ST. LOUIS -- At 6-foot-5, Amir Garrett quickly lived up to the hype.
Touted as Cincinnati's top pitching prospect, the former St. John's basketball player pitched two-hit ball for six innings to win his major league debut as the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Friday night.
"I wasn't really jittery how I thought I was going to be," he said. "After I went out there and threw the first pitch, I realized this is the same game I've been playing."
Garrett struck out four, walked two and needed only 78 pitches to record 18 outs. The lefty played two seasons of college hoops while already a Reds minor leaguer.
"He went right after them," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He made a lot of good pitches inside to the right-handed hitters. He had a better changeup going today and a slider and the good part of the whole thing is he never got himself into a big batch of trouble."
Garrett walked the first batter he faced but settled in and retired 10 of the next 11. The Cardinals didn't get a runner past first base until Matt Carpenter took second on defensive indifference with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
Garrett credits the experience of playing big-time college basketball for allowing him to settle in.
"When I went out there it was, 'I've been here before, just in a different sport,' " Garrett said. "I was able to look around for a second and see everything."
Michael Lorenzen and Raisel Iglesias combined for three innings of hitless relief. Iglesias went two innings to earn his second save.
Joey Votto hit an RBI double off Mike Leake (0-1), who went eight innings. Scott Schebler homered in the ninth.
"I felt like I was swinging the bat well," Schebler said. "I've been walking, just a matter of putting one swing together and kind of building off that. I know it's early, but to give ourselves a two-run lead in that situation is huge."
There were no strange plays at Busch Stadium, a day after a pitch that bounced got stuck to Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina's chest protector.
Votto's double in the sixth scored Billy Hamilton. Schebler connected off Kevin Siegrist.
"We made a few hard outs, but for the most part we just couldn't get any a good feel against (Garrett). And for a kid coming out and making his debut, he threw a good game," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
NO LUCK LEAKE
Leake pitched well, scattering six hits while striking out six and walking one.
"I had good rhythm and (Molina) was doing a great job back there calling pitches," Leake said.
BLAZING BILLY
Hamilton stole second base in the top of the sixth inning. The speedster improved to 24 for 26 in stolen base attempts for his career against Molina, the most by any baserunner off the eight-time Gold Glove winner.
GOT HIM
Molina helped thwart a Reds rally in the fifth with his arm. With runners at the corners and one out, Garrett missed a bunt and Molina threw out Zack Cozart at third to keep the game scoreless.
"It was a good play on their part," Price said. "We got a little bit over-aggressive there, but they're the type of time that can exploit that aggressiveness with Molina behind the plate."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: C Devin Mesoraco (right hip) caught six innings for Double-A Pensacola on Thursday. RHP Austin Brice (ulnar nerve inflammation, right elbow) is scheduled to make his first rehab appearance Friday at Pensacola.
Cardinals: RHP Trevor Rosenthal (right lat strain) felt good after a throwing session and could either pitch in a simulated game or go on a rehab assignment soon.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Bronson Arroyo will make his first start since June 15, 2014. Arroyo is 8-15 with a 4.69 ERA in his career against St. Louis.
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha has won his past five decisions going back to June 22. He is 6-1 with a 3.07 ERA in his career against Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Reds
Touted as Cincinnati's top pitching prospect, the former St. John's basketball player pitched two-hit ball for six innings to win his major league debut as the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Friday night.
"I wasn't really jittery how I thought I was going to be," he said. "After I went out there and threw the first pitch, I realized this is the same game I've been playing."
Garrett struck out four, walked two and needed only 78 pitches to record 18 outs. The lefty played two seasons of college hoops while already a Reds minor leaguer.
"He went right after them," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He made a lot of good pitches inside to the right-handed hitters. He had a better changeup going today and a slider and the good part of the whole thing is he never got himself into a big batch of trouble."
Garrett walked the first batter he faced but settled in and retired 10 of the next 11. The Cardinals didn't get a runner past first base until Matt Carpenter took second on defensive indifference with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
Garrett credits the experience of playing big-time college basketball for allowing him to settle in.
"When I went out there it was, 'I've been here before, just in a different sport,' " Garrett said. "I was able to look around for a second and see everything."
Michael Lorenzen and Raisel Iglesias combined for three innings of hitless relief. Iglesias went two innings to earn his second save.
