"I guess he just doesn't see my pitches too well," Leake said.
Ditto the rest of the Miami Marlins. Leake allowed three hits in eight innings and had a season-high 10 strikeouts to help the Cincinnati Reds beat Miami 1-0.
Jay Bruce's homer leading off the second inning accounted for the lone run.
"Vintage Mike Leake," Bruce said. "To cash in on his performance was something we wanted to do. He pitched great."
Leake (6-5) walked one and threw 102 pitches. Gordon, who leads the majors with 119 hits, struck out a season-high three times against the right-hander, each time on three pitches.
"We're going to have to figure out Mr. Leake so we'll be able to get him next time," Gordon said. "He definitely pitched a great game."
Leake improved to 5-1 in six career starts against the Marlins with an ERA of 1.33.
All-Star Aroldis Chapman gave up a single to Adeiny Hechavarria on a 103-mph fastball in the ninth but struck out the side to earn his 18th save in 19 chances.
Bruce's 13th homer was the only run allowed by David Phelps (4-5), who pitched six innings.
"That was a tremendous pitchers' duel," Marlins manager Dan Jennings said. "Phelps threw the ball outstanding. Unfortunately, Leake maxed him and had an outstanding cutter going. He's tough to square up. The kid's a tremendous athlete."
The Marlins went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position. Their final threat against Leake came in the eighth when Casey McGehee, signed before the game to rejoin Miami, had a pinch-hit double with two outs. Gordon then struck out to end the inning.
"I had conviction in my pitches," Leake said. "That's key for me. The only bad miss I had was when I tried to overthrow a little bit with McGehee, and he made me pay."
Justin Bour and Michael Morse each had three of the Marlins' 13 strikeouts.
Miami and Cincinnati have combined to score three runs while splitting the first two games of the series. The Marlins have struggled to score without injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton, and they've totaled 12 runs in their past seven games.
The Reds totaled seven hits and won despite going 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position.
BRUCE'S SURGE
Bruce, who went 2 for 3, was batting .162 on May 15 but is now at.244.
"It was a hole that I had to dig myself out of, and there's still a lot of work to do," he said. "I'm still not even close to where I want to be."
REMEMBERING STABLER
Jennings was a friend of former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, who died Wednesday. They were from the same part of Alabama, and Jennings became a Raiders fan because of the fun-loving Stabler.
"He opened a country and western bar in Mobile about the time I turned 21," Jennings said. "I have some fond memories of that thanks to the Snake. My wife didn't know that side of me, or I wouldn't be married."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Former Reds RHP Mat Latos was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday for Miami after he bruised his right foot in the dugout during Thursday's game. Latos had his foot against the net in front of the dugout and was hit by a teammate's foul ball.
UP NEXT
RHP Raisel Iglesias (1-1, 5.11) will come off the disabled list to make a spot start Saturday for Cincinnati against LHP Adam Conley, who will be recalled from Triple-A New Orleans to make his first major league start in place of Latos.
To make room for Conley, infielder-outfielder Jordany Valdespin was designated for assignment.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Phillips struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Bruce homered to right (400 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Byrd lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Bour grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Morse struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Leake struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Realmuto lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Valdespín grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Phelps struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Votto singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Frazier grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Votto out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Byrd struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Hechavarría flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Suárez singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Leake flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Morse grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Dietrich singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Realmuto grounded out to third, Dietrich to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Valdespín grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Phillips reached on infield single to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Frazier popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce walked, Phillips to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Byrd lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Suzuki hit for Phelps. | 1 | 0 |
| Suzuki singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon sacrificed to pitcher, Suzuki to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to shortstop, Suzuki to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Hechavarría grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Morris relieved Phelps. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Leake flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Morse struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Dietrich lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Frazier reached on infield single to third, Votto to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Realmuto grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Valdespín struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| McGehee hit for Morris. | 1 | 0 |
| McGehee doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Gillespie ran for McGehee. | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Sam Dyson pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Dyson relieved Morris. | 1 | 0 |
| Byrd reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez sacrificed to first, Byrd to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart grounded out to first, Byrd to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Schumaker hit for Leake. | 1 | 0 |
| Schumaker grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Chapman relieved Leake. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hechavarría singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Morse struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .276 | .314 | .367 |
| Votto 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .281 | .390 | .490 |
| Frazier 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .281 | .336 | .582 |
| Bruce RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .244 | .337 | .460 |
| Byrd LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .249 | .302 | .468 |
| Suárez SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .325 | .364 | .470 |
| Barnhart C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .247 | .295 | .371 |
| Leake P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .116 | .116 | .233 |
a-Schumaker PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .303 | .299 |
Chapman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hamilton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .220 | .269 | .287 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 120 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for M Leake in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Bruce (18, Phelps) HR: Bruce (13, 2nd inning off Phelps 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Bruce (42) S: Suárez GIDP: Frazier Reds RISP: 0-5 (Bruce 0-1, Barnhart 0-1, Schumaker 0-1, Byrd 0-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 22,222 (59.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:21 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - Sean Barber, Third Base - Quinn Wolcott |
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