Postgame Takeaways: Reds Fall to Twins 9-2

The Reds still won the series.

Greg Kuffner | Sep 15, 2024

Sep 15, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) hits a single against the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images / Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images

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The Cincinnati Reds (73-78) fell to the Minnesota Twins (78-71) 9-2 on Sunday afternoon.

Here are our postgame takeaways.

Another Solid Lowder Start

Rhett Lowder continues to impress. He gave up three runs over 5 1/3 innings while striking out five. Two of his three earned runs were scored off Tony Santillan after Lowder left the game.

Lowder's ERA is 1.74 since being called up to the Reds.

A Tough Day for the Bullpen

With the Reds leading 2-1 in the sixth, Tony Santillan came in with runners on the corners and gave up a game-tying RBI double to Ryan Jeffers.

Later in the inning, Brooks Lee hit a two-RBI single to give the Twins a 4-2 lead.

Justin Wilson would give up three runs in just 2/3 of an inning, and Casey Legumina gave up two runs over his 1 1/3 innings of work.

Quiet Day for the Offense

The Reds just had seven hits on the day and were 1-9 with runners in scoring position. Their lone two runs came in the fourth inning on a Spencer Steer RBI triple and a Ty France sacrifice fly.

Tyler Stephenson had two hits and was on base three times. Jonathan India and Santiago Espinal both had stolen bases.

Up Next

The Reds have an off day on Monday before hosting the Braves on Tuesday night at 6:40 ET.

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