CINCINNATI -- Raisel Iglesias is growing into his role of ace-by-default.
The right-hander made another solid start, and Eugenio Suarez drove in three runs with a single and a homer as the Cincinnati Reds sent the Pittsburgh Pirates to their first loss, 5-1 on Saturday.
Suarez had an RBI single in the first and a two-run homer in the seventh off Kyle Lobstein, his team-leading third of the season. He also scored three times.
Iglesias (1-0) gave up a run and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. He was moved to the front of the rotation when injuries sent four starters to the disabled list. So far, he looks like he belongs there.
"It's been a really good thing," Iglesias said through the team's translator. "I've been working hard in the off-season and in spring training with the coaches. It's exciting."
At 4-0, Pittsburgh was off to its best start since 2003. The Pirates also had their top starter making his debut -- Gerrit Cole (0-1) was pushed back in the rotation after developing a sore ribcage during spring training. He still couldn't beat the Reds.
Cole won 19 games last season and finished fourth in the NL Cy Young voting, but failed to beat the Reds in four starts, going 0-3 with a 5.95 ERA. Over his career, he's 0-5 in seven starts against them.
"Overall, pretty subpar," said Cole, who gave up three runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. "I wasn't over-excited. I just tried to make pitches. I was just a little rusty. I'm going to have to do a little work."
It was 38 degrees at the first pitch with a wind chill of 25. Light snow fell during the game, which featured a Reds blanket giveaway. Many of the 22,799 fans were wrapped in them.
It didn't go well for Cole at the outset. He allowed three hits in his first 11 pitches, including Suarez's RBI single. Jay Bruce's one-out single made it 2-0. After the ragged start, he settled in and retired nine in a row.
The Reds got Suarez from Detroit in the 2014 trade for Alfredo Simon, who rejoined Cincinnati this year. Suarez has been one of the bright spots in Cincinnati's 4-1 start, moving from shortstop to fill the opening at third base after Todd Frazier was traded.
"I think he's already special, not just because of what he's doing offensively, but the way he transitioned from being an everyday shortstop to playing third base," manager Bryan Price said. "He's looking good. I think he's a dynamic defender."
Iglesias allowed at least one runner in each of the first four innings, but was bailed out by a pair of double plays, including one with the bases loaded. The Pirates stranded four runners in scoring position in those four innings.
BEST BUCS STARTS
The Pirates' best start was 10-0 in 1962. They opened 7-0 in 1938, and 5-0 three other times -- 1902, 1976 and 1983.
HARRISON DAY
The University of Cincinnati honored former Bearcat Josh Harrison with a poster giveaway for its baseball game against Connecticut on Saturday. The Pirates second baseman grew up in Cincinnati.
PIRATES LOSE REVIEW
John Jaso was called out while trying to get back to second base in the seventh inning. The Pirates challenged, but the call was upheld after a 2-minute, 59-second review.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: Cole threw 100 pitches in his first start, 62 for strikes.
Reds: 2B Brandon Phillips was in the lineup for the second straight day after missing two games with a stomach ailment. He singled home a run.
UP NEXT
Pirates: Jeff Locke makes his first start. He's 3-3 career against the Reds in 11 starts with a 3.32 ERA. He was 1-2 in four starts against them last season, giving up 10 earned runs in 21 innings.
Reds: RH Tim Melville makes his major league debut, the second Reds starter to do so in the opening week along with Robert Stephenson. The 26-year-old Melville has played in the Royals' and Tigers' farm systems and signed a minor league deal with Cincinnati last November.
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The right-hander made another solid start, and Eugenio Suarez drove in three runs with a single and a homer as the Cincinnati Reds sent the Pittsburgh Pirates to their first loss, 5-1 on Saturday.
Suarez had an RBI single in the first and a two-run homer in the seventh off Kyle Lobstein, his team-leading third of the season. He also scored three times.
Iglesias (1-0) gave up a run and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. He was moved to the front of the rotation when injuries sent four starters to the disabled list. So far, he looks like he belongs there.
"It's been a really good thing," Iglesias said through the team's translator. "I've been working hard in the off-season and in spring training with the coaches. It's exciting."
At 4-0, Pittsburgh was off to its best start since 2003. The Pirates also had their top starter making his debut -- Gerrit Cole (0-1) was pushed back in the rotation after developing a sore ribcage during spring training. He still couldn't beat the Reds.
Cole won 19 games last season and finished fourth in the NL Cy Young voting, but failed to beat the Reds in four starts, going 0-3 with a 5.95 ERA. Over his career, he's 0-5 in seven starts against them.
"Overall, pretty subpar," said Cole, who gave up three runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. "I wasn't over-excited. I just tried to make pitches. I was just a little rusty. I'm going to have to do a little work."
It was 38 degrees at the first pitch with a wind chill of 25. Light snow fell during the game, which featured a Reds blanket giveaway. Many of the 22,799 fans were wrapped in them.
It didn't go well for Cole at the outset. He allowed three hits in his first 11 pitches, including Suarez's RBI single. Jay Bruce's one-out single made it 2-0. After the ragged start, he settled in and retired nine in a row.
