CINCINNATI -- Shutdown pitching and just enough hitting. The Baltimore Orioles found a way to squeeze out the close ones during an uplifting trip.
J.J. Hardy singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning on Thursday night, and the Baltimore Orioles held on for a 2-1 victory and an interleague series win over the Cincinnati Reds.
The victory ended a 6-3 trip for the Orioles . They took two of three in Cincinnati, leaving them 8-4 in interleague play against the Reds.
"That's kind of the way we expect to play," Hardy said. "I don't think we're too surprised at how things are turning out."
Hardy fouled off a pair of two-strike pitches before driving in Mark Trumbo from second base with his single off Blake Wood (0-2) that cleared the infield -- exactly what the shortstop was trying to do with his final swing.
"Don't strike out," he said, summing up his approach. "Just try to put it in play and make something happen. Fortunately that ball fell in."
Three Orioles pitchers limited the Reds to two hits for the second night in a row. Cincinnati managed only two singles during a 2-0 loss on Wednesday night and was held to one run in the last 23 innings of the series.
Darren O'Day (1-1) fanned two of the three batters he faced in the ninth. Brad Brach retired the side in the 10th for his second straight save filling in while closer Zach Britton recovers from a sore forearm.
Left-hander Wade Miley allowed two hits in eight innings, including Joey Votto's homer in the fourth. Miley matched his career high by fanning 11 for the third time, taking advantage of the Reds' aggressive swings.
"We've faced them in the past," Miley said. "We found things, and we stayed with it."
Jonathan Schoop extended his hitting streak to eight games with a solo homer in the second off Scott Feldman, his third homer during the streak.
"I had in my notes that he's an aggressive hitter and not to throw him any curveballs for strikes," Feldman said. "But that one caught a little too much of the plate."
WASTED CHANCES
Baltimore got a pair of runners thrown out at third. Manny Machado was thrown out trying to go from first to third on Trumbo's single in the fourth. Hardy doubled in the fifth, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: LF Seth Smith missed a second straight game with a strained right hamstring. Manager Buck Showalter said the club will decide in the next day or so whether to put him on the DL. ... RHP Chris Tillman, on the DL with bursitis in his pitching shoulder, is expected to make a rehab start on Saturday.
Reds: LH reliever Tony Cingrani was placed on the DL after the game with a sore oblique. The Reds didn't make a corresponding move. ... Catcher Devin Mesoraco will remain on his rehab assignment through the weekend and could rejoin the team next week.
INTERLEAGUE STATS
The Orioles went 14-6 in interleague play last season, their most such wins in club history. The Reds were only 5-15.
LOVES THE PLACE
Miley is 3-0 in four career starts at Great American Ball Park, allowing a total of eight runs. He left for a pinch hitter in the ninth.
MOVE OVER BIG KLU
Votto started his 1,256th game at first base, moving ahead of Ted Kluszewski for most in club history at that position.
FINALLY WHIFFED
Reds second baseman Jose Peraza whiffed in the fourth inning, ending his streak of 53 plate appearances without a strikeout that was the longest active one in the majors. Despite making contact consistently, Peraza is in a 1-for-29 slump.
STILL HITLESS
Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph was 0 for 4, leaving him in an 0-for-23 slide since Sept. 11.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Dylan Bundy (2-1) opens a weekend home series against Boston, facing LHP Drew Pomeranz (1-0).
Reds: Tim Adleman makes his first start of the season as the Reds open a weekend home series against the Cubs, who have won 18 of their last 22 against Cincinnati. Adleman faces LHP Jon Lester (0-0).
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Baltimore Orioles
J.J. Hardy singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning on Thursday night, and the Baltimore Orioles held on for a 2-1 victory and an interleague series win over the Cincinnati Reds.
The victory ended a 6-3 trip for the Orioles . They took two of three in Cincinnati, leaving them 8-4 in interleague play against the Reds.
"That's kind of the way we expect to play," Hardy said. "I don't think we're too surprised at how things are turning out."
Hardy fouled off a pair of two-strike pitches before driving in Mark Trumbo from second base with his single off Blake Wood (0-2) that cleared the infield -- exactly what the shortstop was trying to do with his final swing.
"Don't strike out," he said, summing up his approach. "Just try to put it in play and make something happen. Fortunately that ball fell in."
Three Orioles pitchers limited the Reds to two hits for the second night in a row. Cincinnati managed only two singles during a 2-0 loss on Wednesday night and was held to one run in the last 23 innings of the series.
Darren O'Day (1-1) fanned two of the three batters he faced in the ninth. Brad Brach retired the side in the 10th for his second straight save filling in while closer Zach Britton recovers from a sore forearm.
Left-hander Wade Miley allowed two hits in eight innings, including Joey Votto's homer in the fourth. Miley matched his career high by fanning 11 for the third time, taking advantage of the Reds' aggressive swings.
