The Yankees offense may have reached a new low, managing just one run against the MLB-worst Oakland pitching staff. There’s no time to dwell on that as we had a full card of action tonight, with every team covered by this series taking to the field. Let’s see how it all unfolded.
Cincinnati Reds (42-38) 3, Baltimore Orioles (48-30) 1
A one-hour, 43-minute rain delay interrupted what could have been an intriguing contest between two of the exciting young teams in baseball. The Reds were winners of 12 in a row until meeting the NL-best Braves but got back to winning ways thanks to six innings of one-run, eight strikeout ball from Andrew Abbott and three scoreless innings from the bullpen.