ATLANTA -- Tony Cingrani took a "nice and easy" approach to end a night of ugly pitching for the Reds and Braves -- Cincinnati manager Bryan Price called it "really odd baseball."
Cingrani capped a game in which the two teams combined for 12 walks with a perfect ninth inning to close out the Reds' 9-8 win over Atlanta on Monday.
Tyler Holt's bases-loaded walk off closer Arodys Vizcaino forced in the tie-breaking run in the ninth. It was Vizcaino's third walk of the inning and the eighth for Braves pitchers.
"If you're a baseball purist, I don't think that's one you're going to put on a CD and save forever," Price said.
Cingrani recorded three quick outs on groundouts by Freddie Freeman, Nick Markakis and Adonis Garcia.
Cingrani said he was determined he wouldn't add more walks to the daunting collection by the two teams. He said aggressive approaches by Atlanta's hitters helped him record quick outs.
"I wanted to come in and throw strikes and quality strikes," Cingrani said earning his seventh save in 12 chances.
"Freeman swings at the first pitch and Markakis was up there swinging at two pitches and he grounds out. Garcia seemed like he wanted to swing it so just throw it in there and let them get themselves out. A nice, easy inning."
Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs for the Reds.
Joey Votto hit a leadoff bloop double into shallow left field to lead off the ninth. The ball fell off third baseman Garcia's glove as he ran with his back to the infield.
Vizcaino (1-2) struck out Brandon Phillips before issuing an intentional walk to Jay Bruce. Duvall popped out before Eugenio Suarez walked to load the bases for Holt, who walked on a 3-1 pitch.
Ross Ohlendorf (5-5) allowed one run in the eighth on Garcia's tying homer.
Freeman drove in three runs with three hits, including a two-run homer off JC Ramirez in the fifth.
BAD STARTS
Each starting pitcher struggled.
Reds right-hander Daniel Wright, making his second career start, allowed five runs, three earned, on six hits and a walk in three innings. Braves right-hander Aaron Blair allowed six runs on four hits and four walks in five innings, leaving his ERA at 7.59.
"You can't defend it," said Braves interim manager Brian Snitker of the walks. "You can't do anything with it. And he ended up, what, retiring the last nine out of 10. Seemed like he got tired of it and got aggressive but that's kind of the way you've got to start the game."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: OF Billy Hamilton, on the seven-day concussion DL, had a "really good day" on Sunday, according to manager Bryan Price. Hamilton could be cleared for game action by Thursday, when he'll be eligible for reinstatement.
Braves: SS Erick Aybar was knocked to the ground when hit on his chest by Blake Wood's pitch in the sixth. He needed several minutes before returning to his feet and remaining in the game. ... RHP Shea Simmons, recovering from Tommy John surgery on Feb. 12, 2015, was scratched from his last injury rehab start with Double-A Mississippi on Friday as he continues to experience soreness. ... LHP Eric O'Flaherty was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee strain. RHP Weber was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett and gave up two runs in the sixth.
UP NEXT
Reds: LHP Brandon Finnegan (2-4, 3.77) will make his first career appearance against Atlanta on Tuesday night. Finnegan is tied with Dan Straily for the staff lead with seven quality starts and allowed a combined three earned runs in his last two starts.
Braves: RHP Julio Teheran will look to extend his career success against the Reds. Teheran (2-6, 2.85) is 2-1 with a 1.78 ERA in four career starts against the Reds.
Cincinnati Reds
Cingrani capped a game in which the two teams combined for 12 walks with a perfect ninth inning to close out the Reds' 9-8 win over Atlanta on Monday.
Tyler Holt's bases-loaded walk off closer Arodys Vizcaino forced in the tie-breaking run in the ninth. It was Vizcaino's third walk of the inning and the eighth for Braves pitchers.
"If you're a baseball purist, I don't think that's one you're going to put on a CD and save forever," Price said.
Cingrani recorded three quick outs on groundouts by Freddie Freeman, Nick Markakis and Adonis Garcia.
Cingrani said he was determined he wouldn't add more walks to the daunting collection by the two teams. He said aggressive approaches by Atlanta's hitters helped him record quick outs.
"I wanted to come in and throw strikes and quality strikes," Cingrani said earning his seventh save in 12 chances.
