Mike Leake used the recent talk that he might be traded as motivation.
Leake pitched six effective innings and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 on Friday night.
"It is more likely that I'll be traded than stay,'' Leake said. "It (stinks) that we've had the season we did, but if I am traded, I'm eager to pitch for a winner."
Marlon Byrd had a homer among his four hits, and Joey Votto added a solo shot for the Reds, who lost their last two games and three of four before the All-Star break.
"I took some dry swings over the break,'' Byrd said. "I was swinging pretty well before the break. I am just trying to keep it going."
Leake (7-5), who can become a free agent after the season and is considered by many to be trade bait for the struggling Reds, allowed one run and four hits with two walks and two strikeouts while improving to 4-1 over his last six starts.
"I don't think about being traded when I'm on the mound," Leake said. "I'm just trying to give these guys all I've got like I have for six years. It is more of a motivator."
Ryan Mattheus, J.J. Hoover and Burke Badenhop all pitched one scoreless inning in relief for Cincinnati.
Trevor Bauer, who had won his last two starts, lasted just four innings for a Cleveland team that has lost three straight after a four-game winning streak. Bauer (8-6) allowed seven hits and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts.
Byrd hit his 15th homer of the season with one out in the second, a 346-foot opposite-field shot into the seats in right field. That was the first of three consecutive hits, a rally capped by Leake's RBI squeeze bunt.
"The first inning, I felt pretty good," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "He had a good cutter, the best cutter I've seen him have this season, but then he started falling behind. They scored a run with some old-school small ball, and he started working behind more. It wasn't his best night after that."
Leake pushed the lead to 4-0 in the third with a ringing, bases-loaded double that one-hopped the wall in right-center.
Votto added his 16th homer with one out in the fourth, a 418-foot drive to center that glanced off the bottom of the batter's eye.
The Indians put at least one runner on base in all of but one of Leake's six innings, but they couldn't push one past second until the sixth. Francisco Lindor led off with a single and went to third on Michael Brantley's double, setting up Carlos Santana's run-scoring groundout.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: LHP Nick Hagadone is scheduled to visit Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion on his elbow injury, Francona said. Hagadone, who originally went on the DL on July 7 with a lower back injury, left a rehab appearance with Single-A Mahoning Valley on Wednesday with discomfort in his elbow.
Reds: LHP Tony Cingrani pitched five scoreless innings against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday in the fourth appearance and third start of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville. Cingrani, out since June 15 with shoulder problems, has logged 14 shutout innings with the Bats, allowing six hits and six walks with 18 strikeouts.
UP NEXT
Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (4-10, 3.38 ERA) will try to match or surpass his last start against Cincinnati in Saturday's middle game of the series. The reigning Cy Young Award winner allowed nine hits but just one run in eight innings of a 2-1 win on May 23.
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (5-6, 3.65) was the hard-luck loser in that May 23 game at Cleveland. The rookie gave up three hits and one run with two walks and six strikeouts in seven innings.
Leake pitched six effective innings and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 on Friday night.
"It is more likely that I'll be traded than stay,'' Leake said. "It (stinks) that we've had the season we did, but if I am traded, I'm eager to pitch for a winner."
Marlon Byrd had a homer among his four hits, and Joey Votto added a solo shot for the Reds, who lost their last two games and three of four before the All-Star break.
"I took some dry swings over the break,'' Byrd said. "I was swinging pretty well before the break. I am just trying to keep it going."
Leake (7-5), who can become a free agent after the season and is considered by many to be trade bait for the struggling Reds, allowed one run and four hits with two walks and two strikeouts while improving to 4-1 over his last six starts.
"I don't think about being traded when I'm on the mound," Leake said. "I'm just trying to give these guys all I've got like I have for six years. It is more of a motivator."
Ryan Mattheus, J.J. Hoover and Burke Badenhop all pitched one scoreless inning in relief for Cincinnati.
Trevor Bauer, who had won his last two starts, lasted just four innings for a Cleveland team that has lost three straight after a four-game winning streak. Bauer (8-6) allowed seven hits and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts.
Byrd hit his 15th homer of the season with one out in the second, a 346-foot opposite-field shot into the seats in right field. That was the first of three consecutive hits, a rally capped by Leake's RBI squeeze bunt.
"The first inning, I felt pretty good," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "He had a good cutter, the best cutter I've seen him have this season, but then he started falling behind. They scored a run with some old-school small ball, and he started working behind more. It wasn't his best night after that."
Leake pushed the lead to 4-0 in the third with a ringing, bases-loaded double that one-hopped the wall in right-center.
Votto added his 16th homer with one out in the fourth, a 418-foot drive to center that glanced off the bottom of the batter's eye.
The Indians put at least one runner on base in all of but one of Leake's six innings, but they couldn't push one past second until the sixth. Francisco Lindor led off with a single and went to third on Michael Brantley's double, setting up Carlos Santana's run-scoring groundout.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: LHP Nick Hagadone is scheduled to visit Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion on his elbow injury, Francona said. Hagadone, who originally went on the DL on July 7 with a lower back injury, left a rehab appearance with Single-A Mahoning Valley on Wednesday with discomfort in his elbow.
