Giants Break Through in 7th, Shut Out Reds to Avoid Sweep
CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Landen Roupp and four relievers combined on a one-hit shutout as the San Francisco Giants broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.
Roupp earned the win, striking out six over six dominant innings. The Reds’ only hit was a single off him. Chase Burns matched Roupp with six scoreless frames for Cincinnati before the Giants rallied against the bullpen.
Matt Chapman’s RBI double sparked the seventh-inning outburst. Jung Hoo Lee and Casey Schmitt followed with run-scoring singles. Erik Miller struck out the side in the ninth for his first save.
The Giants, who had lost the first two games of the series, improved to 7-12. The Reds fell to 11-8. Attendance was 16,898.