White Sox & Reds Fight for Shield; Wooden Spoon Looms for Yanks or Padres

Mosquito NL Shield:
Reds 13
Padres 12
Report: The Reds beat the Padres 13-12 on Monday night to avenge their loss in last week’s playoff game. The Reds had all 12 players for the first time in quite a few weeks, and every Reds player reached base at least once. Aidan Hutchinson, Chad Pedersen, Luke Lawless and Jakob Loewen led the Reds attack with 2 runs each. Mikey Milne pitched 2 innings striking out 5 Padres batters, and Chad Pedersen pitched 1 inning with 3 strikeouts.

Mosquito AL Shield:
White Sox 10
Yankees 9

The White Sox and Reds will meet on Saturday to play for the Mosquito Shield. Meanwhile, the Yankees and Padres will play on Thursday and hope to avoid the Wooden Spoon.