CINCINNATI -- Waiting for the rain left Brandon Finnegan feeling out of sorts. After one inning to work out his nerves, he was nearly untouchable.
Finnegan allowed only one single in seven innings and Joey Votto homered for his first hit of the season Wednesday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies .
The Reds evened a series that concludes Thursday afternoon.
The start of the game was delayed 50 minutes because of storms, a wait that wore on Finnegan.
"I didn't know what to do," he said. "I walked around and talked to guys. I got a little jittery. As soon as I heard we were playing, I ran to the bullpen."
Finnegan (1-0) gave up a walk and Maikel Franco's single to center in the first inning, but escaped the threat while throwing a lot of pitches. Nobody else reached base the rest of the way against him.
The left-hander retired the last 19 batters he faced, fanning nine, and threw 88 pitches overall.
"He had 25 pitches in the first inning and haphazard command," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He survived it and had (68) pitches the rest of the way. He was a completely different kid."
The Phillies didn't do much at all, hitting only four balls out of the infield all night. They got a pair of infield singles off Michael Lorenzen in the eighth. Raisel Iglesias gave up another infield single before completing the four-hitter for his first save.
Votto led off the seventh with a home run against Jerad Eickhoff (0-1), who allowed only two hits through the first six innings. Votto was 0 for 6 when he connected on a curve that forced him to adjust.
"He's a big, strong guy," Eickhoff said. "When I threw it, I almost fooled him. But he was able to keep his hands back. He double-clutched and got the barrel of the bat on it."
Adam Duvall followed with a double and scored on Zack Cozart's single for a 2-0 lead, ending Eickhoff's outing.
EXTRA CHANCE
Odubel Herrera had an infield single in the ninth and was initially called out as he tried to steal second base for what would have been the final out of the game. The call was overturned on review, but Tommy Joseph struck out to end it.
OH, CANADA
Votto's 222nd career homer moved him into a tie with Jason Bay for fourth-most by a player born in Canada. Larry Walker leads with 383, followed by Matt Stairs (265) and Justin Morneau (247).
STINGY STARTS
Eickhoff has allowed three runs or fewer in his last nine starts and 32 of his last 38. He walked one on Wednesday, his fifth straight start of walking one batter or none.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: Manager Pete Mackanin mixed up his lineup, though not because of injuries. He wants to keep players sharp. Aaron Altherr was in right field and had a single in three at-bats.
Reds: Cincinnati catcher Devin Mesoraco starts a rehab assignment with Double-A Pensacola on Thursday. He's on the DL while rebuilding his strength after hip surgery last season. The Reds plan to activate him when he's able to catch back-to-back games.
REDS MOVES
Cincinnati claimed utilityman Tyler Goeddel off waivers from the Phillies and optioned him to Triple-A Louisville. Goeddel batted .192 in 92 games for the Phillies last season with four homers and 16 RBI. The Reds also transferred right-hander Anthony DeSclafani to the 60-day disabled list with a sprained pitching elbow.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Clay Buchholz makes his first career start against the Reds. The Phillies got him from the Red Sox in a trade for Josh Tobias last December.
Reds: RHP Rookie Davis makes his major league debut. Davis is one of two rookies in the rotation. Cincinnati got him from the Yankees as part of the trade for closer Aroldis Chapman after the 2015 season.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Finnegan allowed only one single in seven innings and Joey Votto homered for his first hit of the season Wednesday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies .
The Reds evened a series that concludes Thursday afternoon.
The start of the game was delayed 50 minutes because of storms, a wait that wore on Finnegan.
"I didn't know what to do," he said. "I walked around and talked to guys. I got a little jittery. As soon as I heard we were playing, I ran to the bullpen."
Finnegan (1-0) gave up a walk and Maikel Franco's single to center in the first inning, but escaped the threat while throwing a lot of pitches. Nobody else reached base the rest of the way against him.
The left-hander retired the last 19 batters he faced, fanning nine, and threw 88 pitches overall.
"He had 25 pitches in the first inning and haphazard command," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He survived it and had (68) pitches the rest of the way. He was a completely different kid."
The Phillies didn't do much at all, hitting only four balls out of the infield all night. They got a pair of infield singles off Michael Lorenzen in the eighth. Raisel Iglesias gave up another infield single before completing the four-hitter for his first save.
