ryan Jeffers flies out to right fielder Will Benson.

28%
Top 4th · CIN batting
2–0

Groundout. Spencer Steer grounds out sharply, shortstop Brooks Lee to first baseman Josh Bell.

31%
2–0

Strikeout. Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging.

28%
2–0

Double. Eugenio Suárez doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart scores.

25% ▼14
0–0

Field Error. Sal Stewart reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Ryan Kreidler. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd.

42%
0–0

Double. Elly De La Cruz doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner.

48%
0–0

Strikeout. Matt McLain called out on strikes.

53%
Bot 3rd · MIN batting
0–0

Strikeout. Luke Keaschall challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Luke Keaschall called out on strikes.

50% ▼8
0–0

Walk. Austin Martin walks. Matt Wallner to 3rd. Byron Buxton to 2nd.

58%
0–0

Single. Byron Buxton singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Spencer Steer. Matt Wallner to 2nd.

55%
0–0

Flyout. Ryan Kreidler flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl.

53%
0–0

Flyout. Brooks Lee flies out to right fielder Will Benson.

56%
0–0

Hit By Pitch. Matt Wallner hit by pitch.

60%
Top 3rd · CIN batting
0–0

Lineout. TJ Friedl lines out to right fielder Matt Wallner.

56%
0–0

Flyout. Tyler Stephenson flies out sharply to center fielder Byron Buxton.

54%
0–0

Pop Out. Will Benson pops out to third baseman Ryan Kreidler.

53%
Bot 2nd · MIN batting
0–0

Groundout. Victor Caratini grounds out, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to first baseman Sal Stewart.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Josh Bell grounds out softly, pitcher Brandon Williamson to first baseman Sal Stewart.

51%
0–0

Flyout. Ryan Jeffers flies out to left fielder Spencer Steer.

53%
Top 2nd · CIN batting
0–0

Flyout. Spencer Steer flies out to right fielder Matt Wallner.

55%
0–0

Groundout. Nathaniel Lowe grounds out sharply, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Josh Bell. Sal Stewart to 3rd.

51%
0–0

Groundout. Eugenio Suárez grounds out, shortstop Brooks Lee to first baseman Josh Bell. Sal Stewart to 2nd.

48%
0–0

Single. Sal Stewart singles on a fly ball to right fielder Matt Wallner.

46%
Bot 1st · MIN batting
0–0

Flyout. Luke Keaschall flies out sharply to center fielder TJ Friedl.

50%
0–0

Lineout. Austin Martin lines out to left fielder Spencer Steer.

51%
0–0

Flyout. Byron Buxton flies out to right fielder Will Benson.

53%
Top 1st · CIN batting
0–0

Lineout. Elly De La Cruz lines out to left fielder Austin Martin.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Matt McLain called out on strikes.

54%
0–0

Flyout. TJ Friedl flies out to right fielder Matt Wallner.

52%