{"id":811922,"date":"2026-09-23T02:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/811922\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T02:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:39:37","slug":"brandon-williamson-fires-6-scoreless-innings-as-reds-blank-braves-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/811922\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Williamson fires 6 scoreless innings as Reds blank Braves – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brandon Williamson fired six scoreless innings and the Cincinnati Reds supported him with three solo homers to defeat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday in the opener of their three-game series.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati (73-84) ended a two-game losing streak and evened the season series with Atlanta (92-65) at 2-2.<\/p>\n

Williamson (5-4) worked six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two strikeouts. It was his longest stint since going 6 2\/3 scoreless against Miami on April 6. Williamson benefited from two double plays and did not allow a runner to reach scoring position.<\/p>\n

Elly De La Cruz (29), Dane Myers (8) and Eugenio Suarez (25) each hit a home run for the Reds. It was Suarez\u2019s 350th career homer, making him the 10th active player to reach that mark.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati got a scoreless seventh inning of relief from Brock Burke, who stranded runners at second and third. Tejay Antone loaded the bases in the eighth before retiring slugger Matt Olson on a fly ball. Closer Emilio Pagan allowed a double but did not allow a run in the ninth.<\/p>\n

Atlanta starter JR Ritchie (1-4) pitched five innings and allowed one run on four hits and three walks. The rookie struck out a career-high eight batters.<\/p>\n

The Reds broke through for a run in the third inning on a solo homer from De La Cruz. His homer had just enough steam to travel 368 feet and clear the right field wall.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati added another run in the sixth on a solo homer by Myers, a 410-foot shot to straightaway center off reliever Owen Murphy.<\/p>\n

The Reds added another run in the seventh. With Matt McLain on third and one out, De La Cruz lined an RBI single off shortstop Ha-Seong Kim\u2019s glove.<\/p>\n

Suarez led off the eighth inning with a 415-foot homer off Murphy into the seats in left-center field.<\/p>\n

The Braves lost right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. in the third inning. Acuna fouled a pitch off his left shin, which was unprotected by padding, and limped to the dugout. X-rays were negative, and Acuna was listed as day-to-day.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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