TJ Friedl hit a go-ahead, three-run double in the ninth inning, Rece Hinds added a two-run double in the 10th, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati scored six runs over the final two innings to win its third extra-inning game this season, matching its total from 2025. The NL Central-leading Reds are 11-0 in games decided by three or fewer runs, including 6-0 in one-run games.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati trailed 3-1 entering the ninth when Spencer Steer and Tyler Stephenson led off with singles against Andrew Morris. Dane Myers walked to load the bases for Friedl, who hit a liner to right-center<\/a> that made it 4-3.<\/p>\n Austin Martin tied it in the bottom half with an RBI double against Emilio Pag\u00e1n (2-0), who blew a save for the second time this season.<\/p>\n In the 10th, Eugenio Su\u00e1rez hit a grounder against Garrett Acton (1-1) that deflected off the glove of third baseman Tristan Gray for an error, and left fielder Martin couldn’t field the slowly rolling ball<\/a> for another error that allowed automatic runner Elly De La Cruz to score.<\/p>\n Hinds followed with a two-out double that gave the Reds a three-run cushion. Graham Ashcraft worked the bottom half for his first save.<\/p>\n Minnesota’s Victor Caratini had a sacrifice fly in the first and an RBI single in the third.<\/p>\n Bailey Ober allowed one unearned run in 6 1\/3 innings for the Twins. Minnesota’s starters gave up three earned runs over 18 1\/3 innings in the series, but the Twins’ batters went 6 for 35 with runners in scoring position.<\/p>\n Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (2-1, 3.51 ERA) takes the mound Monday at Tampa Bay, while RHP Mick Abel (1-2, 3.98 ERA) starts Tuesday for the Twins against the host New York Mets.<\/p>\n