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Athletics at Cincinnati Reds

MLBAugust 4, 2026Great American Ball Park

AthleticsSacramentoATH45-68

Athletics 4, Reds 5

Final
RedsCincinnatiCINWon54-58
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
ATH000120100480
CIN00003002–551

W Julian GarciaL Hogan HarrisSV Emilio Pagán

Reds Beat Athletics 5-4 Behind Eighth-Inning Wild PitchesCincinnati scored twice without a hit in the eighth to win their first game after the trade deadline.Recap · BenchScout

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jacob Wilson strikes out swinging.
  3.  Tyler Soderstrom walks.
  4.  Jonah Heim flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez.

Bot 1st

  1.  Elly De La Cruz grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
  2.  Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte.
  3.  JJ Bleday singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Sal Stewart to 2nd.
  4.  Tyler Stephenson grounds into a double play, shortstop Jacob Wilson to second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil. JJ Bleday out at 2nd. Tyler Stephenson out at 1st.CIN 51%

Top 2nd

  1.  Jeff McNeil singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez.ATH 54%
  2.  Tommy White strikes out swinging.
  3.  Donovan Walton flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday.
  4.  Carlos Cortes strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Dane Myers flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
  3.  Héctor Rodríguez grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Jeff McNeil.

Top 3rd

  1.  Henry Bolte grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart.
  2.  Lawrence Butler walks.
  3.  Jacob Wilson grounds into a double play, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Jacob Wilson out at 1st.CIN 55%

Bot 3rd

  1.  Ke'Bryan Hayes lines out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
  2.  Matt McLain grounds out softly, pitcher J.T. Ginn to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
  3.  Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes.

Top 4th

  1.  Tyler Soderstrom doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez.ATH 58%
  2.  Jonah Heim strikes out swinging.ATH 52%
  3.  Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Tyler Soderstrom scores.ATH 64%
  4.  Tommy White lines into an unassisted double play, first baseman Sal Stewart. Jeff McNeil out at 1st.ATH 58%

Bot 4th

  1.  Sal Stewart grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
  2.  JJ Bleday walks.
  3.  Tyler Stephenson flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
  4.  Eugenio Suárez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. JJ Bleday to 2nd.
  5.  Dane Myers lines out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.

Top 5th

  1.  Donovan Walton walks.ATH 69%
  2.  Carlos Cortes lines out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez.
  3.  Henry Bolte singles on a ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Donovan Walton to 2nd.
  4.  Lawrence Butler grounds into a force out, first baseman Sal Stewart to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Donovan Walton to 3rd. Henry Bolte out at 2nd. Lawrence Butler to 1st.
  5.  Jacob Wilson doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Donovan Walton scores. Lawrence Butler scores.ATH 85%
  6.  Tyler Soderstrom grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart.

Bot 5th

  1.  Héctor Rodríguez walks.
  2.  Ke'Bryan Hayes called out on strikes.
  3.  Matt McLain doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Héctor Rodríguez to 3rd.ATH 72%
  4.  Elly De La Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Héctor Rodríguez scores. Matt McLain scores. Elly De La Cruz to 2nd.ATH 55%
  5.  Sal Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Elly De La Cruz scores.CIN 52%
  6.  JJ Bleday called out on strikes.

Top 6th

  1.  Jonah Heim grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart.
  2.  Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging.
  3.  Tommy White grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart.

Bot 6th

  1.  Tyler Stephenson flies out to shortstop Jacob Wilson.
  2.  Eugenio Suárez grounds out, third baseman Tommy White to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
  3.  Dane Myers strikes out swinging.

Top 7th

  1.  Alika Williams flies out to center fielder Dane Myers.
  2.  Max Muncy lines out sharply to center fielder Dane Myers.
  3.  Henry Bolte singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers.
  4.  Lawrence Butler reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Henry Bolte scores.ATH 63%
  5.  Jacob Wilson grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart.

Bot 7th

  1.  Héctor Rodríguez lines out to shortstop Jacob Wilson.
  2.  Ke'Bryan Hayes lines out to third baseman Tommy White.
  3.  Matt McLain lines out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.

Top 8th

  1.  Tyler Soderstrom strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jonah Heim grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart.
  3.  Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging, catcher Tyler Stephenson to first baseman Sal Stewart.

Bot 8th

  1.  Elly De La Cruz walks.ATH 53%
  2.  Sal Stewart walks. Elly De La Cruz to 2nd.CIN 59%
  3.  JJ Bleday strikes out on a foul tip.ATH 52%
  4.  Tyler Stephenson flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. Sal Stewart to 2nd.ATH 60%
  5.  Eugenio Suárez walks. Sal Stewart scores. Wild pitch by pitcher Hogan Harris.CIN 78%
  6.  Dane Myers strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Tommy White flies out to right fielder JJ Bleday.CIN 82%
  2.  Alika Williams singles on a ground ball to shortstop Elly De La Cruz.CIN 75%
  3.  Max Muncy flies out to left fielder TJ Friedl.CIN 82%
  4.  Henry Bolte singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder TJ Friedl. Alika Williams to 2nd.CIN 77%
  5.  Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.CIN 85%

Top 4th

  1.  ATH 1, CIN 0Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Tyler Soderstrom scores.ATH 64%

Top 5th

  1.  ATH 3, CIN 0Jacob Wilson doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Donovan Walton scores. Lawrence Butler scores.ATH 85%

Bot 5th

  1.  ATH 3, CIN 2Elly De La Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Héctor Rodríguez scores. Matt McLain scores. Elly De La Cruz to 2nd.ATH 55%
  2.  ATH 3, CIN 3Sal Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Elly De La Cruz scores.CIN 52%

Top 7th

  1.  ATH 4, CIN 3Lawrence Butler reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Henry Bolte scores.ATH 63%

Bot 8th

  1.  ATH 4, CIN 5Eugenio Suárez walks. Sal Stewart scores. Wild pitch by pitcher Hogan Harris.CIN 78%

Win probability

Top 5th · Biggest swing #1 · ATH 3–0 CIN

Jacob Wilson doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Donovan Walton scores. Lawrence Butler scores.

See it in the scoring summary
ATH 85%ATH +21 pts

Game leaders

AthleticsSacramento

RedsCincinnati

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Lawrence Butler RF4100012.208
Jacob Wilson SS4012001.274
Tyler Soderstrom LF3110011.243
Jonah Heim C4000001.228
Jeff McNeil 1B4021002.254
Tommy White 3B4000001.266
Donovan Walton 2B1100010.286
Alika Williams 2B2010000.270
Carlos Cortes DH2000001.260
Max Muncy DH2000000.220
Henry Bolte CF4130000.262
Totals34483039

2B: Wilson, Soderstrom.RBI: Wilson 2, McNeil.SB: Butler, Bolte.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
J.T. Ginn6.053325913.51
Brady Basso1.000000115.40
Hogan Harris L0.202231243.62
Elvis Alvarado0.10000164.67

Video

0:10Starting lineups for Athletics at Reds - August 4, 20260:08Bench availability for Athletics, August 4 vs Reds0:08Brady Singer against the Athletics0:06Brady Singer K's Lawrence Butler
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