Cincinnati's 3-4-5 hitters India, De La Cruz and Spencer Steer combined to go 7 for 8 against him.
Some of that was Corbin (5-10) in the middle of an up-and-down year and some the heart of the Reds order. Wearing red, white and blue “USA” socks and given plenty of offensive support, Kennedy fared better Tuesday than Washington starter Patrick Corbin, who allowed six earned runs and 10 hits with three walks in five innings. “But I think everything happens for a reason, and I feel like everything I had to do made me better and made me ready for where I am now.” “It means a lot more this time than the first time,” Kennedy said. He joined the Reds organization in Louisville in May and got the call earlier this week to start on the Fourth of July. 7, 2018, Kennedy pitched in an Arizona rookie league and for teams in El Paso, Worcester and Portland. Since his most recent major league game Sept. “It feels good for me and my wife and my family and people that believed in me: being able to get back here after stopping at those different places.” “There was a lot of times I thought I might be out of the game,” Kennedy said Monday. He began this season as the opening day starter for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. This one had special meaning for Kennedy, a 28-year-old who has bounced around the minors since last being in the majors with San Diego in 2018. They've won three in a row and six of their past seven. Jonathan India hit two home runs, Nick Senzel had a three-run shot and the Reds stole six bases. “But I know he’s really been trying to get locked in right-handed, and today was a big day for him to get involved.” “It can be a lot of maintenance for a switch-hitter - it’s a lot to think about,” Bell said. The switch-hitting rookie sensation was robbed of his first career five-hit game by Nationals center fielder Derek Hill's diving catch on a line drive in the eighth.
He did everything right.”ĭe La Cruz had three singles batting right-handed and one left-handed. “Brett Kennedy, what he did for us today, that was outstanding,” manager David Bell said. Kennedy struck out three and allowed four runs and five hits in five-plus innings, only getting into trouble late in his 86-pitch outing. WASHINGTON (AP) - Brett Kennedy won his first major league appearance in five years, Elly De La Cruz went 4 for 5 with hits from both sides of the plate and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 8-4 on Tuesday.
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