Giants shut down Reds as tempers rise in late innings
Apr 16, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp (65) throws against the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Landen Roupp carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Jung Hoo Lee had three hits with an RBI and the San Francisco Giants snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.
Roupp (3-1) allowed just a line-drive single to left to P.J. Higgins leading off the bottom of the sixth. It was the only hit of the game for the Reds. Roupp walked two, hit two batters and struck out six.
San Francisco left-hander Erik Miller struck out the side in the ninth to pick up his first career save after Ryan Walker and Keaton Winn each pitched a shutout inning.
Cincinnati starter Chase Burns held the Giants to two hits and a walk over six shutout innings with four strikeouts. He left after throwing 87 pitches, 54 for strikes.
San Francisco took a 3-0 lead in the seventh inning with three unearned runs against reliever Brock Burke (1-1).
Luis Arraez reached base on a fielding error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz to open the inning and scored on a two-out double by Matt Chapman that one-hopped the fence in left-center.
Lee followed with a bloop single to left-center to drive in Chapman and make it 2-0. After Heliot Ramos walked, Casey Schmitt drove in Lee with a single.
Reds reliever Connor Phillips was ejected with two outs in the eighth inning by third-base umpire Quinn Wolcott after hitting Willy Adames in the left thigh with a pitch. Phillips had just missed hitting Adames one pitch earlier.
Roupp had drilled Cincinnati outfielder Spencer Steer with a pitch in the second inning. Steer had words with Giants pitcher JT Brubaker during Wednesday's game.
The benches emptied at the end of the game after Miller struck out Sal Stewart and the duo exchanged words while pointing fingers. No punches were thrown.
--Field Level Media
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