Votto led off the seventh with a home run against Jerad Eickhoff (0-1), who allowed only two hits through the first six innings. Votto was 0 for 6 when he connected on a curve that forced him to adjust.
"He's a big, strong guy," Eickhoff said. "When I threw it, I almost fooled him. But he was able to keep his hands back. He double-clutched and got the barrel of the bat on it."
Adam Duvall followed with a double and scored on Zack Cozart's single for a 2-0 lead, ending Eickhoff's outing.
EXTRA CHANCE
Odubel Herrera had an infield single in the ninth and was initially called out as he tried to steal second base for what would have been the final out of the game. The call was overturned on review, but Tommy Joseph struck out to end it.
OH, CANADA
Votto's 222nd career homer moved him into a tie with Jason Bay for fourth-most by a player born in Canada. Larry Walker leads with 383, followed by Matt Stairs (265) and Justin Morneau (247).
STINGY STARTS
Eickhoff has allowed three runs or fewer in his last nine starts and 32 of his last 38. He walked one on Wednesday, his fifth straight start of walking one batter or none.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: Manager Pete Mackanin mixed up his lineup, though not because of injuries. He wants to keep players sharp. Aaron Altherr was in right field and had a single in three at-bats.
Reds: Cincinnati catcher Devin Mesoraco starts a rehab assignment with Double-A Pensacola on Thursday. He's on the DL while rebuilding his strength after hip surgery last season. The Reds plan to activate him when he's able to catch back-to-back games.
REDS MOVES
Cincinnati claimed utilityman Tyler Goeddel off waivers from the Phillies and optioned him to Triple-A Louisville. Goeddel batted .192 in 92 games for the Phillies last season with four homers and 16 RBI. The Reds also transferred right-hander Anthony DeSclafani to the 60-day disabled list with a sprained pitching elbow.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Clay Buchholz makes his first career start against the Reds. The Phillies got him from the Red Sox in a trade for Josh Tobias last December.
Reds: RHP Rookie Davis makes his major league debut. Davis is one of two rookies in the rotation. Cincinnati got him from the Yankees as part of the trade for closer Aroldis Chapman after the 2015 season.
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8:00PM,EDT,April 5,2017
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 |
| Hernández grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Herrera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kendrick out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Franco singled to center, Herrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jerad Eickhoff pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Altherr struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Rupp grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jerad Eickhoff pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Eickhoff struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jerad Eickhoff pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Cozart lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Finnegan grounded out to second, Barnhart to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Herrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Franco flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jerad Eickhoff pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Votto flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Altherr grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Rupp lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jerad Eickhoff pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Schebler struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Cozart out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Eickhoff struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jerad Eickhoff pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Finnegan struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Franco grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jerad Eickhoff pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Votto homered to right center (388 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Duvall doubled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| Suárez lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Cozart singled to right, Duvall scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Rodríguez relieved Eickhoff. | 0 | 2 |
| Barnhart grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Lorenzen relieved Finnegan. | 0 | 2 |
| Altherr reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Rupp singled to left, Altherr to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Saunders hit for Rodríguez. | 0 | 2 |
| Saunders struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Hernández grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Neshek relieved Rodríguez. | 0 | 2 |
| Gennett hit for Lorenzen. | 0 | 2 |
| Gennett struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Hamilton lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 0 | 2 |
| Kendrick grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Herrera reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Franco struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Herrera stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Philadelphia Phillies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernández 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .111 | .111 | .444 |
| Kendrick LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .375 | .444 | .500 |
| Herrera CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .286 | .444 | .429 |
| Franco 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .250 | .333 | .250 |
| Joseph 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Altherr RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Rupp C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| Galvis SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .286 | .286 | .857 |
| Eickhoff P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
a-Saunders PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
Neshek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 133 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for J Rodriguez in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING Phillies RISP: 0-5 (Saunders 0-1, Hernández 0-1, Galvis 0-1, Joseph 0-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Herrera (1, 2nd base off Iglesias/Barnhart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Joseph-Galvis-Eickhoff). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 50 minute rain delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 19,944 (47.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:25 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Vic Carapazza, Second Base - Mark Ripperger, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
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