CINCINNATI (WMDJ) - Christian Encarnacion-Strand smacked a 2-RBI double to break a scoreless tie in the 6th inning and the Reds clipped the Angels 3-0 to sweep the weekend series.
The Reds bullpen picked up the slack left behind by starter Frankie Montas, who left the game in the first inning after being hit by a line drive off the bat of Taylor Ward. Montas suffered a bruised right forearm.
Reliever Brent Suter allowed four hits in 3 1/3 innings. Emilio Pagan (2-1) picked up the win allowing one hit over two innings. Fernando Cruz and Lucas Sims each tossed a scoreless inning before handing over the game to Alexis Diaz to punch his fourth save of the season in five chances.
Cincinnati (12-9) will welcome the Phillies to Great American Ballpark for the start of a 4-game series beginning tonight. Hunter Greene (0-1, 4.35) will take the ball for the Reds starting at 6:40 p.m. / Inside Pitch airs 6:10 on WMDJ.