Joey Votto hit an RBI double off Mike Leake (0-1), who went eight innings. Scott Schebler homered in the ninth.
"I felt like I was swinging the bat well," Schebler said. "I've been walking, just a matter of putting one swing together and kind of building off that. I know it's early, but to give ourselves a two-run lead in that situation is huge."
There were no strange plays at Busch Stadium, a day after a pitch that bounced got stuck to Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina's chest protector.
Votto's double in the sixth scored Billy Hamilton. Schebler connected off Kevin Siegrist.
"We made a few hard outs, but for the most part we just couldn't get any a good feel against (Garrett). And for a kid coming out and making his debut, he threw a good game," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
NO LUCK LEAKE
Leake pitched well, scattering six hits while striking out six and walking one.
"I had good rhythm and (Molina) was doing a great job back there calling pitches," Leake said.
BLAZING BILLY
Hamilton stole second base in the top of the sixth inning. The speedster improved to 24 for 26 in stolen base attempts for his career against Molina, the most by any baserunner off the eight-time Gold Glove winner.
GOT HIM
Molina helped thwart a Reds rally in the fifth with his arm. With runners at the corners and one out, Garrett missed a bunt and Molina threw out Zack Cozart at third to keep the game scoreless.
"It was a good play on their part," Price said. "We got a little bit over-aggressive there, but they're the type of time that can exploit that aggressiveness with Molina behind the plate."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: C Devin Mesoraco (right hip) caught six innings for Double-A Pensacola on Thursday. RHP Austin Brice (ulnar nerve inflammation, right elbow) is scheduled to make his first rehab appearance Friday at Pensacola.
Cardinals: RHP Trevor Rosenthal (right lat strain) felt good after a throwing session and could either pitch in a simulated game or go on a rehab assignment soon.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Bronson Arroyo will make his first start since June 15, 2014. Arroyo is 8-15 with a 4.69 ERA in his career against St. Louis.
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha has won his past five decisions going back to June 22. He is 6-1 with a 3.07 ERA in his career against Cincinnati.
8:15PM,EDT,April 7,2017
Busch Stadium, St. Louis,Missouri
Busch Stadium, St. Louis,Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Hamilton lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Fowler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Peralta popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Grichuk flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Wong struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Leake singled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Fowler flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Votto grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Carpenter grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Piscotty caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Cozart singled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart singled to center, Cozart to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart picked off third. | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Molina struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Grichuk flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Wong singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Leake struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Hamilton singled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto doubled to deep right, Hamilton scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Fowler lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Díaz grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Carpenter grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Schebler walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded into fielder's choice to third, Schebler out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gennett flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Lorenzen relieved Garrett. | 1 | 0 |
| Piscotty grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Suárez hit for Lorenzen. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Peraza flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 1 | 0 |
| Gennett at second base. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez at third base. | 1 | 0 |
| Grichuk grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Wong grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Adams hit for Leake. | 1 | 0 |
| Adams struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Siegrist pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Siegrist relieved Leake. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Schebler homered to center (383 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Cozart walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Cozart stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Gennett walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Barnhart struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Díaz popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Carpenter walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Carpenter to second on fielder's indifference. | 2 | 0 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .313 | .333 | .438 |
| Peraza 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .176 | .176 | .176 |
Iglesias P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .200 | .200 | .467 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Schebler RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .167 | .333 | .417 |
| Cozart SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .538 | .533 | .615 |
| Gennett 3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .143 | .250 | .571 |
| Barnhart C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .300 | .364 | .400 |
| Garrett P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Lorenzen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
a-Suárez PH-3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .300 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 116 | |||
| a-grounded to first for M Lorenzen in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Cozart (1, Leake); Votto (1, Leake) HR: Schebler (1, 9th inning off Siegrist 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Votto (2), Schebler (1) 2-out RBI: Schebler Reds RISP: 1-5 (Barnhart 0-1, Duvall 0-1, Gennett 0-1, Peraza 0-1, Votto 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Hamilton (2, 2nd base off Leake/Molina); Cozart (1, 2nd base off Siegrist/Molina) CS: Votto (1, 3rd base by Leake/Molina) Picked Off: Cozart (3rd base by Molina) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 44,653 (98.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:17 |
| Weather | 58 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Alan Porter |
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