The Reds got Suarez from Detroit in the 2014 trade for Alfredo Simon, who rejoined Cincinnati this year. Suarez has been one of the bright spots in Cincinnati's 4-1 start, moving from shortstop to fill the opening at third base after Todd Frazier was traded.
"I think he's already special, not just because of what he's doing offensively, but the way he transitioned from being an everyday shortstop to playing third base," manager Bryan Price said. "He's looking good. I think he's a dynamic defender."
Iglesias allowed at least one runner in each of the first four innings, but was bailed out by a pair of double plays, including one with the bases loaded. The Pirates stranded four runners in scoring position in those four innings.
BEST BUCS STARTS
The Pirates' best start was 10-0 in 1962. They opened 7-0 in 1938, and 5-0 three other times -- 1902, 1976 and 1983.
HARRISON DAY
The University of Cincinnati honored former Bearcat Josh Harrison with a poster giveaway for its baseball game against Connecticut on Saturday. The Pirates second baseman grew up in Cincinnati.
PIRATES LOSE REVIEW
John Jaso was called out while trying to get back to second base in the seventh inning. The Pirates challenged, but the call was upheld after a 2-minute, 59-second review.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: Cole threw 100 pitches in his first start, 62 for strikes.
Reds: 2B Brandon Phillips was in the lineup for the second straight day after missing two games with a stomach ailment. He singled home a run.
UP NEXT
Pirates: Jeff Locke makes his first start. He's 3-3 career against the Reds in 11 starts with a 3.32 ERA. He was 1-2 in four starts against them last season, giving up 10 earned runs in 21 innings.
Reds: RH Tim Melville makes his major league debut, the second Reds starter to do so in the opening week along with Robert Stephenson. The 26-year-old Melville has played in the Royals' and Tigers' farm systems and signed a minor league deal with Cincinnati last November.
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1:10PM,EDT,April 9,2016
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 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Jaso grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| McCutchen singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Hamilton doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez singled to right, Hamilton scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Votto singled to right center, Suárez to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Phillips flied out to center, Suárez to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce singled to center, Suárez scored, Votto to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Schebler grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Bruce out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Cervelli singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Polanco singled to center, Cervelli to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Harrison struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Mercer lined into double play, third to first, Polanco doubled off first. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| De Jesús walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Iglesias bunt popped out foul to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Hamilton walked, De Jesús to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Suárez lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Cole struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Jaso doubled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| McCutchen fouled out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Marte flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Cervelli walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Polanco singled to left, Cervelli to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Harrison singled to left, Cervelli to third, Polanco to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Mercer grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Harrison out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| De Jesús grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Barnhart grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Cole grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Jaso popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| McCutchen lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Iglesias grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Suárez walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Votto singled to left, Suárez to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Caminero relieved Cole. | 0 | 2 |
| Phillips singled to left, Suárez scored, Votto thrown out at third. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Freese lined out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Cervelli singled to right center. | 0 | 3 |
| Polanco walked, Cervelli to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Harrison singled to center, Cervelli scored, Polanco to second, Polanco to third, Harrison to second on throwing error by center fielder Hamilton. | 1 | 3 |
| Wood relieved Iglesias. | 1 | 3 |
| Mercer fouled out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Arquimedes Caminero pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Schebler safe at first on error by second baseman Harrison. | 1 | 3 |
| Schebler caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 3 |
| De Jesús flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Joyce hit for Caminero. | 1 | 3 |
| Joyce walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Jaso doubled to left, Joyce to third. | 1 | 3 |
| McCutchen grounded into double play, first to shortstop, Jaso out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Lobstein relieved Caminero. | 1 | 3 |
| Barnhart grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Mesoraco hit for Wood. | 1 | 3 |
| Mesoraco singled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Mesoraco out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| Suárez homered to center (422 feet), Hamilton scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Votto walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Votto out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Caleb Cotham pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Cotham relieved Wood. | 1 | 5 |
| Marte fouled out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| Cervelli singled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Polanco lined out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Harrison lined out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Bruce struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| De Jesús grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Hoover relieved Cotham. | 1 | 5 |
| Mercer grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Morse hit for Lobstein. | 1 | 5 |
| Morse struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Jaso grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Jaso 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .250 | .318 | .450 |
| McCutchen CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .316 | .435 | .368 |
| Freese 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .286 | .348 | .286 |
| Marte LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .263 | .364 | .421 |
| Cervelli C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .389 | .500 | .556 |
| Polanco RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .357 | .545 | .571 |
| Harrison 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .250 | .238 | .250 |
| Mercer SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .263 | .364 | .316 |
| Cole P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Caminero P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Joyce PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
Lobstein P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Morse PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 138 | |||
| a-walked for A Caminero in the 7th b-struck out swinging for K Lobstein in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Jaso 2 (2, Wood, Iglesias) RBI: Harrison (3) 2-out RBI: Harrison GIDP: Mercer Pirates RISP: 2-10 (Harrison 2-3, Mercer 0-3, Freese 0-2, McCutchen 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Harrison (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (Harrison-Mercer-Jaso). Outfield Assist: Marte (Votto at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 22,799 (53.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 38 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 19 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Ripperger, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Andy Fletcher |
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