CINCINNATI -- Scott Schebler hadn't even put the ball in play all night when he came to bat in the ninth with a chance to script a wild ending.
His double got it done.
After striking out in his first three at-bats, Schebler doubled with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning as the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of another meltdown by Philadelphia's bullpen and rallied to beat the Phillies 3-2 Wednesday night.
Philadelphia wasted a lead in the eighth inning of a 6-2 defeat on opening day. Ahead all the way until the ninth, the Phillies let another one get away.
Trying to hold a 2-1 lead, Dalier Hinojosa (0-1) gave up three singles that loaded the bases with one out. Schebler, acquired from the Dodgers in the three-team deal that sent Todd Frazier to the White Sox in the offseason, doubled to left-center to complete the rally, leaving him with a rush of emotions.
"They're all over the place," Schebler said. "I'm extremely happy."
And cold. Teammates dumped ice water on him during his postgame interview on a blustery, rainy night.
"It was already cold out there," Schebler said. "That added to it, but it was really great."
Blake Wood (1-0) pitched one inning for the win, the Reds' seventh straight over the Phillies at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati has won 10 of its past 11 against Philadelphia there.
"These close ones are killing me already," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. "It's a shame we wasted two good starts. We need to score more runs."
Aaron Nola gave up four hits over seven innings on a blustery night, and Maikel Franco added to his impressive springtime with a two-run homer into the wind in the first inning. Nola gave up Eugenio Suarez's solo homer and matched his career high by fanning eight.
The game started with gusty winds that made the bunting flap wildly. Intermittent rain pelted the players and the crowd of 21,621.
Franco hit a two-run homer into the wind in the first inning off left-hander Brandon Finnegan, one of his few bad pitches. Finnegan -- obtained from Kansas City as part of the deal for Johnny Cueto last July -- allowed only three hits and a walk in six innings, striking out a career-high nine.
Finnegan struggled at the end of spring training.
"You're always going to have doubters," he said. "I tried not to think about it. My goal was just to keep us in the game, and I think I did that."
Franco's homer extended his impressive springtime. He hit nine homers and drove in 23 runs during spring training, the most by any player in the majors.
VOTTO SHOWS UP
First baseman Joey Votto ran onto the field when his name was called during pregame introductions, making him 1 for 2 this season. He blew off the team's introduction before the opener on Monday. He said that was on purpose, but wouldn't say why.
GREAT CATCH
Billy Hamilton made a diving catch in center to rob Cedric Hunter of a potential RBI single in the seventh inning. It was his second diving catch in two games.
PHILLIPS SICK
Reds 2B Brandon Phillips was a late scratch from the lineup because of a stomach virus. He'd been slotted to bat cleanup. Devin Mesoraco was moved up to the fourth spot.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: 1B Ryan Howard was out of the lineup. Mackanin reminded him over the weekend of his plan to sit him against left-handed pitchers. "He said, `I don't like it, but I get it," Mackanin said. "He's OK with it -- not OK with it, but it's not an issue."
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani threw the equivalent of three innings of batting practice without a problem, an indication he'll be able to start on Sunday against the Pirates. DeSclafani missed his anticipated opening day start because of a strained left oblique.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Charlie Morton makes his first start for the Phillies, who got him from the Pirates last December for David Whitehead. Morton is 6-7 against Cincinnati.
Reds: RHP Robert Stephenson becomes the seventh Reds pitcher to make his major league debut in the past two seasons. The 23-year-old was Cincinnati's first pick in the 2011 amateur draft, the 27th overall. He made 11 starts at Triple-A last season.
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His double got it done.
After striking out in his first three at-bats, Schebler doubled with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning as the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of another meltdown by Philadelphia's bullpen and rallied to beat the Phillies 3-2 Wednesday night.
Philadelphia wasted a lead in the eighth inning of a 6-2 defeat on opening day. Ahead all the way until the ninth, the Phillies let another one get away.
Trying to hold a 2-1 lead, Dalier Hinojosa (0-1) gave up three singles that loaded the bases with one out. Schebler, acquired from the Dodgers in the three-team deal that sent Todd Frazier to the White Sox in the offseason, doubled to left-center to complete the rally, leaving him with a rush of emotions.
"They're all over the place," Schebler said. "I'm extremely happy."
And cold. Teammates dumped ice water on him during his postgame interview on a blustery, rainy night.
"It was already cold out there," Schebler said. "That added to it, but it was really great."
Blake Wood (1-0) pitched one inning for the win, the Reds' seventh straight over the Phillies at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati has won 10 of its past 11 against Philadelphia there.
"These close ones are killing me already," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. "It's a shame we wasted two good starts. We need to score more runs."
Aaron Nola gave up four hits over seven innings on a blustery night, and Maikel Franco added to his impressive springtime with a two-run homer into the wind in the first inning. Nola gave up Eugenio Suarez's solo homer and matched his career high by fanning eight.
The game started with gusty winds that made the bunting flap wildly. Intermittent rain pelted the players and the crowd of 21,621.
