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- Updated: May 21, 2016
CINCINNATI — The Reds’ bullpen squandered another early lead, leading to an 8-3 Mariners win at Great American Ball Park on Friday night. Cincinnati had a 3-0 lead before Seattle scored eight unanswered runs — seven of them coming against relievers in the final three innings.
After escaping some trouble and throwing nearly 50 pitches in his first two innings, Reds starter Dan Straily settled down, allowing one run on two hits — both courtesy of Kyle Seager, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI — over his final four innings. However, the early trouble left him at 110 pitches after six, meaning he had to hand the game over to the troubled ‘pen for the seventh.
Blake Wood took over and faced four batters without recording an out. He loaded the bases and walked in a run before Tony Cingrani took over. Cingrani hit Robinson Cano with his first pitch and gave up a two-out, two-run go-ahead single to pinch-hitter …
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