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TJ Friedl’s 3-run homer leads the Reds to a win over San Francisco

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The Cincinnati Reds clinched a 7-3 win this afternoon after two doubles from Jonathan India and a three-run blaster from TJ Friedl. Pitching was solid in the afternoon, with the bullpen allowing just one run in their six combined innings.

final R H E
San Francisco Giants (3-9)
3 8th 3
Cincinnati Reds (6-5-1) 7 10 0
W: Ashcraft L: Harrison
box score | game thread

The highlights

Graham Ashcraft’s first inning didn’t get off to the best start. He would hit JD Davis with a pitch before dropping an RBI double to Isan Diaz. The Reds offense had their starters again at the end of the inning when Jonathan India doubled to start the inning and Tyler Stephenson hit with a single. After the next two hitters made outs, Chad Pinder left to field two men for TJ Friedl. The outfielder committed a left-on-left offense when he hit a 3-run home run – his first of the spring – to give Cincinnati a 4-1 lead.

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— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) March 7, 2023

Ashcraft had a much better 2nd inning, pulling the Giants in order. Jonathan India restarted the Reds’ offense with another double late in the inning, and this time he scored with a single from Wil Myers to make it 5-1. San Francisco got that run back on a home run from Michael Conforto ahead of Ashcraft in the 3rd . to give Cincinnati the lead. At the end of the 3rd, it was Chad Pinder’s ground-rule double that led to another run. He would advance to third with a ground out and score on a wild pick-off attempt.

Lucas Sims took over in the 4th inning and threw a shutout frame with two punch outs. Joel Kuhnel came out of the bullpen in the 5th and gave up a solo home run on Isan Diaz that cut the Reds’ lead to 6-3. Cincinnati got the run back at the end of the inning when Chad Pinder hit a single, advanced to third base with a single from TJ Friedl, and then scored through a shortstop error.

After that, the attacks of both teams fell silent. Ricky Karcher worked around a hit and a walk in the 6th inning. Tayron Guerrero came out and threw a perfect 7th inning with a strikeout. Ryan Nutof threw a perfect 8th inning with two strikeouts before giving way to Randy Wynne, who sealed the 7-3 win with a shutout over the 9th.

Jonathan India finished the tournament 2-3 with a walk, two doubles and two runs scored. Chad Pinder went 2-2 with one walk and three runs scored. TJ Friedl went 2-3 with three runs batted, raising his average this spring to .412.

game on Wednesday

Cincinnati takes to the streets as the Reds take on the San Diego Padres at 3:10 p.m. ET, with Luke Weaver taking the mound for Cincinnati.

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