CINCINNATI, Oh. (WMDJ) — The Cincinnati Reds stayed in a back-and-forth game with Miami through seven innings, but a four-run eighth helped the Marlins pull away for an 8-4 win Saturday night.
Miami opened the scoring on Jakob Marsee’s solo home run in the third before Sal Stewart answered with a two-run single to give Cincinnati a 2-1 lead.
The Marlins tied the game in the fourth and moved ahead 3-2 in the fifth. Cincinnati responded in the bottom half when Ke’Bryan Hayes and Matt McLain hit back-to-back solo home runs, putting the Reds back in front 4-3.
McLain finished 3-for-4 with a homer, double and two runs scored, while Stewart drove in two.
Miami tied the game in the eighth before Heriberto Hernández delivered a two-run single as part of a four-run inning that gave the Marlins a 7-4 lead. Miami added another run in the ninth.
The teams will decide the series in Sunday afternoon’s rubber match. First pitch is set for 1:40 p.m., with pregame coverage beginning at 1:10 on WMDJ FM 100.1.






