The Cincinnati Reds (21-24) beat the Chicago White Sox (14-30) 7-1 to avoid the sweep on Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Here are our postgame takeaways: Martinez Tosses a Gem Nick Martinez has been fantastic lately and that continued on Thursday afternoon.

Elly De La Cruz, Will Benson and Matt McLain homered, Nick Martinez pitched seven shutout innings and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-1 win over the Chicago White Sox.

Last night the White Sox achieved a season-first: they won a third consecutive game with a 4-2 win over the Reds. Davis Martin and four relievers combined to limit the Reds to single runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

The Rule 5 Draft pick added to the roster just before Opening Day, Vasil notched his first career save as he gains confidence at the back of the pen.

Lenyn Sosa and Michael A. Taylor homered as the Sox improved to 14-29 with its fourth victory in five games overall.

Chicago White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi provided an injury update as he recovers from a left calf strain.

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The Cincinnati Reds are paying tribute to Pete Rose a day after baseball’s career hits leader was posthumously removed from the major leagues’ permanent ineligibility list