Lowder gives Cincinnati six innings
Rhett Lowder pitched 6.0 innings, and the Cincinnati Reds edged the Athletics 3-2 on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lowder earned the win, improving to 4-7. He allowed four hits and two earned runs, walked two and struck out three. Cincinnati also got three combined innings from Brock Burke, Tejay Antone and Emilio Pagan without a hit or a walk.
Burke struck out three in 1 1/3 innings for his 13th hold, Antone recorded his seventh hold after two-thirds of an inning, and Pagan struck out one in one inning for his 13th save.
Athletics strike first
The Athletics opened the scoring in the top of the first when Butler homered to right center, a 415-foot drive that put the away team ahead 1-0. Cincinnati answered in the bottom of the second. Trevino singled to left, bringing in Marte to tie the game at 1.
Jacob Lopez kept the Reds to two earned runs over 5.0 innings for the Athletics. He allowed four hits, walked one and struck out nine. The Reds moved in front in the bottom of the fifth, when McLain homered to right center, a 378-foot shot that made it 2-1.
