WASHINGTON -- Eugenio Suarez could only watch and hope as the baseball headed toward the left-field foul pole.
"My first reaction was that I popped it up," he said. "I hit it in front. I didn't hit it well."
The Reds' shortstop got enough of it, though, to send it over the wall for a tiebreaking eighth-inning homer that provided Cincinnati with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.
Suarez went 3 for 4 with two RBI to help the Reds snap a three-game skid and improve to 4-0 against Washington this year, clinching the season series.
With the score knotted at 2, Suarez hit a liner off Casey Janssen (0-2) that barely stayed fair inside the pole that stands 336 feet from home plate.
Recalled from the minors on June 11 after an injury sidelined starting shortstop Zack Cozart, Suarez is batting .329 with three homers and 13 RBI in 21 games.
"He's been a run-producer, not just getting hits but timely hits, driving in runs. He's shown a little bit of power," manager Bryan Price said. "That was a big one there."
Manny Parra (1-1) worked the seventh and Aroldis Chapman got three outs for his 17th save. One of Chapman's fastballs was clocked at 103 mph.
Danny Espinosa homered for the Nationals, who had won 12 of 15 overall and were unbeaten at home over nine games since June 18.
Washington starter Doug Fister gave up at least one hit in every one of his six innings but allowed only one earned run.
"For me, there's some inconsistency there on the mound," the right-hander said. "I'm not making quality pitches at times that are needed. Just fighting with myself a lot, trying to get the ball down, really trying to get in a rhythm, and it's a battle for me."
Nationals manager Matt Williams replaced the top two players in his starting lineup, center fielder Denard Span in the third inning and third baseman Yunel Escobar in the fifth.
"Denard left the game with a back spasm and Yunel left the game with left hamstring tightness," said Williams, who was unwilling to speculate on the severity of the injuries.
Cincinnati went up 2-1 in the sixth. Marlon Byrd led off a with a drive off the top of the right-field wall that was initially called a double, then switched to a home run, then ruled a double again after a replay review. It didn't matter much, because Suarez followed with an RBI single.
Espinosa tied it in the bottom half with his ninth home run, a shot to right on a 2-1 count.
After a 29-minute rain delay interrupted the first inning, the Reds scored an unearned run in the second on a two-out RBI double by starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani, the No. 8 hitter.
Washington pulled even in the third when Matt den Dekker came home on a two-out wild pitch. He entered in the top half for Span.
ROSTER MOVES
Reds: Cincinnati called up OF Yorman Rodriguez from Triple-A Louisville and optioned RHP Josh Smith to Double-A Pensacola. Because the Reds currently employ a four-man rotation, "it could be a short stay," Price said.
Nationals: Washington recalled LHP Sammy Solis from Double-A Harrisburg and placed RHP David Carpenter on the paternity list. Carpenter's wife gave birth to a son, Darrell, on Monday.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Raisel Iglesias (left oblique strain) will likely make one more rehab start after he threw 68 pitches Sunday for Triple-A Louisville, Price said. ... LHP Sean Marshall (shoulder surgery) was expected throw from 75 feet as he recovers from a May procedure. "I'm hoping he comes back and is able to help this organization before the year is out," Price said.
Nationals: RHP Aaron Barrett (biceps strain) was scheduled to pitch for Class A Potomac following a day off. The next step is to pitch on successive days, Williams said.
UP NEXT
Reds: Johnny Cueto (5-5, 2.84 ERA) brings a 6-3 lifetime record against the Nationals to the mound on Tuesday night.
Nationals: Max Scherzer (9-6, 1.82) faces the Reds for the first time since 2008 with Arizona.
"My first reaction was that I popped it up," he said. "I hit it in front. I didn't hit it well."
The Reds' shortstop got enough of it, though, to send it over the wall for a tiebreaking eighth-inning homer that provided Cincinnati with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.
Suarez went 3 for 4 with two RBI to help the Reds snap a three-game skid and improve to 4-0 against Washington this year, clinching the season series.
