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Homers from Matt McLain, Christian Encarnacion-Strand lead Reds past Giants

Red Reporter | March 30, 2025

Related Topics: Matt McLain, Cincinnati Reds, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Elly De La Cruz, Nick Lodolo, San Francisco Giants, Wilmer Flores, Heliot Ramos

The Cincinnati Reds fell behind the San Francisco Giants by an early 2-0 deficit on Saturday afternoon in GABP, but they clawed their way back to a 3-2 victory to earn their first win of the season.

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Matt McLain and Christian Encarnacion-Strand each homered, Elly De La Cruz socked an important RBI-single off Justin Verlander, and Nick Lodolo settled in after some early jitters to toss 6 innings of Quality Start™ ball.

Key Plays

  • Wilmer Flores continued his assault on the LF seats in GABP with a solo homer off Lodolo in the Top of the 2nd.
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