The Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants waited through thunderstorms for 1 hour, 55 minutes on Monday night before their game was suspended in the eighth inning, then waited another 19 hours to resume the game — only to extend it by an extra inning.
None of it was worth the wait for the Reds.
Joc Pederson’s opposite-field, run-scoring double over left-fielder Will Benson’s head off Ian Gibaut was the big blow in the Giants’ two-run 10th as they beat the Reds 4-2 in the two-day opener of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park.
The teams then prepared for their regularly scheduled 7:10 p.