Tampa Bay Rays at Cincinnati Reds

· Major League Baseball

Tampa Bay Rays

53-51, 22-23 Away

Final
2 - 7

Cincinnati Reds

54-50, 29-22 Home

Stephenson drives in 3 runs, Martinez finishes with 5 Ks as the Reds beat the Rays 7-2

Martinez (9-9) allowed four hits and two earned runs as the Reds won their second straight game and for the fourth time in seven games since the All-Star break.

Stephenson's solo shot in the second inning was his eighth homer of the season. He droved in two more runs with a single in the seventh inning.

TJ Freidl hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, his 10th of the season. Elly De La Cruz went 4 for 5 with a run scored, and Austin Hays was 3 for 5 with two runs scored.

Jonathan Aranda and Taylor Walls each drove in a run for the Rays, who lost for the seventh time in 10 games.

Zack Littell (8-8) allowed 10 hits and five runs with two strikeouts in the loss. He has allowed a league-leading 26 homers this season.

Key moment Stephenson's single with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh extended the Reds' lead from three to five runs.

Key stat The Reds stranded eight runners, and went 5 for 17 with runners in scoring position.

Up next Tampa Bay RHP Ryan Pepiot (6-8) will face Cincinnati LHP Andrew Abbott (8-1) in the second game of the three-game series.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Caballero flied out to first.
	9th Inning	Walls struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Jansen flied out to left.
	9th Inning	Pagán relieved Santillan
	9th Inning	Fraley as designated hitter.
	8th Inning	Stephenson struck out swinging.

Statistics

TB		CIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	1
7	Ground Balls	13
10	Strikeouts	7
2	Runs Batted In	7
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
6	Hits	14
2	Stolen Bases	0
4	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	7
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
32	At Bats	39
0	Home Runs	2
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
16	Runners Left On Base	27
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	1
2	Doubles	3
15	Fly Balls	19
0	Caught Stealing	0
155	Pitches	156
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
8	Total Bases	23
36	Plate Appearances	43
0.0	Projected Home Runs	324.0
2	Extra Base Hits	5
2.4	Runs Created	9.2
.188	Batting Average	.359
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.250	Slugging Percentage	.590
.250	Secondary Average	.308
.278	On Base Percentage	.419
.528	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	1.008
0.5	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.7
2.4	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	9.9
20.0	Batter Rating	54.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	19.5
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.31	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.63
.063	Isolated Power	.231
0.40	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.43
.111	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.070
.063	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.051
4.0	Runs Produced	14.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.3	Patience Ratio	0.6
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.4
69.5	MLB Rating	103.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0