"We've faced them in the past," Miley said. "We found things, and we stayed with it."
Jonathan Schoop extended his hitting streak to eight games with a solo homer in the second off Scott Feldman, his third homer during the streak.
"I had in my notes that he's an aggressive hitter and not to throw him any curveballs for strikes," Feldman said. "But that one caught a little too much of the plate."
WASTED CHANCES
Baltimore got a pair of runners thrown out at third. Manny Machado was thrown out trying to go from first to third on Trumbo's single in the fourth. Hardy doubled in the fifth, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: LF Seth Smith missed a second straight game with a strained right hamstring. Manager Buck Showalter said the club will decide in the next day or so whether to put him on the DL. ... RHP Chris Tillman, on the DL with bursitis in his pitching shoulder, is expected to make a rehab start on Saturday.
Reds: LH reliever Tony Cingrani was placed on the DL after the game with a sore oblique. The Reds didn't make a corresponding move. ... Catcher Devin Mesoraco will remain on his rehab assignment through the weekend and could rejoin the team next week.
INTERLEAGUE STATS
The Orioles went 14-6 in interleague play last season, their most such wins in club history. The Reds were only 5-15.
LOVES THE PLACE
Miley is 3-0 in four career starts at Great American Ball Park, allowing a total of eight runs. He left for a pinch hitter in the ninth.
MOVE OVER BIG KLU
Votto started his 1,256th game at first base, moving ahead of Ted Kluszewski for most in club history at that position.
FINALLY WHIFFED
Reds second baseman Jose Peraza whiffed in the fourth inning, ending his streak of 53 plate appearances without a strikeout that was the longest active one in the majors. Despite making contact consistently, Peraza is in a 1-for-29 slump.
STILL HITLESS
Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph was 0 for 4, leaving him in an 0-for-23 slide since Sept. 11.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Dylan Bundy (2-1) opens a weekend home series against Boston, facing LHP Drew Pomeranz (1-0).
Reds: Tim Adleman makes his first start of the season as the Reds open a weekend home series against the Cubs, who have won 18 of their last 22 against Cincinnati. Adleman faces LHP Jon Lester (0-0).
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | BAL | CIN |
| Kim struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | CIN |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | BAL | CIN |
| Davis lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop homered to left (399 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Hardy struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | CIN |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | BAL | CIN |
| Joseph lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Miley grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Kim grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | CIN |
| Schebler flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Turner struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Feldman struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | BAL | CIN |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis lined out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging) | 1 | 0 |
| Pitch 2: ball 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo singled to right center, Machado thrown out at third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto homered to center (421 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Duvall grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | BAL | CIN |
| Schoop popped out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Hardy doubled to deep center, Hardy out stretching at third. | 1 | 1 |
| Joseph lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | CIN |
| Suárez walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Cozart grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Suárez out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| Schebler struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | BAL | CIN |
| Miley grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | CIN |
| Turner struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Feldman lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Hamilton popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Cincinnati | BAL | CIN |
| Machado grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Trumbo grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | CIN |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Votto grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | BAL | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Feldman. | 1 | 1 |
| Gennett at second base. | 1 | 1 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Joseph popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | CIN |
| Suárez struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Cozart doubled to deep left center. | 1 | 1 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | BAL | CIN |
| Mancini hit for Miley. | 1 | 1 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Gentry ran for Kim. | 1 | 1 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | CIN |
| Gentry in left field. | 1 | 1 |
| O'Day relieved Miley. | 1 | 1 |
| Gennett struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Hamilton grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Alcántara hit for Iglesias. | 1 | 1 |
| Alcántara struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | BAL | CIN |
| Wood relieved Iglesias. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Trumbo walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Schoop grounded out to pitcher, Trumbo to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Hardy singled to left center, Trumbo scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Joseph grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | BAL | CIN |
| Brach relieved O'Day. | 2 | 1 |
| Votto grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Suárez lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Baltimore Orioles
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .238 | .273 | .286 |
Gentry PR-LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .105 | .278 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .259 | .344 | .481 |
| Machado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .176 | .271 | .333 |
| Davis 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .264 | .328 | .509 |
| Trumbo RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .255 | .293 | .364 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .280 | .302 | .520 |
| Hardy SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .255 | .271 | .383 |
| Joseph C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Miley P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Mancini PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .321 | .367 | .786 |
O'Day P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Brach P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 143 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for W Miley in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Hardy (3, Feldman) HR: Schoop (3, 2nd inning off Feldman 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Schoop (9), Hardy (6) 2-out RBI: Schoop, Hardy Orioles RISP: 1-1 (Hardy 1-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Hardy-Schoop-Davis). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 11,910 (28.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:37 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Toby Basner, First Base - Gabe Morales, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Dan Bellino |
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