Overview

• Nick Lodolo delivered his first career complete game, striking out eight and allowing four hits in a 5-0 victory over Washington.
• Reds hitters added late insurance as Noelvi Marte doubled in the eighth and Jose Trevino followed with a sacrifice fly, then Matt McLain and Elly De La Cruz tacked on RBIs in the ninth.
• Michael Soroka took the loss after surrendering a fourth-inning run and lasting five innings in his first outing since June 6.
• The win extended Cincinnati’s franchise record to 33 series without being swept and snapped Washington’s five-game home winning streak against the Reds.
• Cincinnati sends Nick Martinez to the mound in Tampa Bay, while Washington heads to Minnesota with MacKenzie Gore.