CIN 5, MIN 4 | Apr 18, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, April 18, 2026•Target Field•39°F, Partly Cloudy

CIN

Reds

MIN

Twins

Final

WIN

Kyle Nicolas

LOSS

Cole Sands

SAVE

Tony Santillan

The Reds edged the Twins 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 9: Dane Myers singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Spencer Steer scores.

Weather: 39°F, Partly CloudyWind: 19 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:58Att: 20,198Venue: Target Field

Ump Audit

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96.7%A

6 missed calls

+2.4% MIN

+0.23 runs MIN

Win Probability

MIN WinCIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	5	11	1
MIN	2	0	1	0	1	0	0

Game 823721 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
TJ FriedlLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.137/.259/.137	99.2	.167	.202
Dane MyersCF	1	0	1	1	0	0	.269/.345/.269	72.6	.769	.692
Elly De La CruzSS	5	0	1	1	0	2	.265/.344/.530	108.9	.167	.151
Sal Stewart3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.297/.404/.635	101.6	.505	.587
Eugenio SuárezDH	4	2	2	0	0	1	.270/.341/.432	93.2	.385	.374
Matt McLain2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183/.333/.225	-	-	-
Tyler StephensonC	3	0	1	2	0	2	.174/.291/.304	101.9	.926	.689
Rece HindsRF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.077/.071/.077	96.4	.237	.178
Spencer Steer1B	1	1	1	0	0	0	.203/.246/.391	95.2	.189	.177
Bench
Will BensonLF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.188/.297/.281	95.9	.213	.222
Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.231/.333/.346
Totals	34	5	11	5	2	7	-	-	-	-

2B:Lowe; Suárez

TB:13

RBI:Cruz; Myers; Stephenson 2; Hinds

SB:Benson

SF:Stephenson; Hinds

Team LOB:8

Minnesota Twins

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Byron BuxtonDH	5	0	1	0	0	2	.234/.294/.416	101.4	.275

Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Andrew Abbott	4.2	6	4	3	3	3	97-52	86.5	5.84
Sam Moll	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	15-8	84.7	1.86
Pierce Johnson	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	11-9	86.9	3.24
Brock Burke	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	28-16	88.2	0.96
Kyle NicolasW	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	15-9	89.9	6.23
Tony SantillanS	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-9	88.4	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	4	3	5	12	178-103	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Moll 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Abbott 97-52; Moll 15-8; Johnson 11-9; Burke 28-16; Nicolas 15-9; Santillan 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Abbott 5-7; Moll 0-0; Johnson 0-1; Burke 1-1; Nicolas 0-0; Santillan 0-1

Minnesota Twins

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Taj Bradley	6.0	5	2	2	2	5	0	99-62	90.3	1.63

Game Notes

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B3Replay review: Twins challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Austin Martin reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz.

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B3Replay review: Reds challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Josh Bell grounds out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Austin Martin to 2nd.

Bot 1 • MIN

0-2

Ryan Jeffers triples (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Austin Martin scores. Josh Bell scores.

EV: 104.1 mph302 ftLA: 16°

Top 2 • CIN

1-2

Tyler Stephenson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Sal Stewart scores.

EV: 101.9 mph320 ftLA: 19°

Bot 3 • MIN

1-3

Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to right fielder Rece Hinds. Austin Martin scores.

EV: 68.4 mph149 ftLA: 20°

Top 4 • CIN

2-3

Tyler Stephenson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Eugenio Suárez scores.

EV: 100.1 mph238 ftLA: 13°

Bot 5 • MIN

2-4

Brooks Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Josh Bell scores. Trevor Larnach to 2nd.

EV: 93.6 mph199 ftLA: 12°

Top 7 • CIN

3-4

Elly De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Rece Hinds scores. Dane Myers to 2nd.

EV: 108.9 mph43 ftLA: -2°

Top 8 • CIN

4-4

Rece Hinds flies into a sacrifice double play, center fielder Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Kody Clemens to shortstop Brooks Lee to second baseman Luke Keaschall. Eugenio Suárez scores. Matt McLain out at 2nd.

EV: 96.4 mph294 ftLA: 46°

Top 9 • CIN

5-4

Dane Myers singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ryan Kreidler. Spencer Steer scores.

EV: 72.6 mph234 ftLA: 28°

HBP:Myers (by Funderburk)

Inherited runners-scored:Funderburk 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Bradley 99-62; Topa 10-7; Funderburk 10-5; Orze 15-13; Sands 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Bradley 4-9; Topa 1-0; Funderburk 0-1; Orze 0-1; Sands 1-2

Bench
Josh Bell1B	4	2	2	0	0	1	.268/.361/.465	99.3	.448	.420
Trevor LarnachLF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.242/.419/.394	97.4	.354	.335
Taj BradleyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin TopaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kody FunderburkP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eric OrzeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cole SandsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-