Cincinnati Reds vs Miami Marlins Match Player Stats On Aug 07, 2024

Derek Hill slugged his first career grand slam and rookie Valente Bellozo earned his first major league win as the Miami Marlins beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 6-4 on Wednesday night.

Miami's Jake Burger homered twice to complement Hill's blast.

The Reds, who lead this four-game series 2-1, were powered by TJ Friedl, who hit the game's second grand slam.

Bellozo (1-1) allowed five hits and two walks across 5 2/3 scoreless innings. A 24-year-old who is far from a top prospect, Bellozo also cooled off Cincinnati superstar Elly De La Cruz, who struck out twice and grounded out once in three at-bats against the Mexico native.

Stopping De La Cruz was crucial for Miami. In the first two games of this series, the star shortstop went 8-for-10 with five RBIs, four doubles and two homers. On Wednesday, De La Cruz went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and one walk.

Calvin Faucher pitched a shaky but scoreless ninth for his second save of the season.

Andrew Abbott (9-9) took the loss after allowing six hits, three walks and six runs in five innings. He struck out seven.

Cincinnati trailed 6-0 in the seventh before Friedl hit his grand slam on an elevated 0-2 fastball from reliever Andrew Nardi.

The Reds loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth against Faucher, who then induced a game-ending groundout by Jeimer Candelario.

Miami exploded for five runs in the first inning.

Burger hit a one-out solo shot before Jonah Bride singled and Jesus Sanchez and Otto Lopez both walked. Hill then hit his 412-foot grand slam to right-center.

Cincinnati tried to cut into its 5-0 deficit in the second inning by loading the bases with two outs. After falling behind in the count to Jonathan India, Bellozo recovered to freeze him on a 2-2 fastball to end the threat.

Burger made it 6-0 in the fifth with the longest homer of the night -- a 422-foot bomb to left.

--Field Level Media