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Blue Jays
@ Reds
Great American Ballpark
August 18, 2023
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 18, 2023 at Great American Ballpark.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Berrios |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brett Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Great American Ballpark |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 28,504 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dan Bellino 1B: Phil Cuzzi 2B: Mark Ripperger 3B: Shane Livensparger |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Brandon Belt | DH |
| Vladimir Guerrero | First Baseman |
| Cavan Biggio | Right Fielder |
| Matt Chapman | Third Baseman |
| Alejandro Kirk | Catcher |
| Daulton Varsho | Left Fielder |
| Santiago Espinal | Shortstop |
| Kevin Kiermaier | Center Fielder |
| John Schneider | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| TJ Friedl | Center Fielder |
| Matt McLain | Second Baseman |
| Elly De La Cruz | Shortstop |
| Spencer Steer | Third Baseman |
| Joey Votto | First Baseman |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand | DH |
| Tyler Stephenson | Catcher |
| Will Benson | Right Fielder |
| Stuart Fairchild | Left Fielder |
| David Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Reds
Great American Ballpark
August 18, 2023
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Kennedy
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Belt vs. Kennedy
Belt hits a line drive into left field. Fairchild settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Kennedy
There goes Merrifield. The throw from Stephenson and he is safe. Merrifield steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Kennedy
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Kennedy
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Friedl vs. Berrios
Friedl hits a fly ball into left field. Varsho settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Berrios
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berrios fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De La Cruz vs. Berrios
De La Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kirk vs. Kennedy
Kirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. De La Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Kennedy
Varsho hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Friedl. Varsho reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Espinal vs. Kennedy
Espinal hits a line drive towards third. Steer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kiermaier vs. Kennedy
Kiermaier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Votto scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steer vs. Berrios
Steer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Votto vs. Berrios
Votto strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion-Strand vs. Berrios
Encarnacion-Strand strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Berrios
There's a wild pitch. Steer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stephenson vs. Berrios
Stephenson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Benson vs. Berrios
Benson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Kennedy
Merrifield hits a line drive into right field. Benson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Belt vs. Kennedy
Belt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Kennedy
Guerrero is hit by the pitch. Belt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Kennedy
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLain fields it and throws to second for the out. Belt moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Benson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairchild vs. Berrios
Fairchild takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Friedl vs. Berrios
Friedl hits a line drive towards the mound. Berrios reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Berrios
McLain strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
De La Cruz vs. Berrios
De La Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirk vs. Kennedy
Kirk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Kennedy
Varsho hits a popup towards short. De La Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espinal vs. Kennedy
Espinal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Steer vs. Berrios
Steer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chapman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Votto vs. Berrios
Votto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion-Strand vs. Berrios
Encarnacion-Strand strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kiermaier vs. Kennedy
Kiermaier hits a popup towards short. De La Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Kennedy
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. De La Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Belt vs. Kennedy
Belt hits a fly ball into center field. Friedl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Berrios
Stephenson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benson vs. Berrios
Benson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fairchild vs. Berrios
Fairchild hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chapman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Farmer
Buck Farmer now pitching.
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Fairchild settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Farmer
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Farmer
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Friedl vs. Berrios
Friedl hits a popup towards short. Espinal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Berrios
McLain hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
De La Cruz vs. Berrios
De La Cruz takes first base on ball four. McLain moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Steer vs. Berrios
Steer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. McLain moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Votto vs. Cabrera
Genesis Cabrera now pitching.
Votto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Votto for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kirk vs. Gibaut
Ian Gibaut now pitching.
Kirk hits a fly ball into right field. Benson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Gibaut
Varsho hits a fly ball into center field. Friedl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Espinal vs. Gibaut
Espinal hits a fly ball into right field. Benson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion-Strand vs. Garcia
Yimi Garcia now pitching.
Encarnacion-Strand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Garcia
Stephenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Benson vs. Garcia
Benson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero fields it, and throws to first, with Merrifield covering, for the out. There's the throw to second, and Stephenson is out - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kiermaier vs. Sims
Lucas Sims now pitching.
Kiermaier strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Sims
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Belt vs. Sims
Belt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Sims
Guerrero hits a popup towards first. Votto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairchild vs. Swanson
Erik Swanson now pitching.
Fairchild strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Friedl vs. Swanson
Friedl hits a fly ball into center field. Kiermaier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Swanson
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chapman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
De La Cruz vs. Swanson
De La Cruz takes first base on ball four. McLain moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Steer vs. Swanson
Steer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Diaz
Alexis Diaz now pitching.
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Diaz
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Votto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kirk vs. Diaz
Kirk hits a fly ball into center field. Friedl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Votto vs. Hicks
Jordan Hicks now pitching.
Votto hits a line drive into right field. Biggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion-Strand vs. Hicks
Encarnacion-Strand hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/2023 -- Toronto at CIN (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI CIN AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, 2b 4 0 1 0 TJ Friedl, cf 4 0 0 0
Belt B, dh 3 0 1 0 Matt McLain, 2b 4 0 2 0
Guerrero V, 1b 3 0 0 0 Elly De La Cruz, ss 2 0 0 0
Biggio C, rf 3 0 0 0 Spencer Steer, 3b 3 0 0 0
Chapman M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Joey Votto, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kirk A, c 4 0 0 0 Christian Encarn, dh 4 1 1 1
Varsho D, lf 3 0 1 0 Tyler Stephenson, c 2 0 1 0
Espinal S, ss 3 0 0 0 Will Benson, rf 3 0 0 0
Kiermaier K, cf 3 0 0 0 Stuart Fairchild, lf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 3 0 28 1 4 1
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
CIN 000 000 001 -- 1
1 out when winning run was scored.
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Berrios J 5.2 1 0 0 4 8
Cabrera G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Garcia Y 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Swanson E 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Hicks J (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Brett Kennedy 5.0 3 0 0 1 2
Buck Farmer 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Ian Gibaut 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Lucas Sims 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Alexis Diaz (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 6, CIN 7
2B -- Varsho D
HR -- Christian Encarnacion-Strand
SB -- Merrifield W
HBP -- by Brett Kennedy (Guerrero V)
WP -- Berrios J
T -- 2:38
A -- 28504
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