Reds: LHP Tony Cingrani pitched five scoreless innings against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday in the fourth appearance and third start of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville. Cingrani, out since June 15 with shoulder problems, has logged 14 shutout innings with the Bats, allowing six hits and six walks with 18 strikeouts.
UP NEXT
Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (4-10, 3.38 ERA) will try to match or surpass his last start against Cincinnati in Saturday's middle game of the series. The reigning Cy Young Award winner allowed nine hits but just one run in eight innings of a 2-1 win on May 23.
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (5-6, 3.65) was the hard-luck loser in that May 23 game at Cleveland. The rookie gave up three hits and one run with two walks and six strikeouts in seven innings.
7:10PM,EDT,July 17,2015
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 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| Kipnis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Murphy grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| Phillips lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| Santana singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gomes flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Moss grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Santana out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Byrd homered to right (360 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Suárez singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Barnhart singled to right, Suárez to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Leake sacrificed into fielder's choice to first, Suárez scored, Barnhart to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hamilton sacrificed to pitcher, Barnhart to third, Leake to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Phillips walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Votto struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| Urshela struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Bauer grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Kipnis singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Lindor flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| Frazier flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Byrd singled to center, Bruce to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Barnhart walked, Bruce to third, Byrd to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Leake doubled to deep right center, Bruce and Byrd scored, Barnhart to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Hamilton flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| Brantley flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Murphy grounded out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Santana grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| Phillips grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Votto homered to center (423 feet). | 0 | 5 |
| Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| Gomes safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Frazier. | 0 | 5 |
| Moss fouled out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Urshela fouled out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| Bourn hit for Bauer. | 0 | 5 |
| Bourn walked. | 0 | 5 |
| Kipnis flied out to left. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Manship pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| Manship relieved Bauer. | 0 | 5 |
| Byrd doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 5 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Barnhart lined out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Leake grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| Lindor singled to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Brantley doubled to right, Lindor to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Murphy popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Santana grounded out to shortstop, Lindor scored, Brantley to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Gomes flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Manship pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Mattheus pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| Mattheus relieved Leake. | 1 | 5 |
| Moss flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Urshela struck out swinging, Urshela safe at first on wild pitch by Mattheus. | 1 | 5 |
| Raburn hit for Manship. | 1 | 5 |
| Raburn grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Urshela out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| Kipnis flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Austin Adams pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| Adams relieved Manship. | 1 | 5 |
| Frazier grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Bruce grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Byrd singled to shallow center. | 1 | 5 |
| Suárez walked, Byrd to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Barnhart walked, Byrd to third, Suárez to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Schumaker hit for Mattheus. | 1 | 5 |
| Crockett relieved Adams. | 1 | 5 |
| Schumaker grounded out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| Hoover relieved Mattheus. | 1 | 5 |
| Lindor lined out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Brantley doubled to deep right. | 1 | 5 |
| Murphy grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Santana fouled out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Webb pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| Webb relieved Crockett. | 1 | 5 |
| Hamilton reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 1 | 5 |
| Hamilton safe at third on throwing error by catcher Gomes. | 1 | 5 |
| Phillips grounded out to third, Hamilton scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Votto walked. | 1 | 6 |
| Frazier grounded into double play, third to second to first, Votto out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| Badenhop relieved Hoover. | 1 | 6 |
| Gomes doubled to left. | 1 | 6 |
| Moss grounded out to second, Gomes to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Urshela flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| Aviles hit for Webb. | 1 | 6 |
| Aviles flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kipnis 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .322 | .400 | .484 |
| Lindor SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .224 | .257 | .308 |
| Brantley CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .295 | .369 | .429 |
| Murphy LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .312 | .362 | .466 |
| Santana 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .221 | .352 | .381 |
| Gomes C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .219 | .234 | .331 |
| Moss RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .217 | .293 | .421 |
| Urshela 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .243 | .284 | .320 |
| Bauer P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
a-Bourn PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .297 | .268 |
Manship P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Raburn PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .380 | .521 |
Adams P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Crockett P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Webb P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Aviles PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .248 | .306 | .352 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 145 | |||
| a-walked for T Bauer in the 5th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for J Manship in the 7th c-flied out to center for R Webb in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Brantley 2 (26, Leake, Hoover); Gomes (8, Badenhop) RBI: Santana (41) GIDP: Moss Indians RISP: 0-11 (Aviles 0-1, Murphy 0-2, Moss 0-2, Urshela 0-2, Santana 0-2, Gomes 0-1, Kipnis 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gomes (2, throw) DP: 1 (Urshela-Kipnis-Santana). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game has resumed in the bottom of the third inning after a 1 hour and 0 minute delay. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, LEAKE ON SECOND, BARNHART ON THIRD, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0, CINCINNATI 4 |
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 38,982 (92.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - Brian O'Nora, Second Base - Carlos Torres, Third Base - Cory Blaser |
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