CINCINNATI -- The game was tied and the Reds' bench was getting depleted. Relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen was excited to get a bat and help out.
Lorenzen connected for the first pinch-hit homer by a big league pitcher in eight years, putting Cincinnati ahead, and the Reds overcame a rough major league debut by Rookie Davis to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 Thursday.
Adam Duvall added a two-run homer as the Reds rallied from an early three-run deficit to take the opening series, winning two of three.
Lorenzen's solo homer -- the second of his career -- off Adam Morgan (0-1) put the Reds up 5-4 in the sixth inning. Manager Bryan Price used the reliever because he's working with a short-handed bench to start the season.
"I want to be an all-around player," said Lorenzen, who also played outfield in high school. "Use me however you want. He knows when he sends me up to pinch-hit, I'm going to have a smile on my face."
The last pinch homer by a major league pitcher came in 2009, when the Reds' Micah Owings connected off the Cardinals' Ryan Franklin, according to ESPN. Lorenzen connected on a 3-1 fastball, rounded the bases and then left the game without facing a batter.
"He threw a fastball on 2-0, so I was able to get the timing," Lorenzen said. "When he came back with it, I had the timing on it."
Cody Reed (1-0) got his first major league win by escaping threats in each of his two innings. Drew Storen pitched the ninth for his first save since the Reds signed him to a one-year, $3 million deal.
The Phillies blew a 4-1 lead set up by Daniel Nava's pair of homers off Davis.
Nava hit a solo shot on Davis' seventh pitch in the majors. He added a two-run homer in the third. The last Phillies player to homer in his first two at-bats with the team was Jeremy Giambi in 2002, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It was Nava's first career two-homer game.
"That's not my game, but I'll take them when they come," Nava said.
Davis lasted three innings, gave up five runs, and had a rookie mistake. After Nava homered in the third, Odubel Herrera doubled, advanced on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch, aided by Davis' failure to cover the plate.
Clay Buchholz, who came to the Phillies last December for infielder Josh Tobias, couldn't hold the lead. The Reds tied it with three runs in the fourth, highlighted by Zack Cozart's single.
The temperature at game time was 43 degrees. Rain fell steadily on the crowd of 10,586.
NICKNAME ORIGIN
Davis got his nickname from his father, Billy, who hoped his son -- William Theron Davis III -- would become a baseball player.
TWO NEW
Davis and catcher Stuart Turner made their debuts, the first time since 1900 that the Reds' starting battery mates made debuts in the same game, according to Elias. Phillies catcher Andrew Knapp made his debut, too. It was only the second time since 1900 that both starting catchers made their debut in the same game. Max St. Pierre started for Detroit and Lucas May for Kansas City in 2010.
POWER SURGE
Nava's two homers matched his total from his last two years in the majors. He also homered in his first plate appearance for Boston in 2010, hitting a grand slam on Joe Blanton's first pitch.
"I hit one home run in high school, over a 3-foot fence," Nava said. "I wasn't a big guy at all."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Catcher Devin Mesoraco -- coming off hip surgery -- and right-hander Austin Brice -- on the DL with a sore elbow -- started rehab assignments at Double-A Pensacola on Thursday.
UP NEXT
Phillies: Open their 14th season at Citizens Bank Park. Kane Kalas, son of the late Harry Kalas, will sing the anthem from his father's statue behind the left field foul pole. Sylvia Green, the widow of former manager Dallas Green, will throw a ceremonial pitch. RH Vince Velasquez starts against the Nationals' Max Scherzer.
Reds: Start a weekend series in St. Louis, where they've won only four of its 39 series since 2003, splitting three of them. Left-hander Amir Garrett makes his major league debut, facing Mike Leake.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Lorenzen connected for the first pinch-hit homer by a big league pitcher in eight years, putting Cincinnati ahead, and the Reds overcame a rough major league debut by Rookie Davis to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 Thursday.
Adam Duvall added a two-run homer as the Reds rallied from an early three-run deficit to take the opening series, winning two of three.
Lorenzen's solo homer -- the second of his career -- off Adam Morgan (0-1) put the Reds up 5-4 in the sixth inning. Manager Bryan Price used the reliever because he's working with a short-handed bench to start the season.
"I want to be an all-around player," said Lorenzen, who also played outfield in high school. "Use me however you want. He knows when he sends me up to pinch-hit, I'm going to have a smile on my face."
The last pinch homer by a major league pitcher came in 2009, when the Reds' Micah Owings connected off the Cardinals' Ryan Franklin, according to ESPN. Lorenzen connected on a 3-1 fastball, rounded the bases and then left the game without facing a batter.
"He threw a fastball on 2-0, so I was able to get the timing," Lorenzen said. "When he came back with it, I had the timing on it."
Cody Reed (1-0) got his first major league win by escaping threats in each of his two innings. Drew Storen pitched the ninth for his first save since the Reds signed him to a one-year, $3 million deal.
The Phillies blew a 4-1 lead set up by Daniel Nava's pair of homers off Davis.
Nava hit a solo shot on Davis' seventh pitch in the majors. He added a two-run homer in the third. The last Phillies player to homer in his first two at-bats with the team was Jeremy Giambi in 2002, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It was Nava's first career two-homer game.
"That's not my game, but I'll take them when they come," Nava said.
Davis lasted three innings, gave up five runs, and had a rookie mistake. After Nava homered in the third, Odubel Herrera doubled, advanced on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch, aided by Davis' failure to cover the plate.
Clay Buchholz, who came to the Phillies last December for infielder Josh Tobias, couldn't hold the lead. The Reds tied it with three runs in the fourth, highlighted by Zack Cozart's single.
The temperature at game time was 43 degrees. Rain fell steadily on the crowd of 10,586.
