CINCINNATI (AP) — Right fielder Aristides Aquino threw out pinch-runner Joey Bart at the plate to end the game, and the Reds held off the San Francisco Giants 3-2 behind Kyle Farmer’s early three-run homer.
Cincinnati extended its winning streak to a season-high four despite playing down a man following the suspension of outfielder Tommy Pham.
Pham was suspended by Major League Baseball for three games after Giants outfielder Joc Pederson said Pham slapped him because of a dispute about their fantasy football league.
The strong-armed Aristides nailed Bart trying to score the tying run from second base on Wilmer Flores’ two-out single in the ninth inning.
Farmer launched a drive into the left-center seats in the first for his third home run in the last three games.