MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
07/03/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1866 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (47-40) 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 8 16 0
New York Yankees (46-42) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 1
Pillar on Fire: 5-for-6 for Cincinnati
It's not something you read about in the sports pages every day -- a 5-for-6 day. For many, it might come around only once in a career -- and for Kevin Pillar, it came around today.

The 35-year-old center fielder scattered hits all over Yankee Stadium to pace the 8-3 Cincinnati Reds victory over the New York Yankees.

New York skipper Steve Strzepek told reporters in the press room that "Pillar deserves a hat-tip."

"He hit some good pitches against us," he said. "In fact, according to our scouting reports, Pillar hit several that he is not supposed to be able to hit."

Kevin Pillar hit a solo-shot off Zack Wheeler in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

Pillar is hitting .393 this season with 9 home runs, 39 RBIs and 23 runs scored. He has 48 hits in 122 at-bats.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 1 1 0 1 2 6 .254 17 52
J. Soto RF 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 .274 18 54
K. Pillar CF 6 1 5 4 0 0 2 .393 9 39
J. Naylor DH 6 0 1 0 0 3 9 .251 19 47
W. Contreras C 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .295 12 48
B. Donovan 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .271 10 47
D. Moore SS 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .242 7 26
N. Hoerner 2B 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 .303 5 38
D. Beavers LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .200 0 0
Totals 42 8 16 7 5 11 34      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Donovan (19, 4th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Pillar (9, 1st Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Moore (7, 4th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Guerrero Jr. , J. Soto 2 , K. Pillar 8 , J. Naylor , B. Donovan 2 , D. Moore 5 , N. Hoerner 3 , D. Beavers
2-out RBI: , K. Pillar 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , J. Naylor 2 , W. Contreras 2 , B. Donovan , D. Beavers
Sac Fly: J. Soto
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Guerrero Jr. (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Bellinger CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .247 13 42
Y. Díaz DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .255 5 32
J. Profar 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .302 7 36
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .294 19 63
A. Verdugo RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .395 3 16
   b-E. Díaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .328 7 33
I. Happ LF 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .258 6 32
C. Wong C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .370 2 9
J. Turner 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .287 7 34
O. Arcia SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 5 33
   a-T. Wade PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 14
Totals 34 3 7 3 6 10 16      
a - T. Wade pinch hit for O. Arcia in the 8th
b - E. Díaz pinch hit for A. Verdugo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: F. Freeman (19, 2nd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bellinger 2 , J. Profar , F. Freeman 5 , C. Wong , J. Turner
2-out RBI: I. Happ
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Verdugo , C. Wong , O. Arcia
Hit by Pitch: O. Arcia
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Wong (1)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rodriguez W (6-4) 5.0 5 2 2 5 4 1 103 4.69   
R. Fernandez 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 28 2.53   
J. Slaten 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 3.86   
B. Hudson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodriguez 48
Batters Faced: G. Rodriguez 25, R. Fernandez 8, J. Slaten 7, B. Hudson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodriguez 4-7, R. Fernandez 1-1, J. Slaten 2-2, B. Hudson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodriguez 103-55, R. Fernandez 28-17, J. Slaten 18-11, B. Hudson 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hudson 1-0
WP: J. Slaten
Hit Batsmen: R. Fernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Wheeler L (11-7) 5.1 11 6 6 2 4 2 107 3.14   
E. De Los Santos 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.91   
C. White 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 4.87   
J. Butto 1.1 3 2 2 1 3 0 33 5.68   
J. Beeks 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 24
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 29, E. De Los Santos 4, C. White 4, J. Butto 9, J. Beeks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 6-6, E. De Los Santos 0-1, C. White 0-0, J. Butto 0-1, J. Beeks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 107-66, E. De Los Santos 17-9, C. White 23-16, J. Butto 33-19, J. Beeks 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. De Los Santos 3-2 , C. White 1-0 , J. Beeks 3-2
WP: E. De Los Santos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Pillar
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 36396
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