CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) – Johnny Cueto pitched eight effective innings and the Reds beat Toronto 4-3 in a game that was punctuated by injuries to key players on both teams on Sunday.
Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips left the game in the middle of the fifth inning with a bruised right heel.
Blue Jays stars Brett Lawrie and Jose Bautista exited early because of injuries.
Lawrie sustained a broken right index finger when he was hit by a pitch in the second. The team didn’t immediately announce how long the infielder would be out.
Bautista left because of tightness in his left leg. The All-Star outfielder had a single and a sacrifice bunt before leaving.
Cueto (7-5) gave up three runs — one earned — and leads the NL with a 1.86 ERA. He gave up seven hits and struck out eight while winning his third straight start.
Todd Frazier broke a 2-all tie in the fifth with a two-run homer off R.A. Dickey (6-6).