Nick Senzel and Joey Votto hit back-to-back home runs to begin the game as the Cincinnati Reds went on to beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 at Progressive Field Wednesday. Eugenio Suarez and Curt Casali added solo shots for Cincinnati, which split the two-game series.
The Reds are off today before opening a weekend Interleague series with the Texas Rangers tomorrow night at Great American Ballpark with pregame at 5:40 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.
Action in the National League: The Miami Marlins avoided a sweep as they crushed the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 last night. The Redbirds open a series this evening in New York against the Mets.
The Chicago Cubs routed the Colorado Rockies 10-1 Wednesday in Denver. The Cubs move to Los Angeles to meet the Dodgers tonight with Jon Lester opposing Clayton Kershaw on the mound.
After getting hit by a pitch to start off the home half of the 11th, Austin Riley scored on an Ozzie Albies double to the right-center gap as the Atlanta Braves edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7. The Braves have won six-straight and are now alone atop the NL East. The series concludes this afternoon at Sun Trust Park.