ATLANTA -- Jason Marquis was not going to let a bruised forearm slow him down.
Despite taking a line drive from Kelly Johnson off his pitching arm in the second inning, he was able to pitch the Reds to an 8-4 win over the Braves on Saturday night.
The veteran righthander pitched 6 1/3 effective innings against the team that drafted him in 1996, giving up five hits and three runs while striking out four.
"I don't bruise too easy," said Marquis, who bettered his record to 3-1. "It may have upped the adrenaline little bit. Glad I made the play, first off, getting the out. It wasn't too bad throughout the rest of the game."
Jay Bruce hit two triples for the first time in his seven-year career, Marlon Byrd ended his slump with a home run, single and walk and Todd Frazier and Zack Cozart both homered for the Reds, who reached .500 for the season (12-12).
But it was Marquis and the bullpen that kept the Braves out of striking distance for much of the game after the Reds built a 4-0 lead.
"(Marquis) has been doing this for a long time," Frazier said. "He wants to be out there. You never know, it could be his last year. He doesn't talk about it, but he understands the circumstances and he just wants to win. A guy like that, he's a bulldog."
The Braves cut the lead to 4-2 on a home run by Cameron Maybin in the fifth, but the Reds answered right back with Byrd's home run. When the Braves cut the lead to 6-3 in the seventh, Cozart added a two-run blast in the ninth to put things out of reach.
"We talk about the shutdowns," said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. "When we score, we don't want the other team to come out and score."
Eric Stults (1-2) took the loss for the Braves, giving up six runs in seven innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Starting pitcher Homer Bailey will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery on Friday in Cincinnati.
Braves: The Braves transferred LHP Mike Minor from the 15-day to 60-day DL. Minor has left shoulder inflammation and has no timetable for a return, according to Braves general manager John Hart. "We don't see him coming back anytime soon," he said. "At this point, things haven't progressed."
UP NEXT
Reds: Ace Johnny Cueto (2-2) takes the mound for the finale of the four-game series. Four of Cueto's first five appearances this season have been quality starts and he boasts a 1.95 ERA. Cueto threw eight shutout innings against the Braves in his only appearance against them in 2014 as the Reds lost 1-0 in 10 innings.
Braves: Julio Teheran (2-1) will look to bounce back three sub-par starts that have seen him surrender 12 runs in 15 innings (7.20 ERA). He said he is seeking to rely more on his fastball against the Reds, against whom he did not allow a run in 14 innings last season (1-0, 0.00).
HIT STREAK HALTED
Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski's 13-game hit streak to start the season ended when he went 0-for-4. Byrd made a diving catch in left field in the fourth inning and Bruce made a sliding catch in right field in the sixth inning.
SECOND CHANCE FOR CIRIACO
Pedro Ciriaco is finally with the Braves. The infielder was told he made the Braves opening day roster two days before the season started, only to get shipped to Triple-A Gwinnet a day later to clear roster space following the Braves' six-player deal with the Padres that included Craig Kimbrel. The Braves purchased his contract and he joined the team Saturday after 20 games with Gwinnet, where he hit .234. He is a career .270 hitter in parts of five Major League seasons and will be used as a utility infielder.
RUNNING REDS
The Reds are 29 for 30 in stolen bases this season. According to Elias Sports Bureau, no team has stolen 29 of 30 bases to start a season since the "caught stealing" statistic started being kept in 1951. The Reds have six steals in the series and are second in MLB behind the Astros.
Despite taking a line drive from Kelly Johnson off his pitching arm in the second inning, he was able to pitch the Reds to an 8-4 win over the Braves on Saturday night.
The veteran righthander pitched 6 1/3 effective innings against the team that drafted him in 1996, giving up five hits and three runs while striking out four.
"I don't bruise too easy," said Marquis, who bettered his record to 3-1. "It may have upped the adrenaline little bit. Glad I made the play, first off, getting the out. It wasn't too bad throughout the rest of the game."
Jay Bruce hit two triples for the first time in his seven-year career, Marlon Byrd ended his slump with a home run, single and walk and Todd Frazier and Zack Cozart both homered for the Reds, who reached .500 for the season (12-12).
But it was Marquis and the bullpen that kept the Braves out of striking distance for much of the game after the Reds built a 4-0 lead.
"(Marquis) has been doing this for a long time," Frazier said. "He wants to be out there. You never know, it could be his last year. He doesn't talk about it, but he understands the circumstances and he just wants to win. A guy like that, he's a bulldog."
The Braves cut the lead to 4-2 on a home run by Cameron Maybin in the fifth, but the Reds answered right back with Byrd's home run. When the Braves cut the lead to 6-3 in the seventh, Cozart added a two-run blast in the ninth to put things out of reach.
"We talk about the shutdowns," said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. "When we score, we don't want the other team to come out and score."
Eric Stults (1-2) took the loss for the Braves, giving up six runs in seven innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Starting pitcher Homer Bailey will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery on Friday in Cincinnati.
Braves: The Braves transferred LHP Mike Minor from the 15-day to 60-day DL. Minor has left shoulder inflammation and has no timetable for a return, according to Braves general manager John Hart. "We don't see him coming back anytime soon," he said. "At this point, things haven't progressed."
UP NEXT
Reds: Ace Johnny Cueto (2-2) takes the mound for the finale of the four-game series. Four of Cueto's first five appearances this season have been quality starts and he boasts a 1.95 ERA. Cueto threw eight shutout innings against the Braves in his only appearance against them in 2014 as the Reds lost 1-0 in 10 innings.
Braves: Julio Teheran (2-1) will look to bounce back three sub-par starts that have seen him surrender 12 runs in 15 innings (7.20 ERA). He said he is seeking to rely more on his fastball against the Reds, against whom he did not allow a run in 14 innings last season (1-0, 0.00).
HIT STREAK HALTED
Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski's 13-game hit streak to start the season ended when he went 0-for-4. Byrd made a diving catch in left field in the fourth inning and Bruce made a sliding catch in right field in the sixth inning.
SECOND CHANCE FOR CIRIACO
Pedro Ciriaco is finally with the Braves. The infielder was told he made the Braves opening day roster two days before the season started, only to get shipped to Triple-A Gwinnet a day later to clear roster space following the Braves' six-player deal with the Padres that included Craig Kimbrel. The Braves purchased his contract and he joined the team Saturday after 20 games with Gwinnet, where he hit .234. He is a career .270 hitter in parts of five Major League seasons and will be used as a utility infielder.
RUNNING REDS
The Reds are 29 for 30 in stolen bases this season. According to Elias Sports Bureau, no team has stolen 29 of 30 bases to start a season since the "caught stealing" statistic started being kept in 1951. The Reds have six steals in the series and are second in MLB behind the Astros.
7:10PM,EDT,May 2,2015
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Hamilton flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Callaspo grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Freeman grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Frazier grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Byrd singled to center, Phillips to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Peña grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Pierzynski grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| K. Johnson lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| A. Simmons walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Peterson grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Marquis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Maybin walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Stults sacrificed to first, Maybin to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Markakis grounded out to second, Maybin to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Callaspo struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce tripled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips reached on infield single to shortstop, Bruce scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Byrd walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Peña singled to center, Phillips scored, Byrd to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Marquis grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Freeman grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Pierzynski flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| K. Johnson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Hamilton grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Cozart singled to left center. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto singled to right, Cozart to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Frazier flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce tripled to deep right center, Cozart and Votto scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Phillips popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| A. Simmons reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Peterson struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| Maybin homered to left (383 feet), A. Simmons scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Stults grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Markakis struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Byrd homered to right center (405 feet). | 5 | 2 |
| Peña lined out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| Marquis flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Hamilton lined out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Callaspo grounded out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| Freeman flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Pierzynski lined out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Cozart singled to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Votto grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Cozart out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| Frazier homered to left (415 feet). | 6 | 2 |
| Bruce grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| K. Johnson singled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| A. Simmons doubled to right, K. Johnson scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Peterson reached on infield single to shortstop, A. Simmons hit by batted ball out at third. | 6 | 3 |
| Díaz relieved Marquis. | 6 | 3 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Gosselin hit for Stults. | 6 | 3 |
| Gosselin singled to right center, Peterson to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Cingrani relieved Díaz. | 6 | 3 |
| Boesch in right field. | 6 | 3 |
| Markakis struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Kohn pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Kohn relieved Stults. | 6 | 3 |
| Phillips popped out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| Byrd popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Peña flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Callaspo struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Freeman struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Pierzynski grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Donnie Veal pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Veal relieved Kohn. | 6 | 3 |
| Boesch walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging, Boesch to second on wild pitch by Veal. | 6 | 3 |
| Cozart homered to left (378 feet), Boesch scored. | 8 | 3 |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Frazier flied out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gregg pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Gregg relieved Cingrani. | 8 | 3 |
| K. Johnson struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| A. Simmons walked. | 8 | 3 |
| Peterson grounded out to first, A. Simmons to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Maybin singled to deep right, A. Simmons scored. | 8 | 4 |
| Young Jr. hit for Veal. | 8 | 4 |
| Young Jr. struck out looking. | 8 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .204 | .260 | .333 |
| Cozart SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .308 | .340 | .538 |
| Votto 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .322 | .425 | .622 |
| Frazier 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .225 | .320 | .539 |
| Bruce RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .190 | .316 | .443 |
Cingrani P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Gregg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .295 | .311 | .341 |
| Byrd LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .181 | .216 | .313 |
| Peña C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .300 | .390 | .360 |
| Marquis P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
Díaz P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Boesch RF
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .176 | .263 | .235 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 131 | |||
| BATTING 3B: Bruce 2 (2, Stults 2) HR: Byrd (3, 6th inning off Stults 0 on, 0 Out); Frazier (8, 7th inning off Stults 0 on, 2 Out); Cozart (5, 9th inning off Veal 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Phillips (13), Peña (3), Bruce 2 (15), Byrd (9), Frazier (17), Cozart 2 (12) 2-out RBI: Phillips, Peña, Bruce 2, Frazier GIDP: Votto Reds RISP: 4-8 (Frazier 0-1, Bruce 1-1, Phillips 1-2, Peña 1-2, Marquis 0-1, Cozart 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Phillips (3, 2nd base off Stults/Pierzynski) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 29,515 (59.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:34 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Sean Barber, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - David Rackley |
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