"Freeman swings at the first pitch and Markakis was up there swinging at two pitches and he grounds out. Garcia seemed like he wanted to swing it so just throw it in there and let them get themselves out. A nice, easy inning."
Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs for the Reds.
Joey Votto hit a leadoff bloop double into shallow left field to lead off the ninth. The ball fell off third baseman Garcia's glove as he ran with his back to the infield.
Vizcaino (1-2) struck out Brandon Phillips before issuing an intentional walk to Jay Bruce. Duvall popped out before Eugenio Suarez walked to load the bases for Holt, who walked on a 3-1 pitch.
Ross Ohlendorf (5-5) allowed one run in the eighth on Garcia's tying homer.
Freeman drove in three runs with three hits, including a two-run homer off JC Ramirez in the fifth.
BAD STARTS
Each starting pitcher struggled.
Reds right-hander Daniel Wright, making his second career start, allowed five runs, three earned, on six hits and a walk in three innings. Braves right-hander Aaron Blair allowed six runs on four hits and four walks in five innings, leaving his ERA at 7.59.
"You can't defend it," said Braves interim manager Brian Snitker of the walks. "You can't do anything with it. And he ended up, what, retiring the last nine out of 10. Seemed like he got tired of it and got aggressive but that's kind of the way you've got to start the game."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: OF Billy Hamilton, on the seven-day concussion DL, had a "really good day" on Sunday, according to manager Bryan Price. Hamilton could be cleared for game action by Thursday, when he'll be eligible for reinstatement.
Braves: SS Erick Aybar was knocked to the ground when hit on his chest by Blake Wood's pitch in the sixth. He needed several minutes before returning to his feet and remaining in the game. ... RHP Shea Simmons, recovering from Tommy John surgery on Feb. 12, 2015, was scratched from his last injury rehab start with Double-A Mississippi on Friday as he continues to experience soreness. ... LHP Eric O'Flaherty was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee strain. RHP Weber was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett and gave up two runs in the sixth.
UP NEXT
Reds: LHP Brandon Finnegan (2-4, 3.77) will make his first career appearance against Atlanta on Tuesday night. Finnegan is tied with Dan Straily for the staff lead with seven quality starts and allowed a combined three earned runs in his last two starts.
Braves: RHP Julio Teheran will look to extend his career success against the Reds. Teheran (2-6, 2.85) is 2-1 with a 1.78 ERA in four career starts against the Reds.
7:10PM,EDT,June 13,2016
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Blair pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Cozart walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce tripled to deep right center, Cozart scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall homered to left (374 feet), Bruce scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Suárez fouled out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Daniel Wright pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Smith walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Inciarte singled to center, Smith to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Freeman singled to right center, Smith scored, Inciarte to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Markakis grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Inciarte scored, Freeman out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| García grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Blair pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Holt struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Wright popped out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Wright pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Pierzynski flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Peterson singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Aybar doubled to deep right, Peterson scored, Aybar out stretching at third. | 3 | 3 |
| Blair grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Blair pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Cozart singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Votto walked, Cozart to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Phillips walked, Cozart to third, Votto to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Bruce walked, Cozart scored, Votto to third, Phillips to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Duvall hit sacrifice fly to center, Votto scored, Phillips to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Suárez hit sacrifice fly to center, Phillips scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Holt lined out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Wright pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Inciarte lined out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| Freeman doubled to deep right. | 6 | 3 |
| Markakis safe at second on error by first baseman Votto, Freeman scored. | 6 | 4 |
| García doubled to deep right center, Markakis scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Pierzynski lined out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Blair pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Barnhart grounded out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Wright grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| Cozart flied out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Ramírez relieved Wright. | 6 | 5 |