NICKNAME ORIGIN
Davis got his nickname from his father, Billy, who hoped his son -- William Theron Davis III -- would become a baseball player.
TWO NEW
Davis and catcher Stuart Turner made their debuts, the first time since 1900 that the Reds' starting battery mates made debuts in the same game, according to Elias. Phillies catcher Andrew Knapp made his debut, too. It was only the second time since 1900 that both starting catchers made their debut in the same game. Max St. Pierre started for Detroit and Lucas May for Kansas City in 2010.
POWER SURGE
Nava's two homers matched his total from his last two years in the majors. He also homered in his first plate appearance for Boston in 2010, hitting a grand slam on Joe Blanton's first pitch.
"I hit one home run in high school, over a 3-foot fence," Nava said. "I wasn't a big guy at all."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Catcher Devin Mesoraco -- coming off hip surgery -- and right-hander Austin Brice -- on the DL with a sore elbow -- started rehab assignments at Double-A Pensacola on Thursday.
UP NEXT
Phillies: Open their 14th season at Citizens Bank Park. Kane Kalas, son of the late Harry Kalas, will sing the anthem from his father's statue behind the left field foul pole. Sylvia Green, the widow of former manager Dallas Green, will throw a ceremonial pitch. RH Vince Velasquez starts against the Nationals' Max Scherzer.
Reds: Start a weekend series in St. Louis, where they've won only four of its 39 series since 2003, splitting three of them. Left-hander Amir Garrett makes his major league debut, facing Mike Leake.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Philadelphia - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Nava homered to right (411 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Herrera singled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Franco flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Saunders flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Hamilton singled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Peraza popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Knapp struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Stassi grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Galvis walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Buchholz struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Suárez hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| Schebler grounded out to second, Suárez to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart hit sacrifice fly to center, Suárez scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Turner struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Hernández singled to deep right center. | 1 | 1 |
| Nava homered to right (423 feet), Hernández scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Herrera doubled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Franco grounded out to shortstop, Herrera to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Saunders struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Herrera scored on Davis' wild pitch. | 4 | 1 |
| Knapp walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Stassi popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Davis doubled to deep left. | 4 | 1 |
| Hamilton singled to deep right. | 4 | 1 |
| Peraza grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hamilton out at second, Davis to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Votto grounded into double play, first to shortstop, Peraza out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Peralta relieved Davis. | 4 | 1 |
| Galvis popped out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Buchholz struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Duvall singled to right center. | 4 | 1 |
| Suárez singled to deep center, Duvall to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Schebler walked, Suárez to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Cozart singled to deep left, Duvall scored, Suárez to third, Schebler to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Turner hit sacrifice fly to right, Suárez scored, Schebler to third, Cozart to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Gennett hit for Peralta. | 4 | 3 |
| Gennett grounded out to first, Schebler scored, Cozart to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Hamilton lined out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cody Reed pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Reed relieved Peralta. | 4 | 4 |
| Nava walked. | 4 | 4 |
| Herrera walked, Nava to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Franco struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Saunders grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Herrera out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Peraza flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| Votto singled to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Suárez walked, Votto to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Schebler fouled out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cody Reed pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Knapp walked. | 4 | 4 |
| Stassi walked, Knapp to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Knapp picked off second. | 4 | 4 |
| Galvis grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Stassi out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Adam Morgan pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Morgan relieved Buchholz. | 4 | 4 |
| Joseph at first base. | 4 | 4 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Turner grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| Lorenzen hit for Reed. | 4 | 4 |
| Lorenzen homered to right center (427 feet). | 4 | 5 |
| Hamilton grounded out to third. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Cingrani relieved Reed. | 4 | 5 |
| Joseph lined out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| Hernández grounded out to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Nava struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Adam Morgan pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Peraza singled to deep right center. | 4 | 5 |
| Peraza stole second. | 4 | 5 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Duvall homered to left (402 feet), Peraza scored. | 4 | 7 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 4 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Wood relieved Cingrani. | 4 | 7 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| Franco struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| Saunders lined out to left. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Morgan pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | CIN |
| Cozart singled to deep left. | 4 | 7 |
| Turner lined out to right. | 4 | 7 |
| Kivlehan hit for Wood. | 4 | 7 |
| Ramos relieved Morgan. | 4 | 7 |
| Kivlehan singled to right, Cozart to second. | 4 | 7 |
| Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to left, Cozart out at third, Kivlehan to second. | 4 | 7 |
| Peraza grounded out to third. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | PHI | CIN |
| Storen relieved Wood. | 4 | 7 |
| Knapp struck out looking. | 4 | 7 |
| Blanco hit for Ramos. | 4 | 7 |
| Blanco singled to left center. | 4 | 7 |
| Galvis struck out looking. | 4 | 7 |
| Joseph grounded out to second. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Philadelphia Phillies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernández 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .154 | .154 | .385 |
| Nava LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .667 | .750 | 2.667 |
| Herrera CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .400 | .538 | .600 |
| Franco 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .167 | .231 | .167 |
| Saunders RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .125 | .222 | .250 |
| Knapp C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Stassi 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
Morgan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Blanco PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Galvis SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .200 | .273 | .600 |
| Buchholz P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Joseph 1B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 162 | |||
| a-singled to left center for E Ramos in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Herrera (2, Davis) HR: Nava 2 (2, 1st inning off Davis 0 on, 1 Out; 3rd inning off Davis 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Nava 3 (3) GIDP: Saunders, Galvis Phillies RISP: 0-4 (Franco 0-2, Saunders 0-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: Knapp (2nd base by Turner) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Stassi-Galvis). Outfield Assist: Nava (Cozart at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 10,586 (25% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:05 |
| Weather | 43 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 18 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Vic Carapazza, First Base - Mark Ripperger, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
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