Friedl’s Walk-Off Single Gives Reds Wild Back-and-Forth Win Over A’s

TJ Friedl of the Cincinnati Reds connects for a game-winning, ninth-inning single against the Oakland A's in Cincinnati on Aug. 29, 2024. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo

CINCINNATI—TJ Friedl capped Cincinnati’s three-run ninth inning with a two-run single, and the Reds beat Lawrence Butler and the Oakland Athletics 10–9 on Thursday.

Tyler Stephenson and Will Benson homered for Cincinnati, which had lost five of its previous six games. Stephenson finished with three hits and two RBIs while extending his hitting streak to 13 games.