Franco hit a two-run homer into the wind in the first inning off left-hander Brandon Finnegan, one of his few bad pitches. Finnegan -- obtained from Kansas City as part of the deal for Johnny Cueto last July -- allowed only three hits and a walk in six innings, striking out a career-high nine.
Finnegan struggled at the end of spring training.
"You're always going to have doubters," he said. "I tried not to think about it. My goal was just to keep us in the game, and I think I did that."
Franco's homer extended his impressive springtime. He hit nine homers and drove in 23 runs during spring training, the most by any player in the majors.
VOTTO SHOWS UP
First baseman Joey Votto ran onto the field when his name was called during pregame introductions, making him 1 for 2 this season. He blew off the team's introduction before the opener on Monday. He said that was on purpose, but wouldn't say why.
GREAT CATCH
Billy Hamilton made a diving catch in center to rob Cedric Hunter of a potential RBI single in the seventh inning. It was his second diving catch in two games.
PHILLIPS SICK
Reds 2B Brandon Phillips was a late scratch from the lineup because of a stomach virus. He'd been slotted to bat cleanup. Devin Mesoraco was moved up to the fourth spot.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: 1B Ryan Howard was out of the lineup. Mackanin reminded him over the weekend of his plan to sit him against left-handed pitchers. "He said, `I don't like it, but I get it," Mackanin said. "He's OK with it -- not OK with it, but it's not an issue."
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani threw the equivalent of three innings of batting practice without a problem, an indication he'll be able to start on Sunday against the Pirates. DeSclafani missed his anticipated opening day start because of a strained left oblique.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Charlie Morton makes his first start for the Phillies, who got him from the Pirates last December for David Whitehead. Morton is 6-7 against Cincinnati.
Reds: RHP Robert Stephenson becomes the seventh Reds pitcher to make his major league debut in the past two seasons. The 23-year-old was Cincinnati's first pick in the 2011 amateur draft, the 27th overall. He made 11 starts at Triple-A last season.
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7:00PM,EDT,April 6,2016
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 |
| Philadelphia - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| C. Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Herrera reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Franco homered to right center (393 feet), Herrera scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Ruf struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Cozart grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Suárez homered to left (390 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Votto grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Mesoraco lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Rupp grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Bourjos grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Goeddel struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Bruce singled to left center. | 2 | 1 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| De Jesús struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Finnegan popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Nola struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| C. Hernández struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Galvis doubled to shallow left. | 2 | 1 |
| Herrera grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Cozart lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Suárez flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Franco grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Ruf flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Rupp struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Votto flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Mesoraco grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Bourjos grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Goeddel grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Nola struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| De Jesús struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Finnegan singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| C. Hernández struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Herrera walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Herrera to second on wild pitch by Finnegan. | 2 | 1 |
| Franco grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Cozart singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Suárez lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Votto grounded out to second, Cozart to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Mesoraco flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Caleb Cotham pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Cotham relieved Finnegan. | 2 | 1 |
| Ruf grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Rupp doubled to deep right. | 2 | 1 |
| Bourjos grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Hunter hit for Goeddel. | 2 | 1 |
| Hunter flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Nola pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Hunter in left field. | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| De Jesús grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Caleb Cotham pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Howard hit for Nola. | 2 | 1 |
| Howard singled to shallow right. | 2 | 1 |
| Burriss ran for Howard. | 2 | 1 |
| C. Hernández sacrificed to pitcher, Burriss to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Galvis grounded out to second, Burriss to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Herrera flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| D. Hernandez relieved Nola. | 2 | 1 |
| Duvall hit for Cotham. | 2 | 1 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Cozart popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Wood relieved Cotham. | 2 | 1 |
| Franco grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Ruf walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Rupp struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Ruf caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dalier Hinojosa pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Hinojosa relieved D. Hernandez. | 2 | 1 |
| Suárez singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Mesoraco reached on infield single to pitcher, Suárez to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Holt ran for Mesoraco. | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce singled to left, Suárez to third, Holt to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Schebler doubled to deep left center, Suárez and Holt scored, Bruce to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| C. Hernández 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .286 | .286 | .429 |
| Galvis SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .286 | .286 | .857 |
| Herrera CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .167 | .375 | .167 |
| Franco 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .250 | .625 |
| Ruf 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Rupp C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Bourjos RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Goeddel LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Hunter PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Nola P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Howard PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Burriss PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Hinojosa P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 123 | |||
| a-flied out to center for T Goeddel in the 7th b-singled to shallow right for A Nola in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Galvis (1, Finnegan); Rupp (1, Cotham) HR: Franco (1, 1st inning off Finnegan 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Franco 2 (2) S: C. Hernández 2-out RBI: Franco 2 Phillies RISP: 0-6 (Bourjos 0-1, Herrera 0-2, Franco 0-1, Hunter 0-1, Galvis 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Ruf (1, 2nd base by Wood/Mesoraco) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 2B PHILLIPS (ILLNESS) SCRATCHED FROM STARTING LINEUP |
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 21,621 (51.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:23 |
| Weather | 55 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 24 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Todd Tichenor, Third Base - Bill Miller |
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