Seven–four already ran. White Sox 3–1 already ran. Phillies 3–0 already ran. This is Friday night.
Associated Press / ESPN, Friday at Great American Ball Park: Cincinnati 6, Chicago 4. Jose Trevino lined a two-run single to right with the bases loaded after Clay Holmes left having gone 5.1 innings, six runs, six hits allowed in the AP recap’s line, 6–8. AP called the hit the seventh; the box’s three-run frame is the sixth. We are using the hit, the 6–4, and Holmes’s 5.1. Eugenio Suárez had tied it 4–4, driving in Elly De La Cruz. De La Cruz also drove in two. Héctor Rodríguez grounded into a fielder’s choice as Tyler Stephenson was out at home before Trevino’s single.
Ian Happ homered in the third, 2–2. Seiya Suzuki two-run single, bases loaded, fourth, 4–3. Michael Conforto three hits. Cubs 85–69. Magic number to clinch a postseason spot remains four. Ninth: tying run at the plate, two outs, Michael Busch caught stealing on a pitchout Trevino called; replay still credited the stolen base. Julian Aguiar won in relief, three innings. AP had him 2–1; the CBS box listed 1–0 after the game. We will not pick a record fight. Emilio Pagán 24th save, CBS box. Chase Burns three innings, two runs, innings restriction. Hits: Cubs 9, Reds 8. Errors: 1 and 0. Attendance 31,678. Time 2:44.
Pirates 7–4 already ran. 8–2 Dodgers already ran. Saturday is Matthew Boyd (8–5) against Nick Lodolo (3–5). We will not invent that score.
What this means for you
If you needed 7–4, that file exists. If you needed Friday night, it is 6–4. Four is a magic number, not a clinch.
Bottom line: Reds 6–4. Trevino two-run single. Magic number 4. Not 7–4.
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