Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz (44) gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Reds’ Will Benson (30) hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Chicago White Sox Bryse Wilson, left, looks on from the dugout during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Reds hit 3 home runs, Martinez throws 7 shutout innings to snap 3-game skid, beat White Sox 7-1
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz, Will Benson and Matt McLain homered, Nick Martinez pitched seven shutout innings and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz, Will Benson and Matt McLain homered, Nick Martinez pitched seven shutout innings and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
The Reds came in averaging 2.2 runs over their last 10 games. They won Thursday for just the third time in 12 games.
Martinez (2-4) gave up two hits and walked none while striking out three. He has not given up a walk in his last three starts covering 19 innings.
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De La Cruz’s homer was his eighth of the season and third in five games. Benson’s was his first and McLain’s his sixth. Those three and Gavin Lux had two hits apiece with Benson driving in three.
Bryse Wilson (0-2) went 5 1/3 innings, giving up seven runs on 10 hits, including the three homers. He walked one and struck out three.
Miguel Vargas had two hits and drove in Chicago’s only run in the eighth.
Key moment
The Reds opened the first with a walk and two singles to load the bases. Austin Hays followed with a sacrifice fly, Benson hit a two-out, two-run single and Cincinnati never looked back.
Key stat
The loss ended Chicago’s season-high three-game win streak.
Up next
Shane Smith (1-2, 2.08) will pitch for the White Sox against the Cubs’ Cade Horton (1-0, 6.75). The Reds’ Brady Singer (4-2, 4.97) will face Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee (3-3, 3.80) on Friday.
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This story has been corrected to show that the Reds entered the game averaging 2.2 runs over their last 10 games, not 2.4.
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