Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds

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Houston Astros

16-24, 7-14 Away

Final
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Cincinnati Reds

21-19, 11-9 Home

Chase Burns' strong start and a big fifth inning help Reds snap 8-game skid with 3-1 win over Astros

Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds: Game Highlights

Burns (4-1) struck out two and allowed four hits. The No. 2 pick in the 2024 MLB Draft lowered his ERA to 2.11, good for third in the National League and seventh in the majors.

The Reds' skid was their longest since also dropping eight straight early in the 2024 season.

Houston's Braden Shewmake started the scoring with a homer in the fifth inning.

The Reds answered in the bottom of the frame. After Cam Smith dropped a pop-up in right field to allow Jose Trevino to load the bases, McClain drove in two with a single to left and Elly De La Cruz brought one more across with another single.

Zach Cole fired a strike to home to throw out McClain and end the inning, one batter after his throwing error allowed the go-ahead run to cross.

Pierce Johnson worked a hitless ninth to pick up the save.

Houston's Spencer Arrighetti (4-1) allowed five hits and three runs (one earned) in 5 2/3 innings for his first loss of 2026. He struck out five and walked three.

Yordan Alvarez had a double and two walks. His .327 batting average ranks third in the American League.

Up next LHP Andrew Abbott (1-2, 5.13) starts for Cincinnati in the final game of the series. Houston has not announced a starter.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Smith grounded out to third.
	9th Inning	Walker lined out to center.
	9th Inning	Paredes grounded out to third.
	9th Inning	Johnson relieved Ashcraft
	9th Inning	Hayes at third base.
	8th Inning	Stewart flied out to center.

Statistics

HOU		CIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
10	Ground Balls	6
5	Strikeouts	7
1	Runs Batted In	3
0	Sacrifice Hit	1
4	Hits	5
0	Stolen Bases	2
3	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
1	Runs	3
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
29	At Bats	27
1	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
9	Runners Left On Base	11
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	0
14	Fly Balls	15
0	Caught Stealing	1
126	Pitches	117
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
9	Total Bases	5
32	Plate Appearances	31
162.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
3	Extra Base Hits	0
1.6	Runs Created	1.4
.138	Batting Average	.185
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.310	Slugging Percentage	.185
.276	Secondary Average	.148
.219	On Base Percentage	.267
.529	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.452
0.7	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.4
1.6	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	1.6
15.0	Batter Rating	19.0
29.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.67
3.94	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.77
.172	Isolated Power	.000
0.60	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.43
.094	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.097
.138	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.037
2.0	Runs Produced	6.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.1	Balls In Play Average	0.3
67.3	MLB Rating	69.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0