The Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on May 9, 2026 at Great American Ball Park.
Final · Great American Ball Park
Top performers
- Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 for the Astros.
- Spencer Arrighetti pitched 5.2 innings for the Astros, allowing 1 earned run with 5 strikeouts.
- Matt McLain went 1-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Reds.
- Chase Burns pitched 6.0 innings for the Reds, allowing 1 earned run with 2 strikeouts.
Houston Astros box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brice Matthews | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Christian Vazquez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Arrighetti | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Steven Okert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Abreu | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sal Stewart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JJ Bleday | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Steer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt McLain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Trevino | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Friedl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dane Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Burns | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Graham Ashcraft | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pierce Johnson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Burke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Before and after
- Astros · 2026 season · Previous May 8, 2026: HOU 10, CIN 0 · Next May 10, 2026: HOU 0, CIN 5
- Reds · 2026 season · Previous May 8, 2026: HOU 10, CIN 0 · Next May 10, 2026: HOU 0, CIN 5