ARLINGTON, Texas -- Cincinnati already had a hit and walk in the first inning when Jay Bruce faced Colby Lewis in the Texas right-hander's first start since flirting with a perfect game.
The slugger's three-run homer put the Reds ahead to stay. Zack Cozart homered along with a two-run triple and the Reds beat the Rangers 8-2 on Tuesday night, snapping Texas' season-best winning streak at seven games and ending the best start of Lewis' career at six straight wins.
"When you can nick a guy like that early that has been having a lot of success, it's big," said Bruce, who had three hits and four RBI. "Any time you give your pitcher a 3-0 lead, I think they feel a lot better than going out there and having to battle from behind or even tied."
By taking the opener of a two-game interleague series, the Reds snapped the Rangers' run of 10 straight series victories a night after Texas got credit for a series win by beating Baltimore in a makeup game between the AL's top two teams.
Lewis (6-1) left after five innings with cramping in his right arm, but said he expects to make his next start. He allowed three of the first four hitters to reach capped by Bruce's 16th home run in the 36-year-old right-hander's first start since the near-gem that became a 5-1 win at Oakland.
Anthony DeSclafani (1-0) gave up five hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts in seven innings in his third start. The right-hander missed the first two months with a strained left oblique sustained in his final spring training appearance.
"I'm just trying to get myself back into rhythm personally," said DeSclafani, who tied for the NL lead among rookies last year in starts and had the most innings. "I just want to get back to doing well."
Cuban right-hander Raisel Iglesias, out since the last of five starts on April 25 because of a right shoulder impingement, pitched two scoreless innings to finish the Cincinnati win on the same day he was activated from the 15-day disabled list.
Lewis, making his first career start against the Reds, allowed five hits and six runs in his first loss since last Sept. 28. He said he felt the cramping in his right triceps in the first inning, but stayed in because of some quick innings as he retired 11 straight after Bruce's homer.
Cozart's triple was part of a three-run fifth, and Lewis told the Texas staff about his discomfort after the inning. He came out after 68 pitches.
"I felt like if I could continue to have quick innings it would have been fine," Lewis said. "I'm more disappointed in myself for not being able to go back out there and eat up two or three more innings for the bullpen."
Cozart's 11th homer was a solo shot in the seventh, and Bruce drove in his fourth run on his third hit, a ground-ball double against the shift down the line in left. Brandon Phillips scored from first.
Jurickson Profar had a two-run homer to get the AL West-leading Rangers within 3-2 in the second. Texas' series streak was the longest in the majors since Tampa Bay won 10 straight in 2013.
HIDDEN BALL TRICK?
Eugenio Suarez fielded a high-hopper from Adrian Beltre in the second inning, but the Cincinnati third baseman thought the ball skipped over his glove. He looked skyward with the ball visible to cameras in the webbing of his glove. By the time he realized he had the ball, it was too late to get Beltre, who was credited with a single.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: 1B Joey Votto sat for the first time this season because of an illness. ... RHP Michael Lorenzen (right elbow sprain) should be activated from the 60-day DL either Wednesday or Thursday. He's been out since spring training.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Dan Straily (4-3, 3.66) makes his 10th career appearance against the Rangers. The previous two were with Houston and the first seven with Oakland. He is 4-3 with a 4.47 ERA against Texas.
Rangers: LHP Cole Hamels (7-1, 2.88) is 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA in June, including 7 2/3 scoreless innings in a 1-0 win at St. Louis in his last start. He is 9-1 with a 1.96 ERA in 14 career starts against the Reds, all with Philadelphia.
Cincinnati Reds
The slugger's three-run homer put the Reds ahead to stay. Zack Cozart homered along with a two-run triple and the Reds beat the Rangers 8-2 on Tuesday night, snapping Texas' season-best winning streak at seven games and ending the best start of Lewis' career at six straight wins.
"When you can nick a guy like that early that has been having a lot of success, it's big," said Bruce, who had three hits and four RBI. "Any time you give your pitcher a 3-0 lead, I think they feel a lot better than going out there and having to battle from behind or even tied."
By taking the opener of a two-game interleague series, the Reds snapped the Rangers' run of 10 straight series victories a night after Texas got credit for a series win by beating Baltimore in a makeup game between the AL's top two teams.
Lewis (6-1) left after five innings with cramping in his right arm, but said he expects to make his next start. He allowed three of the first four hitters to reach capped by Bruce's 16th home run in the 36-year-old right-hander's first start since the near-gem that became a 5-1 win at Oakland.
Anthony DeSclafani (1-0) gave up five hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts in seven innings in his third start. The right-hander missed the first two months with a strained left oblique sustained in his final spring training appearance.
"I'm just trying to get myself back into rhythm personally," said DeSclafani, who tied for the NL lead among rookies last year in starts and had the most innings. "I just want to get back to doing well."
Cuban right-hander Raisel Iglesias, out since the last of five starts on April 25 because of a right shoulder impingement, pitched two scoreless innings to finish the Cincinnati win on the same day he was activated from the 15-day disabled list.
Lewis, making his first career start against the Reds, allowed five hits and six runs in his first loss since last Sept. 28. He said he felt the cramping in his right triceps in the first inning, but stayed in because of some quick innings as he retired 11 straight after Bruce's homer.
Cozart's triple was part of a three-run fifth, and Lewis told the Texas staff about his discomfort after the inning. He came out after 68 pitches.
"I felt like if I could continue to have quick innings it would have been fine," Lewis said. "I'm more disappointed in myself for not being able to go back out there and eat up two or three more innings for the bullpen."
