Marlins win behind Pablo López's dominant outing over Reds

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Pablo López allowed two hits and tied his career high with 11 strikeouts over seven dominant innings and the Miami Marlins edged the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 Tuesday night.

Joey Wendle hit a two-run single off Hunter Greene as Miami for the third time in nine games.

A day after Cincinnati piled up 11 runs in a romp, López turned in a stopper-like performance for the Marlins. He overcame Mike Moustakas’s solo homer to finish with a flourish, retiring his final nine batters and striking out the side in the sixth. He didn’t walk anybody while retiring 21 of his last 22 Cincinnati batters.

"That was really fun," López said. "It has been a while since I felt that good. That's one of those starts I really needed. It's a good start to build on."

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Miami Marlins' Pablo Lopez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 26, 2022.  (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

The Reds had won nine of their previous 13 games.

"López had as good a stuff as we’ve seen all year," Reds manager David Bell said. "He had a good fastball. You didn’t know which way he was going to cut it. He had a good sinker and great changeup."

López (7-5), the National League April Pitcher of the Month after going 3-0, allowed a single to the first batter he faced, Jonathan India, before retiring the next 12. Moustakas snapped that run, leading off the fifth with his sixth homer of the season.

López was happy to be able to shake off the homer.

"Giving up a homer is not ideal, but solo shots aren't going to hurt you that much," he said. "I was able to turn the page."

He was even prouder