Bleday, Brito power Reds to 7‑3 win over Padres
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Interstat) — JJ Bleday went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs and Juan Brito added a three-run homer as the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 Wednesday at Great American Ball Park.
The Reds trailed 3-0 before scoring four times in the second inning. Brito tied it with a three-run homer and Héctor Rodríguez followed with a solo shot. Cincinnati added a run in the sixth on Matt McLain’s sacrifice fly and Bleday’s seventh-inning homer pushed the lead to 7-3, scoring Elly De La Cruz.
Ty France homered in the first and Fernando Tatis Jr. singled in a run in the second for the Padres. France finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Brandon Williamson earned the win, allowing three earned runs in 5.1 innings with five strikeouts, and improved to 3-3. Casey Mize took the loss and fell to 5-9.
San Diego had seven hits; Cincinnati had 10. Game time was 2:52 before an announced crowd of 14,632. The Padres fell to 73-67, and the Reds improved to 67-73.