| Peterson lined out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Aybar grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| Blair grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Blair pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Votto singled to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Phillips popped out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| Bruce popped out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Duvall grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Votto out at second. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Smith singled to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Smith stole second. | 6 | 5 |
| Inciarte grounded out to second, Smith to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Freeman homered to right center (426 feet), Smith scored. | 6 | 7 |
| Markakis grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 7 |
| García grounded out to third. | 6 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Weber pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Weber relieved Blair. | 6 | 7 |
| Suárez singled to right. | 6 | 7 |
| Holt singled to right, Suárez to second. | 6 | 7 |
| Barnhart lined out to left, Suárez to third, Holt to second. | 6 | 7 |
| Waldrop hit for Ramírez. | 6 | 7 |
| Waldrop singled to right, Suárez scored, Holt to third. | 7 | 7 |
| Holt scored, Waldrop to second on wild pitch by Weber. | 8 | 7 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 7 |
| Votto intentionally walked. | 8 | 7 |
| Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Votto out at second. | 8 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Wood relieved Ramírez. | 8 | 7 |
| Pierzynski grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 7 |
| Peterson grounded out to third. | 8 | 7 |
| Aybar hit by pitch. | 8 | 7 |
| Snyder hit for Weber. | 8 | 7 |
| Snyder struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Casey Kelly pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Kelly relieved Weber. | 8 | 7 |
| Bruce lined out to right. | 8 | 7 |
| Duvall flied out to right. | 8 | 7 |
| Suárez struck out looking. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Smith walked. | 8 | 7 |
| Smith stole second. | 8 | 7 |
| Inciarte struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| Freeman struck out looking. | 8 | 7 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jim Johnson pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Johnson relieved Kelly. | 8 | 7 |
| Holt grounded out to second. | 8 | 7 |
| Barnhart struck out looking. | 8 | 7 |
| Selsky hit for Wood. | 8 | 7 |
| Selsky singled to left center. | 8 | 7 |
| Cozart grounded out to second. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Ohlendorf relieved Wood. | 8 | 7 |
| García homered to left (389 feet). | 8 | 8 |
| Pierzynski singled to right. | 8 | 8 |
| d'Arnaud ran for Pierzynski. | 8 | 8 |
| Peterson walked, d'Arnaud to second. | 8 | 8 |
| Aybar bunted into fielder's choice to third, d'Arnaud out at third, Peterson to second. | 8 | 8 |
| Francoeur hit for Johnson. | 8 | 8 |
| Francoeur walked, Peterson to third, Aybar to second. | 8 | 8 |
| Smith lined out to second. | 8 | 8 |
| Inciarte grounded out to second. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Arodys Vizcaino pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| Smith in center field. | 8 | 8 |
| Vizcaíno relieved Johnson. | 8 | 8 |
| d'Arnaud at shortstop. | 8 | 8 |
| Flowers catching. | 8 | 8 |
| Francoeur in left field. | 8 | 8 |
| Votto doubled to left. | 8 | 8 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 8 | 8 |
| Bruce intentionally walked. | 8 | 8 |
| Duvall popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 8 |
| Suárez walked, Votto to third, Bruce to second. | 8 | 8 |
| Holt walked, Votto scored, Bruce to third, Suárez to second. | 9 | 8 |
| Barnhart grounded out to first. | 9 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| Cingrani relieved Ohlendorf. | 9 | 8 |
| Freeman grounded out to second. | 9 | 8 |
| Markakis grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 8 |
| García grounded out to third. | 9 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozart SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .284 | .314 | .490 |
| Votto 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | .237 | .362 | .443 |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .258 | .295 | .407 |
| Bruce RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .272 | .331 | .576 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .258 | .286 | .589 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .232 | .293 | .430 |
| Holt CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .277 | .351 | .325 |
| Barnhart C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .253 | .310 | .363 |
| Wright P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ramírez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Waldrop PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .500 | .571 | .500 |
Wood P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Selsky PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .571 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Cingrani P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 187 | |||
| a-singled to right for J Ramirez in the 6th b-singled to left center for B Wood in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Votto (12, Vizcaíno) 3B: Bruce (6, Blair) HR: Duvall (18, 1st inning off Blair 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Bruce 2 (46), Duvall 3 (44), Suárez (34), Waldrop (1), Holt (7) SF: Duvall, Suárez 2-out RBI: Bruce, Duvall 2, Holt Reds RISP: 2-8 (Barnhart 0-2, Duvall 1-2, Waldrop 1-1, Phillips 0-2, Cozart 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Votto (4, ground ball) DP: 1 (Phillips-Cozart-Votto). Outfield Assist: Bruce (Aybar at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 13,198 (26.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | 90 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adam Hamari, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Jim Joyce |
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