Overview
- Cincinnati reached the 11-strikeout mark Tuesday when catcher Tyler Stephenson challenged a 1-2 pitch and the Automated Ball-Strike system ruled it a strike.
- LaRosa’s promotion awards a free small one-topping pizza to all ticketed fans after 11 Reds strikeouts, and it paid out again this week with redemptions available for seven days.
- Play-by-play announcer John Sadak highlighted the link between the overturned call and the giveaway on air, and the crowd responded with a standing ovation.
- Starter Chase Burns struck out nine over six innings in the 7-2 win, and reliever Brock Burke later finished the night by fanning Hunter Goodman for strikeout No. 12.
- The catcher-initiated ABS challenge system lets teams review ball-strike calls in real time, and Stephenson has won 67% of his challenges this season.