CINCINNATI -- Reds rookie Raisel Iglesias may have pitched his way on to the Reds' roster.
The 25-year-old Cuba native tossed eight innings of two-hit baseball in his second career start and Todd Frazier connected for his 12th home run of the season, leading Cincinnati to a 5-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. He possibly earned a spot on the staff if not the rotation.
"There is a scenario that he can stay with us," manager Bryan Price said after the game. "He has a better understanding of where he needs to go with his pitches than most pitchers his age."
Iglesias and Michael Lorenzen have both made their debuts in the early going. Either can work out of the bullpen when not starting.
Marlon Byrd added a solo homer, his seventh of the season and fifth in his last 10 games. The Reds won the rubber match of the three-game series and seven-game season series between the teams.
The Braves have lost five of their last six.
Iglesias (1-0) was recalled from Triple-A Louisville before the game. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Pinch-hitter Eric Young Jr. broke it up with a leadoff bloop single to shallow center field. Another pinch-hitter, Pedro Ciriaco, became the first batter to get past second base when he led off the eighth with a triple and scored on Nick Markasis' groundout.
Iglesias, who left with no decision in his debut on April 12 against St. Louis, allowed three walks and struck out five.
"It is a great achievement for a baseball player to get a win over a great team like the Atlanta Braves," Iglesias said through interpreter Tomas Vera. "The emotions were the same as my first start but I had the confidence to go deeper in the game from what I worked on in Triple A. I have a personal rule. I have eight players on my side and only one against me. I wasn't thinking about a no-hitter. I was thinking about them putting the ball in play so I could pitch longer and save the bullpen."
The Braves had two runners on base in one inning just once. Iglesias threw 103 pitches, 74 for strikes. He acknowledged the applause of the crowd of 17,747 by waving his cap as he walked into the dugout after the eighth inning.
"He (Iglesias) kind of reminded me of El Duque with that high leg kick and different arm angles," said Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez, who is also a native of Cuba. "We only had him on the ropes once and he got out of it."
Joey Votto followed Zack Cozart's first-inning double with a run-scoring line drive up the middle that glanced off of Atlanta starter Eric Stults' glove on its way to center field.
That run was the first allowed by Stults (1-4) in the first inning in six starts this season.
Byrd led off the second with a 343-foot homer into the first row of the left field seats. Frazier made it 4-0 in third with his second homer in as many nights, a 432-foot shot to center field that tied Washington's Bryce Harper for the National League lead. Billy Hamilton tripled and scored on Cozart's sacrifice fly in the fifth.
Stults (1-4) allowed six hits and five runs with one walk and three strikeouts over five innings. He's lost his last three starts.
"His balls are over the plate," Gonzalez said. "He doesn't have the velocity to get away with being out over the plate. Byrd's gotten him twice on balls over the plate."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: Left fielder Kelly Johnson left the game in the top of the first inning after suffering a right oblique strain while batting. Jonny Gomes pinch hit and stayed in to play left field.
Reds: Zack Cozart returned to shortstop after missing two games with a sore left wrist. Kris Negron moved from shortstop to second in place of Brandon Phillips, who left Tuesday's game with a sore left big toe.
UP NEXT
Braves: The Braves on Friday open their second three-game series of the season at Miami, where they swept the Marlins to open the season.
Reds: Right-hander Johnny Cueto hopes to extend his mastery over the Giants in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday. Cueto is 3-1 with a 1.98 ERA in five career starts against San Francisco.
The 25-year-old Cuba native tossed eight innings of two-hit baseball in his second career start and Todd Frazier connected for his 12th home run of the season, leading Cincinnati to a 5-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. He possibly earned a spot on the staff if not the rotation.
"There is a scenario that he can stay with us," manager Bryan Price said after the game. "He has a better understanding of where he needs to go with his pitches than most pitchers his age."
Iglesias and Michael Lorenzen have both made their debuts in the early going. Either can work out of the bullpen when not starting.
Marlon Byrd added a solo homer, his seventh of the season and fifth in his last 10 games. The Reds won the rubber match of the three-game series and seven-game season series between the teams.
The Braves have lost five of their last six.
Iglesias (1-0) was recalled from Triple-A Louisville before the game. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Pinch-hitter Eric Young Jr. broke it up with a leadoff bloop single to shallow center field. Another pinch-hitter, Pedro Ciriaco, became the first batter to get past second base when he led off the eighth with a triple and scored on Nick Markasis' groundout.
Iglesias, who left with no decision in his debut on April 12 against St. Louis, allowed three walks and struck out five.
"It is a great achievement for a baseball player to get a win over a great team like the Atlanta Braves," Iglesias said through interpreter Tomas Vera. "The emotions were the same as my first start but I had the confidence to go deeper in the game from what I worked on in Triple A. I have a personal rule. I have eight players on my side and only one against me. I wasn't thinking about a no-hitter. I was thinking about them putting the ball in play so I could pitch longer and save the bullpen."
The Braves had two runners on base in one inning just once. Iglesias threw 103 pitches, 74 for strikes. He acknowledged the applause of the crowd of 17,747 by waving his cap as he walked into the dugout after the eighth inning.
"He (Iglesias) kind of reminded me of El Duque with that high leg kick and different arm angles," said Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez, who is also a native of Cuba. "We only had him on the ropes once and he got out of it."
Joey Votto followed Zack Cozart's first-inning double with a run-scoring line drive up the middle that glanced off of Atlanta starter Eric Stults' glove on its way to center field.
That run was the first allowed by Stults (1-4) in the first inning in six starts this season.
Byrd led off the second with a 343-foot homer into the first row of the left field seats. Frazier made it 4-0 in third with his second homer in as many nights, a 432-foot shot to center field that tied Washington's Bryce Harper for the National League lead. Billy Hamilton tripled and scored on Cozart's sacrifice fly in the fifth.
Stults (1-4) allowed six hits and five runs with one walk and three strikeouts over five innings. He's lost his last three starts.
"His balls are over the plate," Gonzalez said. "He doesn't have the velocity to get away with being out over the plate. Byrd's gotten him twice on balls over the plate."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: Left fielder Kelly Johnson left the game in the top of the first inning after suffering a right oblique strain while batting. Jonny Gomes pinch hit and stayed in to play left field.
Reds: Zack Cozart returned to shortstop after missing two games with a sore left wrist. Kris Negron moved from shortstop to second in place of Brandon Phillips, who left Tuesday's game with a sore left big toe.
UP NEXT
Braves: The Braves on Friday open their second three-game series of the season at Miami, where they swept the Marlins to open the season.
Reds: Right-hander Johnny Cueto hopes to extend his mastery over the Giants in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday. Cueto is 3-1 with a 1.98 ERA in five career starts against San Francisco.
7:10PM,EDT,May 13,2015
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Atlanta - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Markakis walked. | 0 | 0 |
| A. Simmons fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Freeman lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gomes hit for K. Johnson. | 0 | 0 |
| Gomes lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Gomes in left field. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to center, Cozart scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Frazier grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Votto out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Callaspo grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Peterson flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Bethancourt grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Byrd homered to left (353 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Negron struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Peña walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Stults struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Hamilton popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Cozart lined out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Votto singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Frazier homered to center (428 feet), Votto scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Byrd lined out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| A. Simmons flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Freeman flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Gomes struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Bruce grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Negron flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Peña flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Callaspo walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Peterson lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Bethancourt struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Maybin struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eric Stults pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Iglesias lined out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Hamilton tripled to deep center. | 0 | 4 |
| Cozart hit sacrifice fly to center, Hamilton scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Young Jr. singled to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Markakis walked, Young Jr. to second. | 0 | 5 |
| A. Simmons flied out to left. | 0 | 5 |
| Freeman flied out to right, Young Jr. to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Gomes flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Williams Perez pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Frazier grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Byrd walked. | 0 | 5 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Negron walked, Byrd to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Peña grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Callaspo lined out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Peterson grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Bethancourt fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Williams Perez pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Hamilton singled to left. | 0 | 5 |
| Cozart grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Hamilton out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Maybin popped out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Ciriaco tripled to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Markakis grounded out to second, Ciriaco scored. | 1 | 5 |
| A. Simmons flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Votto struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| Frazier walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Frazier stole second. | 1 | 5 |
| Byrd flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Bruce grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Freeman lined out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Gomes struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| Callaspo lined out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Markakis RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .302 | .397 | .341 |
| A. Simmons SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .271 | .331 | .436 |
| Freeman 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .323 | .389 | .546 |
| K. Johnson LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .310 | .519 |
a-Gomes PH-LF
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .190 | .284 | .365 |
| Callaspo 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .211 | .305 | .267 |
| Peterson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .284 | .352 | .316 |
| Bethancourt C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .164 | .193 | .236 |
| Maybin CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .216 | .310 | .405 |
| Stults P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
b-Young Jr. PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 | .237 | .286 |
Pérez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Ciriaco PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .667 | .667 | 1.667 |
Cahill P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 114 | |||
| a-lined out to center for K Johnson in the 1st b-singled to center for E Stults in the 6th c-tripled to right for W Perez in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 3B: Ciriaco (1, Iglesias) RBI: Markakis (10) Braves RISP: 0-4 (A. Simmons 0-1, Markakis 0-1, Gomes 0-1, Freeman 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Peterson-A. Simmons-Freeman, A. Simmons-Peterson-Freeman). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| LF K. JOHNSON (OBLIQUE) LEFT GAME TOP 1ST |
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 17,747 (41.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:06 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Cory Blaser, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Sam Holbrook |
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