Key facts
- Sal Stewart hit a game-winning two-run home run in the 11th inning.
- The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Diego Padres 5-3.
- The win snapped the Reds' five-game losing streak.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. recorded four hits and scored his 500th career run.
- Tejay Antone earned the win for the Reds, with Zach Maxwell securing the save.
Cincinnati rookie Sal Stewart hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 11th inning, propelling the Reds to a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres and ending Cincinnati's five-game losing streak. Stewart's 13th homer of the season came off Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui.
Both teams scored in the 10th inning. Eugenio Suárez led off with an RBI double, ending his hitting slump, but Samad Taylor responded with an RBI single for the Padres. Tejay Antone earned the win for Cincinnati, and Zach Maxwell closed out the 11th for his first career save.
Fernando Tatis Jr. contributed four hits and scored his 500th career run for the Padres, who have now lost 12 of their last 15 games. San Diego stranded 13 runners, including seven between the sixth and ninth innings. Jackson Merrill had an early RBI triple for the Padres.
Padres starter Lucas Giolito struggled with control, walking five batters in four innings while allowing one earned run and committing an error that led to another run. Reds pitcher Chase Burns pitched six innings, allowing six hits and striking out seven.