CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Nick Lodolo pitched six innings of one-run ball and Spencer Steer hit a two-run homer as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Lodolo (3-2) allowed six hits and struck out four. Kyle Bradish (5-9) took the loss despite allowing three runs over 7 2/3 innings. Emilio Pagán earned his seventh save, giving up one run in the ninth. The Reds took the lead in the fifth on Steer’s 14th homer. Baltimore tied it in the sixth on Coby Mayo’s RBI single. Sal Stewart’s RBI double in the eighth put Cincinnati ahead. The Orioles scored once in the ninth on a sacrifice fly. Attendance was 17,601. Time of game was 2:44. Cincinnati improved to 41-48. Baltimore fell to 42-49.

CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Nick Lodolo pitched six strong innings and Sal Stewart drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the eighth as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Lodolo allowed one earned run on six hits with four strikeouts over six innings to improve to 3-2. He worked through early traffic by inducing weak contact, stranding two runners in the third and keeping the Orioles off the scoreboard through the first five frames. Kyle Bradish took the loss after a gritty 7⅔-inning outing, permitting three runs on five hits while striking out five. His record fell to 5-9. Emilio Pagán earned his seventh save despite yielding a run in the ninth, closing the door when he got Adley Rutschman to line out to center with two runners aboard. The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the fifth, when Spencer Steer turned the contest with one swing. After Eugenio Suárez drew a leadoff walk, Steer drove a 1-1 fastball from Bradish over the wall in right-center field for his 14th home run, tying the game at 2-2. The blast ended Bradish’s shutout bid and gave Cincinnati its first lead of the series after dropping the previous two games to Baltimore. Baltimore had taken a 1-0 edge in the top of the sixth. Taylor Ward led off with a double off the left-field wall and moved to third on Pete Alonso’s groundout. Coby Mayo delivered an RBI single through the left side, deflected by third baseman Stewart, to score Ward. The Orioles loaded the bases later in the inning on walks to Tyler O’Neill and Leody Taveras, but Jeremiah Jackson struck out swinging to end the threat. The Reds answered immediately in the bottom half, but Bradish settled down. He retired the side in order in the sixth and worked around a Tyler Stephenson single in the seventh by inducing a forceout. However, the Orioles could not break through against Cincinnati’s bullpen. Tejay Antone struck out two in a perfect seventh, and Brock Burke tossed a scoreless eighth with a pair of strikeouts. The decisive moment came in the bottom of the eighth. With one out, Edwin Arroyo singled to center off Bradish. Elly De La Cruz struck out for the second out, bringing Stewart to the plate. Stewart, who had grounded out in his first three at-bats, laced a double down the left-field line that eluded Ward. Arroyo raced home from first, giving Cincinnati a 3-2 lead. Baltimore fought back in the ninth against Pagán. Dylan Beavers walked and Taveras struck out before Jackson Holliday drew a two-out walk. Blaze Alexander singled to load the bases. Gunnar Henderson lifted a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Beavers to cut the deficit to 3-2. With two outs and runners at first and second, Rutschman lined out to center fielder TJ Friedl on a 1-2 pitch to end the game. The Orioles managed seven hits, led by Ward’s two-hit day that included a double. Mayo drove in Baltimore’s first run. The Reds totaled five hits, with Steer’s homer providing the early equalizer and Stewart’s double the game-winner. Lodolo’s performance marked his third straight start allowing one earned run or fewer. He had held Milwaukee to one hit over five innings on June 29 and two hits over four innings on June 23, both no-decisions in losses. The left-hander relied on a sharp curveball and fastball command, striking out four and walking none. Bradish, meanwhile, matched Lodolo pitch for pitch through the first four innings. He allowed only two hits before Steer’s homer and did not walk a batter until the fifth. The right-hander exited after Arroyo’s single in the eighth, having thrown 98 pitches. Rico Garcia recorded the final out of the eighth on a popout. The game, played in front of 17,601 fans, lasted 2 hours 44 minutes. Baltimore fell to 42-50, while Cincinnati improved to 41-48. The Reds avoided a three-game sweep after dropping the first two contests of the series. Baltimore had won the opener 8-5 on Friday and took Saturday’s game 3-0. The Orioles now return home for a six-game homestand beginning Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs. The Reds continue a homestand of their own, hosting the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Baltimore 4, Cincinnati 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Cincinnati a 50.70 percent probability to win. Baltimore had been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of five runs went under the over/under line of 9.5.

BASEBALL PREVIEW: Orioles at Reds CINCINNATI (Interstat) — The Baltimore Orioles aim for a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. First pitch is scheduled for 1:40 p.m. EDT. The forecast calls for 91 degrees and partly cloudy skies. Baltimore (41-48) has taken the first two games of the series by scores of 3-0 on Friday and 8-4 on Saturday. The Orioles have won three of their last four games overall. Cincinnati (40-47) has lost two straight and six of its last nine. Pitching Matchup Left-hander Trevor Rogers (3-2, 2.67 ERA) is scheduled to start for Baltimore. The Orioles are 4-2 in his six starts this season. Rogers has been dominant in his last three outings, posting a 0.00 ERA across 18 1/3 innings with 17 strikeouts. He threw five scoreless innings in a 3-0 win over Cincinnati on Friday, allowing two hits and striking out four. Right-hander Brady Singer (2-3, 4.50 ERA) is set to start for Cincinnati. Singer took the loss in Friday’s series opener, allowing two earned runs over five innings with six strikeouts. He has struggled recently, losing his last three decisions while posting a 5.40 ERA over that span. Players to Watch Baltimore’s offense has been led by shortstop Gunnar Henderson and catcher Adley Rutschman, though specific individual statistics were not provided. The Orioles have scored 12 runs in the series. Cincinnati’s lineup features Elly De La Cruz and Spencer Steer, though no recent individual offensive numbers were available for either player. The Reds have managed four runs in the series. Betting Lines Baltimore is a -1.5 favorite on the run line. The over/under is 9.5 runs. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 4-3 Orioles victory. Upcoming Schedules Baltimore returns home Tuesday to begin a six-game homestand against the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals before the All-Star break. Cincinnati opens a six-game homestand Tuesday against Philadelphia and the Chicago Cubs.