CINCINNATI -- Joey Votto got mobbed at home plate and then doused with a water cooler, a rare joyous moment in his subpar season.
Votto homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals after they blew a five-run lead for the second straight game.
Votto connected off left-hander Kevin Siegrist (4-1) for his fifth career game-ending homer and Cincinnati's third homer of the game. The Reds have won five of their last six games overall. This one was especially satisfying for Votto, who started the game batting .221.
"I'm hitting .220 and it's June," Votto said. "I am frustrated, and we're losing a lot. Today, we didn't lose. That's a good feeling."
Another one almost slipped away. They blew a five-run lead and lost to the Nationals 10-9 in their last game. This one nearly followed the same script until Votto homered on a 2-0 pitch.
"That was special," manager Bryan Price said. "Siegrist has been hard on us since he came into the league -- on everybody, really. Joey took advantage of a 2-0 pitch and brought us to this place. It's a nice place to be."
Cincinnati pulled ahead 6-1 with the help of Adam Duvall's three-run homer off Mike Leake, his fourth homer in five games. The Reds got Duvall from the Giants as part of a trade for Leake last July, and the right-hander signed with St. Louis in the offseason.
Left-hander John Lamb shut down the Cardinals with his 65 mph curveball, allowing only one earned run in a career-high 7 1/3 innings. That's when the major leagues' worst bullpen let another late lead get away.
Blake Wood gave up Jhonny Peralta's bases-loaded double in the eighth, cutting it to 6-4. Matt Carpenter tied it with a one-out, two-run double in the ninth off Tony Cingrani (1-2), the Reds' 12th blown save in 19 chances this season.
Carpenter tried to stretch his hit to a triple, setting up a potential go-ahead run, and was initially ruled safe at third, but the call was overturned after a review.
"You don't feel good about a comeback unless you win," Carpenter said.
Duvall hit his 17th homer off Leake, the second-highest total in the NL. He hit his first career homer off Leake with the Giants in 2014. In its last seven games, Cincinnati has scored 62 runs.
HITS KING HOMECOMING
Pete Rose watched from a seat behind home plate and got an ovation from the 24,182 fans when he was shown on the scoreboard after the seventh inning. He'll be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame later this month.
STATS
Brandon Phillips had a single, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. It matches Zack Cozart for longest by a Red this season. He also had two errors in an inning for the only the second time. ... Billy Hamilton had an infield single and stole two bases in the eighth inning. He's 12 for 13 in career steal attempts off Yadier Molina. ... Matt Adams extended his hitting streak to seven games.
WELCOME BACK
The Cardinals activated Peralta off the DL and started him at third base. He had two doubles in four at-bats.
MOVES
The Reds optioned RHP Jon Moscot to Triple-A Louisville after two rough starts. OF Steve Selsky was called up, giving the Reds another option off the bench. Reserve Jordan Pacheco has been limited by a sore shoulder.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: C Brayan Pena started a rehab assignment with Double-A Springfield. Pena hurt his left knee and had surgery during spring training. ... RHP Seth Maness, who's on the DL with a sore pitching elbow, will start a rehab assignment at Springfield on Wednesday.
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani threw in the bullpen without a problem. He's on track to make his first start of the season on Friday against Oakland. He's been on the DL all season with a strained oblique.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia is 10-4 career against the Reds, matching Oliver Perez for the most victories over Cincinnati by an active pitcher.
Reds: Alfredo Simon is 3-1 in his career against the Cardinals, winning his last two decisions.
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Votto homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals after they blew a five-run lead for the second straight game.
Votto connected off left-hander Kevin Siegrist (4-1) for his fifth career game-ending homer and Cincinnati's third homer of the game. The Reds have won five of their last six games overall. This one was especially satisfying for Votto, who started the game batting .221.
"I'm hitting .220 and it's June," Votto said. "I am frustrated, and we're losing a lot. Today, we didn't lose. That's a good feeling."
Another one almost slipped away. They blew a five-run lead and lost to the Nationals 10-9 in their last game. This one nearly followed the same script until Votto homered on a 2-0 pitch.
"That was special," manager Bryan Price said. "Siegrist has been hard on us since he came into the league -- on everybody, really. Joey took advantage of a 2-0 pitch and brought us to this place. It's a nice place to be."
Cincinnati pulled ahead 6-1 with the help of Adam Duvall's three-run homer off Mike Leake, his fourth homer in five games. The Reds got Duvall from the Giants as part of a trade for Leake last July, and the right-hander signed with St. Louis in the offseason.
Left-hander John Lamb shut down the Cardinals with his 65 mph curveball, allowing only one earned run in a career-high 7 1/3 innings. That's when the major leagues' worst bullpen let another late lead get away.
Blake Wood gave up Jhonny Peralta's bases-loaded double in the eighth, cutting it to 6-4. Matt Carpenter tied it with a one-out, two-run double in the ninth off Tony Cingrani (1-2), the Reds' 12th blown save in 19 chances this season.
Carpenter tried to stretch his hit to a triple, setting up a potential go-ahead run, and was initially ruled safe at third, but the call was overturned after a review.
"You don't feel good about a comeback unless you win," Carpenter said.
Duvall hit his 17th homer off Leake, the second-highest total in the NL. He hit his first career homer off Leake with the Giants in 2014. In its last seven games, Cincinnati has scored 62 runs.
HITS KING HOMECOMING
Pete Rose watched from a seat behind home plate and got an ovation from the 24,182 fans when he was shown on the scoreboard after the seventh inning. He'll be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame later this month.
STATS
Brandon Phillips had a single, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. It matches Zack Cozart for longest by a Red this season. He also had two errors in an inning for the only the second time. ... Billy Hamilton had an infield single and stole two bases in the eighth inning. He's 12 for 13 in career steal attempts off Yadier Molina. ... Matt Adams extended his hitting streak to seven games.
