Hunter Greene, Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Angels
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Angels can't hold back Gavin Lux and triple-hitting Reds
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TJ Friedl delivered a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Gavin Lux tacked on a run with a single as the Cincinnati Reds recovered to extend their winning streak over the Angels to 10 with a 6-4 victory Tuesday.
The Reds' 10 straight win over the Angels, going back to 2019, and their third straight win overall kept them just one game behind the Mets for the final wild-card position with 35 games to play.Start the day smarter.
Six Cincinnati Reds Minor League affiliates were in action on Tuesday. Here are the top performances from those games: Hector Rodriguez went 0-4. Sal Stewart went 0-3 with a walk. Stewart made his first career start at first base. Rece Hinds went 0-4.
The Reds still trail the New York Mets for the third and final wild-card spot in the National League and have their work cut out for them.
Reds ace Hunter Greene started against the Phillies on Wednesday and dominated in his return from a groin injury.
The Reds are the road favorite (-148) versus the Angels (+123). The Cincinnati Reds will hand the ball to Hunter Greene (5-3, 2.47 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Angels will turn to Kyle Hendricks (6-8, 4.88 ERA).
But after loading the bases with one out, TJ Friedl delivered the go-ahead sacrifice fly to give the Reds a 5-4 lead. Gavin Lux delivered an insurance RBI double to increase the Reds' lead to 6-4, which the Reds preserved for the win to move to a season-high seven games over .