Reds rally past Rangers for 2nd straight night, win 7-6
Jonathan India hit a go-ahead, two-run single to cap a five-run eighth inning, and Cincinnati rallied from a 6-0 deficit to beat Texas 7-6 on Tuesday night, the Reds' second big comeback in two days against the Rangers.
Cincinnati won by the same score on Monday night, rallying from a 5-1 deficit.
Nick Senzel had two RBI singles in the Reds' latest comeback, one in the seventh for the Reds' first run and another with two outs in the eighth that made it 6-3. Pinch-hitter Jake Fraley followed with a two-run double against Ian Kennedy (0-1), and India's single off Kennedy completed the rally.
Reiver Sanmartin (1-0) worked a scoreless eighth, and Alexis Diáz pitched the ninth for his second save in two nights.
The American League West-leading Rangers lost consecutive games for the first time since April 7-8 at the Chicago Cubs. The Reds won back-to-back games for the first time since a three-game win streak from April 1-3.
Martín Pérez pitched a season-high 6 1/3 innings for Texas, allowing one unearned run on six hits, and Nathaniel Lowe, Marcus Semien and Josh Smith homered to help the Rangers build their big lead. Josh Jung, who homered twice on Monday, added a two-run double in Texas' three-run fifth.
The Reds finished with 11 hits but have still gone eight straight games without a home run. Senzel went 3-for-4.
Luke Weaver lasted 5 2/3 innings for Cincinnati, allowing eight hits and six runs.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rangers: Ezequiel Duran was hit on the left hand by a pitch with two outs in the fourth inning. He stayed in the game.
Reds: RHP Connor Overton (right elbow strain) is scheduled to leave on Wednesday for Cincinnati's training facility in Goodyear, Arizona, to focus on getting the soreness out, manager David Bell said on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
RHP Jon Gray (1-1, 3.72 ERA) starts for the Rangers as they try to salvage the finale of the three-run series. Graham Ashcraft (2-0, 1.88) takes the mound for the Reds.