WELCOME BACK
The Cardinals activated Peralta off the DL and started him at third base. He had two doubles in four at-bats.
MOVES
The Reds optioned RHP Jon Moscot to Triple-A Louisville after two rough starts. OF Steve Selsky was called up, giving the Reds another option off the bench. Reserve Jordan Pacheco has been limited by a sore shoulder.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: C Brayan Pena started a rehab assignment with Double-A Springfield. Pena hurt his left knee and had surgery during spring training. ... RHP Seth Maness, who's on the DL with a sore pitching elbow, will start a rehab assignment at Springfield on Wednesday.
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani threw in the bullpen without a problem. He's on track to make his first start of the season on Friday against Oakland. He's been on the DL all season with a strained oblique.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia is 10-4 career against the Reds, matching Oliver Perez for the most victories over Cincinnati by an active pitcher.
Reds: Alfredo Simon is 3-1 in his career against the Cardinals, winning his last two decisions.
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7:10PM,EDT,June 7,2016
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 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| John Lamb pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Carpenter grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Cozart flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| John Lamb pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Piscotty singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Adams reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Duvall singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton singled to left, Duvall to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Hamilton out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| John Lamb pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Grichuk safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Suárez. | 0 | 0 |
| Leake sacrificed to first, Grichuk to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| John Lamb pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Holliday flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta doubled to deep center, Piscotty to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Adams singled to left center, Piscotty scored, Peralta to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Molina grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Adams out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Phillips singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce singled to center, Phillips to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall homered to left center (425 feet), Phillips and Bruce scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Suárez doubled to deep left. | 1 | 3 |
| Hamilton sacrificed to third, Suárez to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, Suárez scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| John Lamb pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Grichuk grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Leake struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Carpenter continues to bat after dropped foul ball by third baseman Suárez. | 1 | 4 |
| Carpenter grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Cozart flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Phillips fouled out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| John Lamb pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Díaz grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Holliday flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Piscotty grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Bruce flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Duvall grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| Suárez struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| John Lamb pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Peralta popped out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Adams grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Molina flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Hamilton homered to right center (401 feet). | 1 | 5 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep right. | 1 | 5 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Cozart singled to center, Cabrera scored, Cozart to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 6 |
| Kiekhefer relieved Leake. | 1 | 6 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| Phillips intentionally walked. | 1 | 6 |
| Bruce flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| John Lamb pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Grichuk walked. | 1 | 6 |
| Gyorko hit for Kiekhefer. | 1 | 6 |
| Gyorko grounded into fielder's choice to third, Grichuk out at second, Gyorko to second on throwing error by second baseman Phillips. | 1 | 6 |
| Carpenter safe at first on error by second baseman Phillips, Gyorko to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Wood relieved Lamb. | 1 | 6 |
| Díaz hit sacrifice fly to center, Gyorko scored. | 2 | 6 |
| Holliday singled to right, Carpenter to second. | 2 | 6 |
| Piscotty reached on infield single to pitcher, Carpenter to third, Holliday to second. | 2 | 6 |
| Peralta doubled to deep left, Carpenter and Holliday scored, Piscotty to third. | 4 | 6 |
| Hazelbaker ran for Peralta. | 4 | 6 |
| Cingrani relieved Wood. | 4 | 6 |
| Holt in right field. | 4 | 6 |
| Adams flied out to left. | 4 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Broxton relieved Kiekhefer. | 4 | 6 |
| Gyorko at third base. | 4 | 6 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| Suárez grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 6 |
| Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 4 | 6 |
| Cabrera walked, Hamilton stole third. | 4 | 6 |
| Cabrera stole second. | 4 | 6 |
| Holt struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Molina singled to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Fryer ran for Molina. | 4 | 6 |
| Grichuk flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Gyorko singled to left center, Fryer to second. | 4 | 6 |
| G. Garcia ran for Gyorko. | 4 | 6 |
| Carpenter doubled to deep left, Fryer and G. Garcia scored, Carpenter out stretching at third. | 6 | 6 |
| Díaz popped out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Siegrist pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| Siegrist relieved Broxton. | 6 | 6 |
| Fryer catching. | 6 | 6 |
| G. Garcia at third base. | 6 | 6 |
| Cozart flied out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| Votto homered to center (408 feet). | 6 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Carpenter 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .279 | .384 | .539 |
| Díaz SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .321 | .351 | .536 |
| Holliday LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .254 | .326 | .462 |
| Piscotty RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .316 | .393 | .491 |
| Peralta 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Hazelbaker PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .291 | .500 |
Broxton P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Siegrist P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Adams 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .331 | .386 | .567 |
| Molina C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .256 | .335 | .342 |
Fryer PR-C
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .444 | .480 |
| Grichuk CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .215 | .281 | .403 |
| Leake P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .100 | .100 | .150 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
a-Gyorko PH-3B
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .255 | .331 | .453 |
G. Garcia PR-3B
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .452 | .585 | .710 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 141 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for D Kiekhefer in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Peralta 2 (2, Lamb, Wood); Carpenter (18, Cingrani) RBI: Adams (28), Díaz (31), Peralta 2 (2), Carpenter 2 (38) S: Leake SF: Díaz 2-out RBI: Peralta 2 GIDP: Molina Cardinals RISP: 4-9 (Peralta 1-1, Díaz 0-1, Carpenter 1-3, Adams 1-2, Piscotty 1-1, Molina 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Piscotty (4, 2nd base by Lamb) Picked Off: Piscotty (1st base by Lamb) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Carpenter-Díaz-Adams). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 24,182 (57.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:55 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ron Kulpa, First Base - Chris Conroy, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Sean Barber |
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