With the score knotted at 2, Suarez hit a liner off Casey Janssen (0-2) that barely stayed fair inside the pole that stands 336 feet from home plate.
Recalled from the minors on June 11 after an injury sidelined starting shortstop Zack Cozart, Suarez is batting .329 with three homers and 13 RBI in 21 games.
"He's been a run-producer, not just getting hits but timely hits, driving in runs. He's shown a little bit of power," manager Bryan Price said. "That was a big one there."
Manny Parra (1-1) worked the seventh and Aroldis Chapman got three outs for his 17th save. One of Chapman's fastballs was clocked at 103 mph.
Danny Espinosa homered for the Nationals, who had won 12 of 15 overall and were unbeaten at home over nine games since June 18.
Washington starter Doug Fister gave up at least one hit in every one of his six innings but allowed only one earned run.
"For me, there's some inconsistency there on the mound," the right-hander said. "I'm not making quality pitches at times that are needed. Just fighting with myself a lot, trying to get the ball down, really trying to get in a rhythm, and it's a battle for me."
Nationals manager Matt Williams replaced the top two players in his starting lineup, center fielder Denard Span in the third inning and third baseman Yunel Escobar in the fifth.
"Denard left the game with a back spasm and Yunel left the game with left hamstring tightness," said Williams, who was unwilling to speculate on the severity of the injuries.
Cincinnati went up 2-1 in the sixth. Marlon Byrd led off a with a drive off the top of the right-field wall that was initially called a double, then switched to a home run, then ruled a double again after a replay review. It didn't matter much, because Suarez followed with an RBI single.
Espinosa tied it in the bottom half with his ninth home run, a shot to right on a 2-1 count.
After a 29-minute rain delay interrupted the first inning, the Reds scored an unearned run in the second on a two-out RBI double by starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani, the No. 8 hitter.
Washington pulled even in the third when Matt den Dekker came home on a two-out wild pitch. He entered in the top half for Span.
ROSTER MOVES
Reds: Cincinnati called up OF Yorman Rodriguez from Triple-A Louisville and optioned RHP Josh Smith to Double-A Pensacola. Because the Reds currently employ a four-man rotation, "it could be a short stay," Price said.
Nationals: Washington recalled LHP Sammy Solis from Double-A Harrisburg and placed RHP David Carpenter on the paternity list. Carpenter's wife gave birth to a son, Darrell, on Monday.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Raisel Iglesias (left oblique strain) will likely make one more rehab start after he threw 68 pitches Sunday for Triple-A Louisville, Price said. ... LHP Sean Marshall (shoulder surgery) was expected throw from 75 feet as he recovers from a May procedure. "I'm hoping he comes back and is able to help this organization before the year is out," Price said.
Nationals: RHP Aaron Barrett (biceps strain) was scheduled to pitch for Class A Potomac following a day off. The next step is to pitch on successive days, Williams said.
UP NEXT
Reds: Johnny Cueto (5-5, 2.84 ERA) brings a 6-3 lifetime record against the Nationals to the mound on Tuesday night.
Nationals: Max Scherzer (9-6, 1.82) faces the Reds for the first time since 2008 with Arizona.
