Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo, center, walks to the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Reds’ Nick Lodolo strikes out 12 and then exits with groin injury vs. Pirates
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo struck out 12 batters and then exited with a groin injury on Thursday in a dominant performance that helped his team move within a half-game of the New York Mets for the final NL wild card.
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo, center, walks to the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo struck out 12 batters and then exited with a groin injury on Thursday in a dominant performance that helped his team move within a half-game of the New York Mets for the final NL wild card.
Lodolo left the over the Pittsburgh Pirates with one out in the seventh inning. The Reds said he was taken out for precautionary reasons.
The left-hander allowed two hits, one walk and allowed no runs. His dozen strikeouts tied a career high, having also struck out 12 against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 8, 2023.
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It was his seventh double-digit strikeout game.
The victory for Lodolo (9-8) and the Reds was preserved when right fielder Noelvi Marte recorded the final two outs, including robbing Bryan Reynolds of a home run with a over the wall.
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