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Aaron Nola's strikeout total was up - the Phillies' ace would reach his career high with 12 - and his pitch count was also up. With two outs in the seventh inning and a chance at baseball history still on the line, manager Rob Thomson wasn't sure how much longer he'll let the right-hander go. 'I wouldn't have guessed his health just for that,' Thomson said. Stuart Fairchild and Tyler Stephenson scored solo home runs, while Andrew Abbott threw six scoreless innings in his major league debut to lead Cincinnati.

On Monday, the Reds' game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Cincinnati at a new low for The Great American Ball Park. Despite Monday's 8-1 win over the Red-hot Rays, the 20-year-old stadium held a record 463 fans for Opening Day on March 30, but conditions have deteriorated since the oldest team in professional baseball has lost to 7-9. The Reds' new record would not be bad on its own, unless the team is coming off a last-place finish at 62-100 in 2022. Fans have chastised Reds owner Bob Castellini and his son, Reds president and CEO Phil Castellini, for their apparent tenacity.