Cincinnati Reds at Miami Marlins
Final
Recap
The World Baseball Classic might’ve ended three weeks ago, but Venezuelan flags still flank Javier Sanoja’s locker inside the Marlins’ clubhouse at loanDepot park. Sanoja, whose clutch steal and decisive run helped his Venezuelan ballclub to an upset victory over the United States in the final, has been walking around with a noticeable swagger ever since. By collecting three hits in the Marlins’ 8-1 victory over the Reds on Thursday afternoon, Sanoja bumped his average to .406. If he qualified, that would rank second in the Majors behind the Dodgers’ Andy Pages (.413) and ahead of teammate Xavier Edwards (.396). “I think \[bench coach\
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteMIA -123 · 53% to win
WonRun LineMIA -1.5
CoveredTotalO/U 8 · 9 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
7Hits12
1Home runs0
4Walks5
9Strikeouts5
0Stolen bases2
146Pitches thrown136
5Pitching strikeouts9
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La CruzSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dane MyersCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will BensonPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sal Stewart1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| P.J. HigginsC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt McLain2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spencer SteerRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathaniel LoweDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TJ FriedlLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eugenio Suarez3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose FrancoP | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Brock BurkeP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rhett LowderP | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |