PITTSBURGH -- Familiarity breeds success when it comes to Mike Leake facing the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Leake worked eight innings for his sixth straight victory over the Bucs and Marlon Byrd homered for the second game in a row as the Cincinnati Reds beat the skidding Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Leake (2-1) allowed six hits and has not lost to the Pirates in 15 starts, dating to 2012. He struck out two, had no walks and also had an RBI double for the 71st hit of his six-year career.
"I think the more familiar you are with the opposing hitters as a pitcher, you learn their weaknesses and how to exploit them," Leake said. "Once that happens, it's a matter of executing pitches and I've been able to do that against them.
"Tonight, the plan was just get ahead in the count and get them to hit the ball on the ground."
The Reds (14-13) won for the sixth time in nine games and moved over .500 for the first time since April 22.
The Reds' Brandon Phillips had three singles, including one that hugged the third-base line in the fourth inning and scored Todd Frazier, who had tripled, with the game's first run. Phillips scored on Leake's double, then Byrd led off the fifth inning with his fifth home run of the season.
Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save, finishing the seven-hitter.
April's NL Pitcher of the Month Gerrit Cole (4-1) lost his first start in May, and the Pirates lost their fifth straight game. Cole surrendered three runs and eight hits in five innings.
Rookie shortstop Jung Ho Kang had two hits, but the Pirates lost for the seventh time in eight games. They have scored seven runs in those losses while going 3-for-37 with runners in scoring position.
"We've seen (Leake) a bunch and when he's good he's sinking the ball and changing speeds," Hurdle said. "We hit 14 (groundouts) to the pull side and that's exactly what he was trying to get us to do."
VOTTO BUMPS UMP
Reds first baseman Joey Votto was ejected and then made contact with home plate umpire Chris Conroy after striking out to end the third inning.
Votto flung his bat and helmet to the ground then said something to Conroy as he walked to his position and was tossed.
Votto charged toward Conroy and the two bumped chests before Reds manager Bryan Price could intervene.
Making contact with an umpire often results in discipline from Major League Baseball such as a suspension and fine.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: SS Zack Cozart missed his second straight game after starting all of the first 25. Though his bruised right index finger has healed, he is still feeling pain in his right wrist from being hit by a pitch on Sunday in a loss at Atlanta.
Pirates: OF Andrew Lambo was placed on the 15-day disabled list with plantar fasciitis in his left foot, and the contract of utility player Steve Lombardozzi was purchased from Triple-A Indianapolis. Lambo, who is just 1 for 25 (.040) in 20 games, had his foot placed in a walking boot. Lombardozzi's .379 batting average in 24 games was second in the International League.
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Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (2-0) will start Thursday night in the finale of the three-game series. His 26 strikeouts lead NL rookies.
Pirates: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-1) has allowed one run or less in four straight starts for the first time in his 17-year career but is winless despite a 1.45 ERA that is second in the NL.
Leake worked eight innings for his sixth straight victory over the Bucs and Marlon Byrd homered for the second game in a row as the Cincinnati Reds beat the skidding Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Leake (2-1) allowed six hits and has not lost to the Pirates in 15 starts, dating to 2012. He struck out two, had no walks and also had an RBI double for the 71st hit of his six-year career.
"I think the more familiar you are with the opposing hitters as a pitcher, you learn their weaknesses and how to exploit them," Leake said. "Once that happens, it's a matter of executing pitches and I've been able to do that against them.
"Tonight, the plan was just get ahead in the count and get them to hit the ball on the ground."
The Reds (14-13) won for the sixth time in nine games and moved over .500 for the first time since April 22.
The Reds' Brandon Phillips had three singles, including one that hugged the third-base line in the fourth inning and scored Todd Frazier, who had tripled, with the game's first run. Phillips scored on Leake's double, then Byrd led off the fifth inning with his fifth home run of the season.
Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save, finishing the seven-hitter.
April's NL Pitcher of the Month Gerrit Cole (4-1) lost his first start in May, and the Pirates lost their fifth straight game. Cole surrendered three runs and eight hits in five innings.
Rookie shortstop Jung Ho Kang had two hits, but the Pirates lost for the seventh time in eight games. They have scored seven runs in those losses while going 3-for-37 with runners in scoring position.
"We've seen (Leake) a bunch and when he's good he's sinking the ball and changing speeds," Hurdle said. "We hit 14 (groundouts) to the pull side and that's exactly what he was trying to get us to do."
VOTTO BUMPS UMP
Reds first baseman Joey Votto was ejected and then made contact with home plate umpire Chris Conroy after striking out to end the third inning.
Votto flung his bat and helmet to the ground then said something to Conroy as he walked to his position and was tossed.
Votto charged toward Conroy and the two bumped chests before Reds manager Bryan Price could intervene.
Making contact with an umpire often results in discipline from Major League Baseball such as a suspension and fine.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: SS Zack Cozart missed his second straight game after starting all of the first 25. Though his bruised right index finger has healed, he is still feeling pain in his right wrist from being hit by a pitch on Sunday in a loss at Atlanta.
Pirates: OF Andrew Lambo was placed on the 15-day disabled list with plantar fasciitis in his left foot, and the contract of utility player Steve Lombardozzi was purchased from Triple-A Indianapolis. Lambo, who is just 1 for 25 (.040) in 20 games, had his foot placed in a walking boot. Lombardozzi's .379 batting average in 24 games was second in the International League.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (2-0) will start Thursday night in the finale of the three-game series. His 26 strikeouts lead NL rookies.
Pirates: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-1) has allowed one run or less in four straight starts for the first time in his 17-year career but is winless despite a 1.45 ERA that is second in the NL.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Hamilton singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Byrd singled to center, Hamilton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole third, Byrd stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Polanco lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Walker grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| McCutchen grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Bruce flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Negron grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Leake flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Marte flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Álvarez grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Kang reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Hamilton lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Byrd struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Cincinnati's J Votto ejected by C Conroy in the 3rd. | 0 | 0 |
| Peña at first base. | 0 | 0 |
| Cervelli grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Cole reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Polanco struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Walker grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Frazier tripled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips reached on infield single to third, Frazier scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce grounded out to shortstop, Phillips to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Negron struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart intentionally walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Leake hit a ground rule double to left, Phillips scored, Barnhart to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| McCutchen grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Marte grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Álvarez grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Byrd homered to center (412 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| Peña grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Frazier walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to left, Frazier to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Phillips out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Kang safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Negron. | 3 | 0 |
| Harrison grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kang out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Cervelli grounded out to shortstop, Harrison to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Lombardozzi hit for Cole. | 3 | 0 |
| Lombardozzi grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rob Scahill pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Scahill relieved Cole. | 3 | 0 |
| Negron grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Barnhart grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Leake grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Polanco grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Walker singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| McCutchen grounded out to first, Walker to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Marte safe at first on error by third baseman Frazier, Walker to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Marte stole second. | 3 | 0 |
| Álvarez struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rob Scahill pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Hamilton lined out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Byrd grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Peña singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Frazier struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Kang fouled out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Harrison grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Cervelli singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Hart hit for Scahill. | 3 | 0 |
| Hart singled to shallow left, Cervelli to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Polanco out on batter's interference to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Arquimedes Caminero pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Caminero relieved Scahill. | 3 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to shallow right. | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Negron grounded into double play, third to second to first, Phillips out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Walker grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| McCutchen singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Marte grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, McCutchen out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Watson pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Watson relieved Caminero. | 3 | 0 |
| Barnhart flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Mesoraco hit for Leake. | 3 | 0 |
| Mesoraco grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Chapman relieved Leake. | 3 | 0 |
| Álvarez lined out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Kang doubled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Harrison flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Cervelli grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .214 | .264 | .330 |
| Byrd LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .207 | .237 | .402 |
| Votto 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .323 | .427 | .596 |
Peña 1B
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .293 | .373 | .345 |
| Frazier 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .228 | .319 | .554 |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .316 | .343 | .357 |
| Bruce RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .176 | .290 | .396 |
| Negron SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .067 | .200 | .067 |
| Barnhart C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .250 | .333 | .625 |
| Leake P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .375 |
a-Mesoraco PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .080 | .233 | .080 |
Chapman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 136 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for M Leake in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Leake (1, Cole) 3B: Frazier (1, Cole) HR: Byrd (5, 5th inning off Cole 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Phillips (14), Leake (2), Byrd (14) 2-out RBI: Leake GIDP: Bruce, Negron Reds RISP: 2-8 (Frazier 0-1, Negron 0-1, Bruce 0-1, Phillips 1-2, Votto 0-1, Leake 1-1, Hamilton 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Hamilton (14, 3rd base off Cole/Cervelli); Byrd (1, 2nd base off Cole/Cervelli) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Negron (2, throw); Frazier (4, ground ball) DP: 1 (Negron-Phillips-Peña). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 1B VOTTO EJECTED 3RD (ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 16,527 (43.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:35 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Conroy, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
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