CINCINNATI -- Johnny Cueto
got a standing ovation from the crowd of 26,459 as he walked off the
field after pitching the eighth inning, giving him what could be a final
send-off.
The right-hander made his best start yet since returning from a sore elbow, allowing four hits in eight innings, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Wednesday to take their interleague series.
The Reds haven't been able to get a deal with Cueto (5-5), who is in the final year of his contract and well could be traded in July with the Reds out of contention. After winning 20 games last season, Cueto's time in Cincinnati seems to be winding down.
"I don't know," Cueto said, with trainer Tomas Vera translating. "I've just got to keep going out there and pitching and leave everything else in God's hands."
He pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in six starts since he returned from an inflamed right elbow. Cueto struck out eight, walked one and gave up an RBI groundout to Eddie Rosario.
"Sometimes when it looks unrealistic to have a player return, I hope everyone has a chance to step back and enjoy what they're seeing," manager Bryan Price said. "I'm putting the cart before the horse here. I really don't want to do that.
"But I do think we're seeing a really special pitcher right now. And regardless of where he ends up, if it's in Cincinnati or somewhere else, he is a special pitcher to watch."
Aroldis Chapman retired the side in the ninth for his 16th save in 17 chances.
The game started 12 hours after the Twins' 8-5 win on Tuesday night following a long weather delay. Minnesota played several rested backups in the quick turnaround, with Torii Hunter among those out of the lineup.
Cincinnati scored on Joey Votto's sacrifice fly off Trevor May (4-7) and catcher Chris Herrmann's throwing error. May gave up six hits and fanned six in 6 1/3 innings,
Brandon Phillips led off the third with a double, advanced on May's wild pitch and scored on Votto's flyout.
May had walked only 15 batters all season, but walked Billy Hamilton and Phillips with one out in the fifth. Hamilton headed for third on a full-count pitch to Votto. It turned out to be ball four, but Herrmann threw to third base anyway, thinking it was strike three.
The catcher's high throw went into left field, allowing Hamilton to score easily for a 2-0 lead.
"I thought it was a strike myself," Hamilton said. "I wasn't surprised (by the throw)."
Brian Dozer led off the sixth with a double -- his AL-leading 44th extra-base hit -- and came around on a pair of groundouts.
AGAINST THAT OTHER LEAGUE
The Twins are 8-10 in interleague play this season. The Reds are 5-9.
STREAKS
Todd Frazier's hitting streak ended at nine games. Marlon Byrd extended his to a season-high seven games. Phillips extended his streak to seven games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: LF Shane Robinson was back in the lineup after sitting out Tuesday's game with a stomach ailment. One of Cueto's pitches hit him above the left elbow in the fifth, and he came out of the game an inning later because of the sore arm.
Reds: Phillips was back in the lineup, batting leadoff, after missing the past two games with sore hands. He went 1 for 3.
UP NEXT
Twins: Kyle Gibson (5-6) opens a four-game series in Kansas City that will complete a 10-game trip. He's 4-2 with a 2.68 ERA in six starts against the Royals.
Reds: Following a day off, they complete a homestand against Milwaukee. Michael Lorenzen (3-2) starts the opener. The Reds have won 17 of their past 23 against the Brewers at Great American Ball Park.
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The right-hander made his best start yet since returning from a sore elbow, allowing four hits in eight innings, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Wednesday to take their interleague series.
The Reds haven't been able to get a deal with Cueto (5-5), who is in the final year of his contract and well could be traded in July with the Reds out of contention. After winning 20 games last season, Cueto's time in Cincinnati seems to be winding down.
"I don't know," Cueto said, with trainer Tomas Vera translating. "I've just got to keep going out there and pitching and leave everything else in God's hands."
He pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in six starts since he returned from an inflamed right elbow. Cueto struck out eight, walked one and gave up an RBI groundout to Eddie Rosario.
"Sometimes when it looks unrealistic to have a player return, I hope everyone has a chance to step back and enjoy what they're seeing," manager Bryan Price said. "I'm putting the cart before the horse here. I really don't want to do that.
"But I do think we're seeing a really special pitcher right now. And regardless of where he ends up, if it's in Cincinnati or somewhere else, he is a special pitcher to watch."
Aroldis Chapman retired the side in the ninth for his 16th save in 17 chances.
The game started 12 hours after the Twins' 8-5 win on Tuesday night following a long weather delay. Minnesota played several rested backups in the quick turnaround, with Torii Hunter among those out of the lineup.
Cincinnati scored on Joey Votto's sacrifice fly off Trevor May (4-7) and catcher Chris Herrmann's throwing error. May gave up six hits and fanned six in 6 1/3 innings,
Brandon Phillips led off the third with a double, advanced on May's wild pitch and scored on Votto's flyout.
May had walked only 15 batters all season, but walked Billy Hamilton and Phillips with one out in the fifth. Hamilton headed for third on a full-count pitch to Votto. It turned out to be ball four, but Herrmann threw to third base anyway, thinking it was strike three.
The catcher's high throw went into left field, allowing Hamilton to score easily for a 2-0 lead.
"I thought it was a strike myself," Hamilton said. "I wasn't surprised (by the throw)."
Brian Dozer led off the sixth with a double -- his AL-leading 44th extra-base hit -- and came around on a pair of groundouts.
AGAINST THAT OTHER LEAGUE
The Twins are 8-10 in interleague play this season. The Reds are 5-9.
STREAKS
Todd Frazier's hitting streak ended at nine games. Marlon Byrd extended his to a season-high seven games. Phillips extended his streak to seven games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: LF Shane Robinson was back in the lineup after sitting out Tuesday's game with a stomach ailment. One of Cueto's pitches hit him above the left elbow in the fifth, and he came out of the game an inning later because of the sore arm.
Reds: Phillips was back in the lineup, batting leadoff, after missing the past two games with sore hands. He went 1 for 3.
UP NEXT
Twins: Kyle Gibson (5-6) opens a four-game series in Kansas City that will complete a 10-game trip. He's 4-2 with a 2.68 ERA in six starts against the Royals.
Reds: Following a day off, they complete a homestand against Milwaukee. Michael Lorenzen (3-2) starts the opener. The Reds have won 17 of their past 23 against the Brewers at Great American Ball Park.
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12:35PM,EDT,July 1,2015
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 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIN | CIN |
| Dozier fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Núñez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosario flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Trevor May pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CIN |
| Phillips flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIN | CIN |
| Plouffe singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Vargas singled to right, Plouffe to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Herrmann bunt popped out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Trevor May pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CIN |
| Bruce reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peña singled to right, Bruce to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Byrd singled to left, Bruce to third, Peña to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cueto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIN | CIN |
| May struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Dozier grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Núñez lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Trevor May pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CIN |
| Phillips doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips to third on wild pitch by May. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto hit sacrifice fly to left, Phillips scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Frazier grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIN | CIN |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Plouffe grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Vargas struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Trevor May pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CIN |
| Peña flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Byrd struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIN | CIN |
| Herrmann grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Santana bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Robinson hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| May struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Trevor May pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CIN |
| Cueto struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Hamilton walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Hamilton to second on wild pitch by May. | 0 | 1 |
| Phillips walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Votto walked, Hamilton to third, Phillips to second, Hamilton scored on throwing error by catcher Herrmann. | 0 | 2 |
| Frazier popped out to second on the infield fly rule. | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIN | CIN |
| Dozier doubled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Núñez grounded out to pitcher, Dozier to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Rosario grounded out to shortstop, Dozier scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Plouffe flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Trevor May pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CIN |
| Escobar in left field. | 1 | 2 |
| Peña grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Byrd flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Suárez lined out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIN | CIN |
| Vargas grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Herrmann walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Santana grounded into fielder's choice to second, Herrmann out at second, Santana to second on throwing error by shortstop Suárez. | 1 | 2 |
| Escobar struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Trevor May pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CIN |
| Cueto singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Hamilton reached on bunt single to pitcher, Cueto to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Phillips bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Cueto out at third, Hamilton to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Thompson relieved May. | 1 | 2 |
| Votto lined out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Graham relieved Thompson. | 1 | 2 |
| Suzuki catching. | 1 | 2 |
| Frazier grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIN | CIN |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Dozier flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Núñez singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Rosario flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.R. Graham pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CIN |
| Bruce grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Peña grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Byrd struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | MIN | CIN |
| Chapman relieved Cueto. | 1 | 2 |
| Plouffe popped out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Mauer hit for Vargas. | 1 | 2 |
| Mauer struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Hunter hit for Graham. | 1 | 2 |
| Hunter lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Dozier 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .268 | .340 | .530 |
| Núñez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .303 | .346 | .505 |
| Rosario RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .271 | .301 | .406 |
| Plouffe 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .253 | .314 | .438 |
| Vargas 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .245 | .277 | .365 |
a-Mauer PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .262 | .333 | .369 |
| Herrmann C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .167 | .254 | .300 |
Graham P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Hunter PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .271 | .326 | .462 |
| Santana CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .209 | .233 | .276 |
| Robinson LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .303 | .313 |
Escobar LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .247 | .281 | .389 |
| May P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Thompson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Suzuki C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .228 | .289 | .312 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 123 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for K Vargas in the 9th b-lined out to center for J Graham in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Dozier (25, Cueto) RBI: Rosario (18) Twins RISP: 0-6 (Núñez 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Santana 0-1, Herrmann 0-1, Robinson 0-1, Escobar 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Herrmann (3, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 26,459 (62.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Ben May, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - David Rackley |
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