The Cincinnati Reds play the Washington Nationals on Wednesday in Game 3 of their series. The game starts at 4:05 p.m. ET. Listen to the radio broadcast below.
Washington responded to their Game 1 loss with a 9-4 win on Tuesday and now can clinch the three-game series with another victory. The Nationals picked on Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto throughout the day and took him for six earned runs in five innings.
"They played really well. And you know what? I'm human. I'm human," Cueto told the Associated Press through a translator. "I just got to keep my head up and keep working. That's all I got to do."
Nationals outfielder Denard Span had three hits Cueto, finishing the game going 5-of-5 with two RBIs.
"I got more gratification just disrupting them and getting them to throw the ball away," Span said. "For me that's how I have to take over a game."
Washington manager Matt Williams is hopeful Tuesday's performance can help turn Span's season around.
"Looking back at last year, he started a really good streak in the second half," Williams said, "so certainly it can get him going."
Tanner Roark (3-1, 3.65 ERA) takes the mound on Wednesday for Washington and makes his first-ever appearance against Cincinnati. He's coming off Friday's 5-2 win against the New York Mets, whom he allowed just two earned runs through five innings.
Opposing Roark will be Alfredo Simon (5-2, 2.45 ERA). Wednesday is his first start against Washington, according to the Associated Press, and he's coming off a 3-0 win against Philadelphia.