Cozart's 11th homer was a solo shot in the seventh, and Bruce drove in his fourth run on his third hit, a ground-ball double against the shift down the line in left. Brandon Phillips scored from first.
Jurickson Profar had a two-run homer to get the AL West-leading Rangers within 3-2 in the second. Texas' series streak was the longest in the majors since Tampa Bay won 10 straight in 2013.
HIDDEN BALL TRICK?
Eugenio Suarez fielded a high-hopper from Adrian Beltre in the second inning, but the Cincinnati third baseman thought the ball skipped over his glove. He looked skyward with the ball visible to cameras in the webbing of his glove. By the time he realized he had the ball, it was too late to get Beltre, who was credited with a single.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: 1B Joey Votto sat for the first time this season because of an illness. ... RHP Michael Lorenzen (right elbow sprain) should be activated from the 60-day DL either Wednesday or Thursday. He's been out since spring training.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Dan Straily (4-3, 3.66) makes his 10th career appearance against the Rangers. The previous two were with Houston and the first seven with Oakland. He is 4-3 with a 4.47 ERA against Texas.
Rangers: LHP Cole Hamels (7-1, 2.88) is 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA in June, including 7 2/3 scoreless innings in a 1-0 win at St. Louis in his last start. He is 9-1 with a 1.96 ERA in 14 career starts against the Reds, all with Philadelphia.
8:05PM,EDT,June 21,2016
Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | CIN | TEX |
| Cozart walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to left, Cozart to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce homered to center (414 feet), Cozart and Phillips scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | TEX |
| Choo struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Desmond walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Desmond caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Mazara struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | CIN | TEX |
| Waldrop flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Peraza flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Barnhart grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | TEX |
| Beltré reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Profar homered to right (418 feet), Beltré scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Fielder fouled out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Andrus grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Moreland fouled out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | CIN | TEX |
| Cozart flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Hamilton grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Phillips grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | TEX |
| Chirinos struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Choo grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | CIN | TEX |
| Bruce popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Duvall popped out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Suárez flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | TEX |
| Mazara reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Beltré flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Profar grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Mazara out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | CIN | TEX |
| Waldrop singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Peraza singled to center, Waldrop to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Barnhart sacrificed to catcher, Waldrop to third, Peraza to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Cozart tripled to deep right center, Waldrop and Peraza scored. | 5 | 2 |
| Hamilton hit sacrifice fly to center, Cozart scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | TEX |
| Fielder doubled to deep right. | 6 | 2 |
| Andrus lined out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Moreland flied out to center, Fielder to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Chirinos grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cesar Ramos pitching for Texas | CIN | TEX |
| Ramos relieved Lewis. | 6 | 2 |
| Bruce singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Duvall singled to center, Bruce to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Suárez lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Waldrop flied out to right, Bruce to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Peraza flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | TEX |
| Choo grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| Desmond singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Mazara grounded out to second, Desmond to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Beltré struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cesar Ramos pitching for Texas | CIN | TEX |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Cozart homered to center (420 feet). | 7 | 2 |
| Hamilton popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 2 |
| Phillips singled to left center. | 7 | 2 |
| Bruce doubled to left, Phillips scored. | 8 | 2 |
| Duvall grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | TEX |
| Profar grounded out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Fielder popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| Andrus struck out looking. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Claudio pitching for Texas | CIN | TEX |
| Rua in center field. | 8 | 2 |
| Odor at second base. | 8 | 2 |
| Profar at third base. | 8 | 2 |
| Claudio relieved Ramos. | 8 | 2 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| Waldrop grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 2 |
| Peraza grounded out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | TEX |
| Iglesias relieved DeSclafani. | 8 | 2 |
| Moreland singled to center. | 8 | 2 |
| Chirinos walked, Moreland to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Choo lined out to center, Moreland to third. | 8 | 2 |
| Rua lined out to center, Moreland out at home. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Claudio pitching for Texas | CIN | TEX |
| Barnhart singled to center. | 8 | 2 |
| Cozart flied out to center. | 8 | 2 |
| Hamilton grounded into double play, third to second to first, Barnhart out at second. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | TEX |
| Mazara flied out to left. | 8 | 2 |
| Odor flied out to left. | 8 | 2 |
| Profar grounded out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozart SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .284 | .325 | .513 |
| Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .257 | .292 | .371 |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .262 | .297 | .397 |
| Bruce RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .282 | .333 | .588 |
| Duvall 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .256 | .286 | .590 |
| Suárez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .225 | .287 | .418 |
| Waldrop DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .313 | .353 | .375 |
| Peraza LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .226 | .250 | .226 |
| Barnhart C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .242 | .302 | .339 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 125 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Bruce (15, Ramos) 3B: Cozart (1, Lewis) HR: Bruce (16, 1st inning off Lewis 2 on, 1 Out); Cozart (11, 7th inning off Ramos 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Bruce 4 (55), Cozart 3 (30), Hamilton (11) S: Barnhart SF: Hamilton 2-out RBI: Bruce GIDP: Hamilton Reds RISP: 2-6 (Duvall 0-1, Waldrop 0-1, Bruce 1-1, Cozart 1-1, Suárez 0-1, Peraza 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Phillips-Cozart-Duvall, Hamilton-Barnhart). Outfield Assist: Hamilton (Moreland at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| P LEWIS (TRICEP) LEFT GAME AFTER TOP 5TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 32,291 (67.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:29 |
| Weather | 93 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - David Rackley, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |
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