The Cincinnati Reds offense sputtered along again on Tuesday night, but two of their three hits landed in the seats. Combine that with outstanding pitching from Brady Singer and the bullpen and it was just enough to give the home team a 2-1 win to start the series against the San Francisco Giants.
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants (6-11) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds (10-7) | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| W: Singer (1-1) L: Ray (2-2) SV: Pagan (5) | |||
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Neither team was able to take advantage of a baserunner in the first few innings, but the Reds were able to get things started in their half of the 3rd inning when Spencer Steer led off with a home run to put his team up 1-0. Cincinnati tacked on another run an inning later, this time when Sal Stewart unloaded on an opposite field home run to extend the lead to two.
Brady Singer was rolling through the Giants lineup through the first four innings, not allowing a runner to reach second base. But with two outs in the 5th inning Willy Adames hit a solo home run to cut into the lead.
Two innings later saw Singer hit Casey Schmitt with a pitch with one out. Jung Hoo Lee then hit a comebacker off of Singer’s foot that wound up near first base where Sal Stewart caught it and stepped on the bag for an out. The Reds righty got a visit from the trainer but remained in the game to get a grounder to end the frame. Once he was back to the dugout, though, Singer appeared to indicate he was still feeling the effects of the ball off of his foot and headed down the tunnel.
When the 7th inning began it was Graham Ashcraft taking over for Singer. He needed just 13 pitches to get three outs, with the last two coming via the strikeout. Tony Santillan worked around both a single and a walk in the top of the 8th to hold onto the Reds lead.
Still holding onto a 1-run lead Cincinnati called on closer Emilio Pagan to try and seal the win. He needed one pitch to get his first out. Three pitches later he racked up a strikeout for the second out. San Francisco sent pinch hitter Daniel Susac to the plate to try and keep the game going but he would fly out to the warning track as the home team grabbed the win in the series opener.
Key Moment of the Game
Sal Stewart’s home run in the 4th inning that turned out to be the extra run that Cincinnati would need to pull out the win.
Notes Worth Noting
Sal Stewart’s home run was his 5th of the season. That matches the number he hit last season in 18 games (today was his 17th game of 2026). The big difference between the two stretches is that Stewart has 13 walks this season and had just three last season. He’s currently hitting .310/.431/.638 with more walks than strikeouts.
Elly De La Cruz extended his hitting streak to five games and his on-base streak to 14 games.
Tony Santillan kept his ERA spotless. He’s given up just two hits this season in his 8.0 innings pitched.
Brady Singer got x-rays on his foot and they came back negative. In his postgame press conference he said he was good for his next start.
Manager Terry Francona said that Emilio Pagan was getting his hamstring checked out after the game. On his final pitch of the game Pagan seemed uncomfortable after he released the ball. He hobbled off of the mound as the ball was flying towards Will Benson in left-center.
Up Next for the Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds
Wednesday April 15th, 6:40pm ET
Tyler Mahle (0-2, 4.30 ERA) vs Rhett Lowder (1-1, 3.31 ERA)