Reds vs. Twins Game Highlights (9/15/24) | MLB Highlights

and as I mentioned Jeff at the top it's been a rough go here for the twins here in September a playoff team right now yes but not playing at their best by any stretch here well let's let's look at it this way Cory you've got back three of your best players they're they're not in the lineup today but they're back and those that's what that's where all your offense comes from on the mound here for Minnesota today is rookie righty David Festa making his 12th appearance in his 11th Major League start well if Festa can establish that high fast ball especially up in the upper 90s as we have seen him do on previous occasions he'll give the red some trouble and Jonathan India leads off he's had a good weekend four for six in the series and his day starts by getting plunked a fast ball at 93 and a painful way to begin this one for India and that elbow has been a source of concern for India he had a assist that burst not too long long ago and he's had it really wrapped up and patted that is awfully close to where that assist was at to begin with so the leadoff man is on and now Ellie Deo Cruz the 22-year-old allstar short stop this guy can do it all India runs and he'll steal second base and no swing as they check so after getting hit by a pitch he wanted 90 ft right away to the right side backing up and former red Kyle farmer looks the play on De Cruz as India advances is down to third now Tyler Stevenson and Solid Plate appearance to begin this one for Stevenson is walk rate better than League average and he's on here in the first inning now two onone out for onetime twin Moder leager Spencer steer to third India coming home Lewis fires and Jeffers tagged him out so the contact play was on Festa inducing a ground ball Lewis feeds Jeffers in India is out number two has been a common occurrence for the Reds the ground ball to third the throw to the plate with a man on Third and he is a dead out as steel reaches on the fielder's Choice moving Stevenson to second now TJ Friel struck him out with the change up so the Reds Make some noise but Festa goes off speed strikes out frel and Cincinnati strands to Chris the Reds have to be awfully pleased with what they've seen from Rett louder he knows himself he knows how to read hitters he had a tremendous colls career and the Reds against the top of the twins order and lead off man W Matt wall leading off for the first time in his career and struck him out with the change up 13th strike out for louder and that's his fifth with his change up to begin his big league career now Royce Lewis standing in line to short and off the glove of a diving De La Cruz and Lewis will take a turn and hang on well there is a different sound off the bat of Royce Lewis when he makes contact on The Sweet Spot 107 off the bat now the veteran Carlos Santana off season and pick up for Minnesota pops it up and room for Santiago espanol in foul territory and on one pitch Santana's out number two and with two outs here's lck Lewis runs 3-2 Pitch hit to right and Frey to make the play there's one 12 off the bat but Frey positioned perfectly some hard contact off louder but no runs twins come to bat here in the bottom of the second inning we're scoreless Li Castro wearing that Fame number 21 into the Batters box and strike three with a sinker at the top of the Zone Strikes Out Castro looking and the second strike out for louder we've seen several times here early in the young career of louder where he's gotting a called strike out at the top of the Zone with that two seamer Ryan Jeffers slider played well there Strikes Out Jeffers some back-to- back strikeouts for louder now Brooks Lee one for his last 24 to the right side and Jonathan India will throw on Lee and Rett louder three up three down and we're scoreless after two big tall right-hander David fesa Gets Ready on the hill facing the number nine hitter in noelie Marte and he Strikes Out Marte with a breaking ball one time through the order now and he'll face Jonathan India as India strikes out on a FES of fast at 96 backto back strikeouts two down and Ellie de Cruz is the hitter and the 22 is in there for called strike three that is the third straight strike out in a one 123 third for David Festa we're in the fourth inning David Festa has retired seven straights even walked his first time up and there's a base hit to left for Stevenson as Margo will throw it back in and Stevenson is outa the second time today and that is the first hit for the Reds so now Spencer steer uhoh to Right Center hit a ton this one sending Castro back he will turn that's in playe Off the Wall Stevenson Ring third base he will score and on his way to Third Base another triple for Spencer steer and the Reds take a one- nothing lead well that's two ball BS here in this ballpark that Spencer steer has hit well that ball was tattooed everybody safe for an infield hit for DJ fredel so now Tai France one in two on nobody out to Right Center playable but Castro will make the catch steer will tag and score holding at first base is fredel and Ty France picks up the RBI with the sack fly in the Reds now lead two nothing here in the fourth Minnesota answering back with some offense back to- back singles and the twins have two on nobody out down by two here in the home four hey Trevor lck lined out to the opening inning and they'll get a chance here there's one they'll come home oh wow and now in a run down Lewis will go to third High catch there a little pump and now Lewis will be tagged out by D Cruz so the Reds do turn two ending up at third base Santana and this promising inning for Minnesota on one pitch now two down and a man at third and now it's up to Willie Castro and he lines a base hit to left and the Twins score Santana and make this a one-run game the allstar Willie Castro with a two out runs scoring single that is just a great piece of hitting by Castro and there are two down and Ryan Jeffers coming up for Minnesota line to left field that's a base hit Santana will score and tie the game again lck not running well will stop at third base a game tying RBI double from and Jeffers and the twins answer back and it's two2 that's just a little short swing waiting as long as possible that's hitting right there and now Brooks Lee with a chance to put his team on top ler Right Center at a base hit and Minnesota will take the lead lardic scores Jeffers scores 42 Minnesota well that is backto back Supreme at bats by the Minnesota twin a key game for Minnesota here today with the Tigers especially are readying the win column so a two out four pitch walk by Justin Wilson to Royce Lewis and now Carlos Santana Santana sends this one to left sending steer back steer going to the wall steer will look up and that is gone a towering home run from the right side for Carlos Santana and the twins up the lead to four on Santana's team leading 22nd it's 62 Minnesota that ball hit the facade of the upper deck so Jeffers lines a base hit to Center and the twins have three on and now Brooks Lee who had had a huge hit in the sixth inning and two-run single we had again Fair ball down the right field line lck is in Castro will score and now it kicks away and right from Frey Jeffers is in Brooks Lee is going to end up at third base and the twins breaking wide open 92 Minnesota and the twins have put up five in the seventh after a three-run sixth prolong the ninth inning for Ellie deot Cruz and now we'll see this matchup that we saw here on Friday Alca strikes him out to end the game in Minnesota with an important Victory today a couple of blowout losses this weekend no kareah no buckston and Minnesota down two nothing early scores the final nine and the twins beat the Reds 92