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.

Each team batted around once as the Cincinnati Reds sweated out a high-scoring win that prevented a record blown lead.

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After giving up seven runs in the first inning, former All-Star Lance McCullers said he and his family received threatening messages on social media.

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.

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 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.

Houston Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. said he and his family received death threats after Saturday's 13-9 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. An Astros spokesperson said the Houston Police Department and MLB have been notified about the threats, per Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle.

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

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