Robert Stephenson was sent down to AAA-Louisville to throw strikes. He did that mostly tonight, walking just two batters in 5.1 innings. Stephenson however made two mistake pitches, both to Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto, and he capitalized with a pair of 2-run home runs.
The Reds had a lot of base-runners tonight, collecting 8 hits and 8 walks, but they could only cash in for 4 runs. They had some brutal luck in the 8th inning. Scooter Gennett hit an RBI single to cut the Marlins lead to 5-4, and put runners on 1st & 3rd with 0 outs.