Monday brings us a shortened slate of 12 MLB games. The day got kicked off with a matinee series finale between the Giants and Reds (CIN 12, SF 4), but only after an 18-minute bee delay. Cincinnati's rookie outfielder Nick Senzel hit two home runs in the game and Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval pitched the eighth. It was a weird one. We have more about that game and the rest of the day's calendar below.
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Baseball schedule/scores for Monday
FINAL - Reds 12, Giants 4 (box score)White Sox vs. Indians, 6:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Mariners vs. Yankees, 6:35 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Red Sox vs. Orioles, 7:05 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Twins vs. Blue Jays, 7:07 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Diamondbacks vs. Rays, 7:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Nationals vs. Brewers, 7:40 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Marlins vs. Cubs, 8:05 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Phillies vs. Cardinals, 8:05 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Royals vs. Astros, 8:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Mets vs. Padres, 10:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Braves vs. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)Senzel homers again... and again
Last week, the Cincinnati Reds called up Nick Senzel in the hopes that he could help spark an offense batting .211, the second-worst mark in the majors. Batting leadoff, the Reds rookie and new everyday center fielder blasted two home runs off Drew Pomeranz in Monday's win over the Giants, a leadoff homer and another in the second inning.
Senzel went 4 for 17 in the series with three home runs, and he became the first batter in Reds history to hit three home runs in his first four career appearances.
Per @EliasSports, Nick Senzel is the first batter in Reds history to hit 3 HR in his first 4 career apps.
— Reds Media Relations (@RedsPR) May 6, 2019
This afternoon matchup was an odd one. For starters, the game didn't even start on time because a swarm of bees forced an 18-minute delay. Then, the Reds batters tied the MLB record (set in 1893) for most batters hit by a pitch in an inning with four. All four got plunked in the sixth, two with the bases loaded. Oh, and Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval tossed a scoreless eighth inning, but he also hit a batter, which tied the National League record and set a Reds' modern record of five batters hit in a game.
Both Cincinnati and San Francisco sit in the bottom of their respective divisions.
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