Tyler Stephenson homered and drove in three runs and Nick Martinez struck out five in five innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Friday night.

The Reds did all their scoring in the first inning. Austin Hays and Gavin Lux had back-to-back RBI singles to drive in T.J. Friedl to get on the scoreboard, and then Matt McLain for an insurance run, respectively.

During batting practices over the years, Noelvi Marte would often go out to the outfield and shag fly balls. He thought that he did a pretty good job at that, so he always believed that he could play the outfield if he was asked.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as Cincinnati Reds Trade Target Gets Positive Update After Leaving Game With Injury. Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez exited Monday night's game after being hit by a pitch on his right hand in the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers.