CINCINNATI -- Even after a win, the Reds still come away wondering: What's going to happen next?
Todd Frazier extended his post-derby surge with three more hits on Wednesday, and Mike Leake was solid in what might have been his final start in Cincinnati, leading the Reds to a 9-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the opening game of a day-night doubleheader.
Leake (8-5) allowed four hits in eight innings, including Kyle Schwarber's RBI single. During the game, he thought about how it could be his final start for the Reds with the non-waiver trade deadline approaching.
"Yeah, I was," Leake said. "Each one from here on could be. It's very ironic that the first one and the last one could be against the same team."
Leake made his debut against the Pirates in 2010 and has dominated them lately. The right-hander retired the last 16 batters he faced on Wednesday, extending his streak of success against Chicago.
He hasn't lost to the Cubs since April 21, 2012, going 5-0 in his last nine starts against them with a 2.68 ERA.
"Pretty much all of my pitches were working pretty well," Leake said.
Frazier won the All-Star Home Run Derby at Great American Ball Park, then went into an 0-for-10 slump. After getting a day off last Sunday, the third baseman is 6 for 12 with a homer and six RBI.
Joey Votto added a solo homer off Kyle Hendricks (4-5), who gave up four runs while facing nine batters in the first inning. Billy Hamilton singled with the bases loaded in the seventh off Yoervis Medina as the Reds pulled away.
Schwarber, who grew up in nearby Middletown, Ohio, hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth on Tuesday night and a solo homer in the 13th inning for a 5-4 win. He became the first Cubs rookie to hit two homers in the ninth inning or later.
Schwarber was behind the plate for the first game of the doubleheader, which started only 12 hours after he caught all 13 innings. He had a pair of singles and drove in a run, leaving him 7 for 14 in the series with five RBI and a stolen base.
Hendricks entered the game on his best stretch of the season, allowing only one earned run in his last four starts. He gave up a pair of infield singles to open the first, and Votto walked to load the bases. Frazier's opposite-field double drove in two, and Eugenio Suarez followed with another double on Hendrick's 16th pitch of the game for a 4-0 lead.
"Just putting the ball in play," manager Bryan Price said. "Two balls were put in play for infield hits, then there's a walk and a soft hit by Frazier."
OUTTA HERE
Cubs manager Joe Maddon was ejected in the fourth inning by first base umpire Adam Hamari for arguing a balk call. It was his third ejection of the season.
STREAKS
Brandon Phillips extended his hitting streak to five games. ... Hamilton's RBI were his first since June 23. ... Anthony Rizzo went 0 for 4, leaving him hitless in his last 13 at-bats. Rizzo, who also was in the All-Star Home Run Derby, is 3 for 25 since.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cubs: Medina was called up from Triple-A to restock a depleted bullpen for the doubleheader.
Reds: LH Tony Cingrani was activated off the DL to start the second game of the doubleheader as the 26th man. Cingrani went on the DL on June 15 with a strained pitching shoulder.
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Cubs: Dallas Beeler starts the second game of the doubleheader as the 26th man. It's the second time he's been called up to start a doubleheader game -- he also did it against St. Louis on July 7.
Reds: Cingrani makes his first start since June 9 of last season. His last 26 appearances have been in relief.
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Todd Frazier extended his post-derby surge with three more hits on Wednesday, and Mike Leake was solid in what might have been his final start in Cincinnati, leading the Reds to a 9-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the opening game of a day-night doubleheader.
Leake (8-5) allowed four hits in eight innings, including Kyle Schwarber's RBI single. During the game, he thought about how it could be his final start for the Reds with the non-waiver trade deadline approaching.
"Yeah, I was," Leake said. "Each one from here on could be. It's very ironic that the first one and the last one could be against the same team."
Leake made his debut against the Pirates in 2010 and has dominated them lately. The right-hander retired the last 16 batters he faced on Wednesday, extending his streak of success against Chicago.
He hasn't lost to the Cubs since April 21, 2012, going 5-0 in his last nine starts against them with a 2.68 ERA.
"Pretty much all of my pitches were working pretty well," Leake said.
Frazier won the All-Star Home Run Derby at Great American Ball Park, then went into an 0-for-10 slump. After getting a day off last Sunday, the third baseman is 6 for 12 with a homer and six RBI.
Joey Votto added a solo homer off Kyle Hendricks (4-5), who gave up four runs while facing nine batters in the first inning. Billy Hamilton singled with the bases loaded in the seventh off Yoervis Medina as the Reds pulled away.
Schwarber, who grew up in nearby Middletown, Ohio, hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth on Tuesday night and a solo homer in the 13th inning for a 5-4 win. He became the first Cubs rookie to hit two homers in the ninth inning or later.
Schwarber was behind the plate for the first game of the doubleheader, which started only 12 hours after he caught all 13 innings. He had a pair of singles and drove in a run, leaving him 7 for 14 in the series with five RBI and a stolen base.
Hendricks entered the game on his best stretch of the season, allowing only one earned run in his last four starts. He gave up a pair of infield singles to open the first, and Votto walked to load the bases. Frazier's opposite-field double drove in two, and Eugenio Suarez followed with another double on Hendrick's 16th pitch of the game for a 4-0 lead.
"Just putting the ball in play," manager Bryan Price said. "Two balls were put in play for infield hits, then there's a walk and a soft hit by Frazier."
OUTTA HERE
Cubs manager Joe Maddon was ejected in the fourth inning by first base umpire Adam Hamari for arguing a balk call. It was his third ejection of the season.
STREAKS
Brandon Phillips extended his hitting streak to five games. ... Hamilton's RBI were his first since June 23. ... Anthony Rizzo went 0 for 4, leaving him hitless in his last 13 at-bats. Rizzo, who also was in the All-Star Home Run Derby, is 3 for 25 since.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cubs: Medina was called up from Triple-A to restock a depleted bullpen for the doubleheader.
Reds: LH Tony Cingrani was activated off the DL to start the second game of the doubleheader as the 26th man. Cingrani went on the DL on June 15 with a strained pitching shoulder.
UP NEXT
Cubs: Dallas Beeler starts the second game of the doubleheader as the 26th man. It's the second time he's been called up to start a doubleheader game -- he also did it against St. Louis on July 7.
Reds: Cingrani makes his first start since June 9 of last season. His last 26 appearances have been in relief.
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12:35PM,EDT,July 22,2015
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 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| Coghlan grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Schwarber singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Rizzo flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Schwarber stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Soler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| Phillips reached on infield single to shortstop, Phillips to second on throwing error by shortstop A. Russell. | 0 | 0 |
| Bourgeois reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto walked, Phillips to third, Bourgeois to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier doubled to right, Phillips and Bourgeois scored, Votto to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Suárez doubled to deep left, Votto and Frazier scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Schumaker lined out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Barnhart walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Leake struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| Bryant flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Denorfia grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| Phillips struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Bourgeois struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| Hendricks grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| A. Russell doubled to deep right. | 0 | 4 |
| Coghlan reached on infield single to third, A. Russell to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Schwarber singled to center, A. Russell scored, Coghlan to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Rizzo grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Schwarber out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| Frazier fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 4 |
| Suárez grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Schumaker struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| Soler struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| Bryant flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Denorfia lined out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| Hamilton lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Barnhart singled to left center. | 1 | 4 |
| Barnhart to second on balk by Hendricks. | 1 | 4 |
| Manager J Maddon ejected by A Hamari in the 4th. | 1 | 4 |
| Leake fouled out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Phillips grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Hendricks grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| A. Russell struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| Bourgeois lined out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Votto homered to right (379 feet). | 1 | 5 |
| Frazier lined out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Suárez struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| Coghlan grounded out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| Schwarber lined out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Rizzo flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| Schumaker singled to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Barnhart struck out swinging, Schumaker stole second. | 1 | 5 |
| Leake lined out to pitcher. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| Soler lined out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Bryant grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 5 |
| Denorfia fouled out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Yoervis Medina pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| Medina relieved Hendricks. | 1 | 5 |
| Phillips lined out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Bourgeois flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Votto singled to right center. | 1 | 5 |
| Frazier singled to right, Votto to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Suárez walked, Frazier to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Schumaker walked, Votto scored, Frazier to third, Suárez to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Hamilton singled to center, Frazier and Suárez scored, Schumaker to third. | 1 | 8 |
| Barnhart singled to center, Schumaker scored, Hamilton to third. | 1 | 9 |
| Leake struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| Herrera lined out to left. | 1 | 9 |
| Teagarden hit for Medina. | 1 | 9 |
| Teagarden struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| A. Russell lined out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Neil Ramirez pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| Ramirez relieved Medina. | 1 | 9 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| Bourgeois popped out to second. | 1 | 9 |
| Votto singled to center. | 1 | 9 |
| Frazier doubled to deep left, Votto to third. | 1 | 9 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| Badenhop relieved Leake. | 1 | 9 |
| Coghlan reached on infield single to pitcher. | 1 | 9 |
| Schwarber walked, Coghlan to second. | 1 | 9 |
| Rizzo flied out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| Soler struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| Bryant walked, Coghlan to third, Schwarber to second. | 1 | 9 |
| Denorfia grounded into fielder's choice to third, Schwarber out at third, Bryant to second. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Coghlan LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .256 | .347 | .426 |
| Schwarber C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .429 | .467 | .738 |
| Rizzo 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .285 | .400 | .510 |
| Soler RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .257 | .311 | .392 |
| Bryant 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .257 | .368 | .450 |
| Denorfia CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .295 | .336 | .377 |
| Herrera 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .247 | .263 | .323 |
| Hendricks P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .079 | .103 | .105 |
Medina P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Teagarden PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
Ramirez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| A. Russell SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .233 | .305 | .357 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 137 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for Y Medina in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A. Russell (17, Leake) RBI: Schwarber (11) GIDP: Rizzo Cubs RISP: 2-7 (Soler 0-2, Rizzo 0-2, Schwarber 1-1, Denorfia 0-1, Coghlan 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Schwarber (1, 2nd base off Leake/Barnhart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A. Russell (11, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR Maddon ejected 4th (arguing). |
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 35,093 (82.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Adam Hamari, Second Base - Paul Schrieber, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
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