Johnny Cueto once called Great American Ball Park home as the Reds ace, but even he could not salvage the series for the Giants. Behind a four-hit shutout from Scott Feldman and their lineup’s two home runs off Cueto, the Reds completed a three-game series sweep with a 4-0 victory over San Francisco.
Feldman notched his third career shutout as he gave up four hits and one walk with five strikeouts. The Giants did not take advantage of having the leadoff batter reach five times and were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
“He was good,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Feldman, “but to be honest, it’s hard to say how good, because we really struggled here with the bats.”
Cincinnati, which has a season-high five-game winning streak, scored a pair of unearned runs in the first inning after shortstop Christian Arroyo’s fielding error, on RBI singles from Eugenio Suarez and Scooter Gennett. With two outs in the third inning, Scott Schebler lifted a 1-0 pitch to right field for his ninth homer of the season and a 3-0 lead. There was one out in the fifth when Zack Cozart made it a four-run game with a solo homer to left field.
Cueto completed seven innings with four runs (two earned), six hits, one walk and 10 strikeouts. It was no match for Feldman’s effort. In the three-game sweep, the Reds outscored the Giants by a 31-5 margin. San Francisco came in 5-1 this season in games that Cueto started.
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