7:05PM,EDT,July 6,2015
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Fister pitching for Washington | CIN | WSH |
| Phillips singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded into fielder's choice to second, Phillips out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WSH |
| Span lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Washington | CIN | WSH |
| Byrd struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Peña safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Fister. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez reached on infield single to second, Peña to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez picked off first, caught stealing second catcher to first. | 0 | 0 |
| DeSclafani doubled to deep left, Peña scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WSH |
| Ramos struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Robinson walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Espinosa popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Washington | CIN | WSH |
| den Dekker in left field. | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor in center field. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Frazier grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Votto out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WSH |
| Taylor struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Fister struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| den Dekker singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Escobar reached on infield single to shortstop, den Dekker to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Harper walked, den Dekker to third, Escobar to second. | 1 | 0 |
| den Dekker scored, Escobar to third, Harper to second on wild pitch by DeSclafani. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramos grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Washington | CIN | WSH |
| Bruce doubled to deep center. | 1 | 1 |
| Byrd grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Peña fouled out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Suárez safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Desmond, Bruce to third. | 1 | 1 |
| DeSclafani walked, Suárez to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Hamilton lined out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WSH |
| Robinson lined out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Espinosa doubled to deep center. | 1 | 1 |
| Desmond grounded out to shortstop, Espinosa to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor fouled out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Washington | CIN | WSH |
| Phillips lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Frazier singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WSH |
| Fister struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| den Dekker grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Uggla hit for Escobar. | 1 | 1 |
| Uggla walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Harper grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Washington | CIN | WSH |
| Uggla at second base. | 1 | 1 |
| Espinosa at third base. | 1 | 1 |
| Byrd doubled to deep right. | 1 | 1 |
| Peña lined out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Suárez singled to left, Byrd scored. | 2 | 1 |
| DeSclafani sacrificed to first, Suárez to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Hamilton popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WSH |
| Ramos lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Robinson grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Espinosa homered to right center (415 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Desmond singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Desmond stole second. | 2 | 2 |
| Taylor walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Mattheus relieved DeSclafani. | 2 | 2 |
| Moore hit for Fister. | 2 | 2 |
| Moore flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Treinen pitching for Washington | CIN | WSH |
| Treinen relieved Fister. | 2 | 2 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Votto singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Frazier struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Votto to second on wild pitch by Treinen. | 2 | 2 |
| Bruce intentionally walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Byrd struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Manny Parra pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WSH |
| Parra relieved Mattheus. | 2 | 2 |
| den Dekker flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Uggla flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Harper grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Casey Janssen pitching for Washington | CIN | WSH |
| Janssen relieved Treinen. | 2 | 2 |
| Peña grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Suárez homered to left (352 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| De Jesús hit for Parra. | 3 | 2 |
| De Jesús lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WSH |
| Hoover relieved Parra. | 3 | 2 |
| Ramos grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Robinson popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Espinosa grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Felipe Rivero pitching for Washington | CIN | WSH |
| Rivero relieved Janssen. | 3 | 2 |
| Phillips flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Frazier popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WSH |
| Chapman relieved Hoover. | 3 | 2 |
| Desmond flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Taylor walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Lobatón hit for Rivero. | 3 | 2 |
| Taylor to second on passed ball by Peña. | 3 | 2 |
| Lobatón struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| den Dekker grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Phillips 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .277 | .314 | .372 |
| Votto 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .276 | .387 | .476 |
| Frazier 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .284 | .342 | .596 |
| Bruce RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .239 | .334 | .443 |
| Byrd LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .245 | .300 | .467 |
| Peña C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .292 | .359 | .333 |
| Suárez SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .329 | .372 | .493 |
| DeSclafani P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .233 | .273 | .267 |
Mattheus P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Parra P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-De Jesús PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .309 | .444 |
Hoover P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Chapman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .221 | .271 | .287 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 132 | |||
| a-lined out to right for M Parra in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: DeSclafani (1, Fister); Bruce (17, Fister); Byrd (7, Fister) HR: Suárez (3, 8th inning off Janssen 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: DeSclafani (2), Suárez 2 (13) S: DeSclafani 2-out RBI: DeSclafani GIDP: Frazier Reds RISP: 3-11 (Peña 0-2, Suárez 2-3, DeSclafani 1-1, Hamilton 0-3, Byrd 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Suárez (1, 2nd base by Fister/Ramos) Picked Off: Suárez (1st base by Ramos) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING PB: Peña. | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game has resumed in the bottom of the first inning after a 28 minute rain delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 23,673 (57% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:43 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Vic Carapazza, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Larry Vanover, Third Base - Ron Kulpa |
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