Fitting for Independence Day Nick Martin Jersey , the Cincinnati Reds saved all their fireworks for the fourth.
Starting pitcher Sal Romanor17;s suicide squeeze capped Cincinnatir17;s six-run fourth inning, and the Reds rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on Wednesday night.
r1;It was nice to be able to contribute with the bat,r1; said Romano, who was hitting .038 going into the game. r1;The first thought when I saw the signal, I thought the number one thing was get the ball down wherever the pitch was. I was excited. I have never done it before. It was definitely a big insurance run and got the out of the game.r1;
Jesse Winker and Jose Peraza each had a two-run single during the big inning, and Scooter Gennett also singled in a run. The Reds overcame Daniel Palkar17;s third home run in two games to win the three-game series and complete a 4-3 homestand before a crowd of 24 Mark Sanchez Jersey ,442, which stayed for a postgame fireworks show.
The Reds have won 13 of 17 and have come from behind in eight of their last 11 wins.
Yoan Moncada added a two-run homer for the White Sox, who have dropped five of seven and 14 of 20.
Cincinnati improved to 8-2 in interleague play, the most wins since going 11-9 in 2013. The White Sox are 4-11 against NL teams.
Romano (5-8) struck out six and allowing six hits and four runs in five innings. His bunt back to the mound brought home Adam Duvall for the final run of Cincinnatir17;s breakout fourth inning.
Reds relievers Amir Garrett and Michael Lorenzen teamed up for 2 1/3 scoreless innings before Jared Hughes celebrated his 33rd birthday by pitching the final 1 2/3 for his sixth save.
Dylan Covey retired his first nine batters before the Reds erupted for five hits and six runs while sending 10 batters to the plate in the fourth. Winker and Peraza each had a two-run single before Romanor17;s bunt knocked Covey (3-4) out of the game. Covey allowed a walk, struck out two and hit a batter in 3 2/3 innings.
r1;I was trying to get ground balls, but I was leaving my pitches elevated Matt Paradis Jersey ,r1; Covey said. r1;I tried to make adjustments. Thatr17;s not my game, Ir17;ve got to keep the ball down.r1;
r1;Their guy was shutting us down pretty good,r1; Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman said. r1;We saw some things from him better the second time around. We put together some good at-bats.r1;
Moncada, whose 12th-inning bases-loaded triple broke open Chicagor17;s 12-3 win Tuesday, gave the White Sox a 2-0 lead with a two-out, two-run homer in the third. Palka went deep for a 3-0 lead in the fourth.
The Reds added a run in the eighth on pitcher Chris Volstadr17;s bases-loaded throwing error.
EXPLOSIVE
The Reds sent nine or more batters to the plate in one inning in five of the seven games on the just-completed homestand.
SHREWD MOVE
Billy Hamilton Nolan Cromwell Jersey , who entered the game as a pinch-runner in the sixth and stayed in to play center field, threw out Jose Abreu at the plate trying to score from second to end the eighth r11; Hamiltonr17;s eighth assist of the season, tying Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber for the NL lead among outfielders.
SHAKEUP
The Reds traded RHP Dylan Floro and a minor league pitcher to the Los Angeles Dodgers for two minor league pitchers, optioned IF/OF Brandon Dixon to Triple-A Louisville and recalled RHP Tanner Rainey and LHP Cody Reed from Louisville before Wednesdays game.
DONr17;T FORGET TO WRITE
A 10-day, nine-game road trip and the All-Star break will keep the Reds away from Cincinnati until July 20.
TRAINERr17;S ROOM
White Sox: Abreu returned to Chicagor17;s lineup after leaving Mondayr17;s game and missing Tuesdayr17;s with a bruised left ankle from a foul ball.
Reds: Gennett reported no problems from having his left hand bent back while trying to make a catch on Adam Engelr17;s bunt Tuesday.
UP NEXT
White Sox: LHP Carlos Rodon (1-3) faces the Astros on Thursday. He is 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA in four career starts against Houston.
Reds: RHP Tyler Mahle (6-6) faces the Cubs on Friday at Wrigley Field. Mahle was 3-0 with a 2.18 ERA in five June starts.
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