Cincinnati Reds Beat Phillies 4-1, Leave Philadelphia With Series Win

Cincinnati is 4-2 after winning back-to-back series to start the season.

Caleb Sisk | Apr 3, 2024

Apr 1, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Cincinnati Reds first baseman Christian / Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports

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The Reds bounced back on Wednesday, beating the Phillies 4-1 to win the series. Cincinnati never trailed in the matchup in a game that started nearly four hours late due to rain.

Frankie Montas got the start for the Reds and was excellent, although he only pitched 5 2/3 innings. He gave up one run and five hits. He also finished with five strikeouts.

A double from Christian Encarnacion-Strand scored both Nick Martini and Jonathan India in the third inning. Encarnacion-Strand is settling into the season and has played well in recent weeks.

Elly De La Cruz had an RBI double that scored Jake Fraley in the sixth inning. De La Cruz has a hit in each of the Reds first six games.

Spencer Steer hit a triple and scored on a single by Nick Martini in the eighth to give Alexis Diaz an insurance run to work with. The Reds closer struck out the first two batters he faced, gave up a single to Whit Merrifield and then got Alec Bohm to fly out to end the game.

The Reds never trailed on Wednesday night. They improve to 4-2 on the season.

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The Reds are off on Thursday. They return home for a three game series against the Mets starting on Friday, April 5 at 6:40 p.m. ET.

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Published Apr 3, 2024|Modified Apr 3, 2024

CALEB SISK

Caleb Sisk is a contributor for Volunteer Country, Inside The Reds, and All Bearcats, bringing a consistent mix of both quality and quantity content and posting daily content for supporters across the world. He is a fan of both college and professional sports. He is originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, but now lives in a small city in Georgia named Tunnel Hill. He was born and raised to love sports and is living out a passion of his as he loves and enjoys writing about a plethora of different teams and sports.