The curveball arced for a called third strike. Matt McLain craned his neck in disbelief. Ronel Blanco came off the mound with a hop-step and a pump of his fist, punctuation on another clean inning. It distilled Sunday afternoon at Daikin Park into a deft sequence.

The Cincinnati Reds managed just two hits in another anemic offensive showing and 6-0 loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday. Cincinnati now sits at 20-22, having lost seven of nine after winning seven of nine.

Ronel Blanco twirled eight impressive innings and Yainer Diaz clubbed a three-run home run as the Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of their three-game interleague series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds with a 6-0 victory on Sunday.

Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer in Cincinnati’s 10-run first inning as the Reds pounced on Lance McCullers early and held on for a 13-9 win over the Houston Astros.

Elly De La Cruz snapped a home run drought with a 3-run shot that ignited the Reds in a 13-9 win, and that coach Chris Valaika saw coming.

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Ronel Blanco struck out a career-high 11 in eight innings and Shawn Dubin completed the two-hitter to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds had swept their last three series against the Houston Astros, in 2019, 2023 and 2024 before losing to them Friday.

As the Houston Astros' three-game weekend series with the Cincinnati Reds began Friday, the probable pitcher for the road squad was Graham Ashcraft. When Sunday