Miami, April 9: The team boasting one of the best starting rotations in the league faced a disappointing start to the season. The Cincinnati Reds, the only team in the majors without an error, committed two in the first two innings.
Following a thrilling victory the night before, the Reds suffered a 7-4 defeat against the Miami Marlins. This marked their first road loss of the season after winning their initial five games on this trip.
Veteran right-hander Brady Singer struggled, failing to complete the third inning. He allowed 10 hits and six runs—five of which were earned—before being replaced by reliever Sam Moll with two outs and one runner on base in the third inning. This performance was his worst since allowing seven runs in just 2 1/3 innings against the Nationals last July.
Singer also made history by committing the Reds’ first two errors of the season during errant pickoff attempts in the first and second innings. This occurred after the lineup had given him a 2-0 lead before he even took the mound.
On a positive note, hometown slugger Sal Stewart continued his impressive week during his first major league trip to Miami since debuting last September. Although Stewart isn’t staying at his home, he has made a significant impact on Marlins’ pitchers, with between 100 and 200 family and friends attending the games this week.
In this game, Stewart reached base on an error and scored in the first inning, doubled in the third, and hit a two-run homer in the fifth, narrowing the Marlins’ lead to 6-4. Connor Norby then homered off Connor Phillips in the seventh, extending the lead back to three runs.
The Reds’ five-game winning streak, which matched their longest from last season, had propelled them to an 8-3 start—marking their best 11-game start since the 1990 World Series champions began with a 9-2 record. The Reds brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning, but their late rally ultimately fell short.
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