CLEVELAND -- A day after scoring the go-ahead run from first base on a ninth-inning single, Cincinnati's Billy Hamilton
arrived at Progressive Field and saw a quicksand sign had been placed
on his locker-room chair along with a bag of drying agent used on
infields.
Cleveland's front office already had tweeted a photo of his welcome.
"I saw that on social media," Hamilton said. "I think it's pretty cool, to be honest with you. Quicksand can stop anybody. That's the first time any team has ever done something like that."
Hamilton leads the major leagues with 23 stolen bases, but he didn't get to swipe any Thursday. The Reds' game at the Indians was postponed because of rain and rescheduled for July 24 at 7:10 p.m.
Hamilton beat out a relay throw to avoid a game-ending double play on Wednesday night -- a video review was needed -- then came home on Zack Cozart's two-run, two-out single in Cincinnati's 4-3 win.
Hamilton doesn't actually expect opponents to turn infield dirt to goo.
"Dirt is just dirt," he said. "I don't think anyone does that because that would also slow down their guys who could steal bases. But I joke about that in Chicago (at Wrigley Field), when I see their grounds crew with the hoses. I tell them, `That's more than enough water.' Now, in the minor leagues, I think some teams did do that to try and slow me down."
Hamilton has been caught stealing three times, including by Indians catcher Yan Gomes on Tuesday night.
"He has game-changing speed," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "He can disrupt a game so much."
The Reds won two of three this week against their Ohio rival. Both teams pushed back their scheduled starting pitchers a day.
MAKING MOVES
Cincinnati claimed RHP Jake Buchanan off waivers from the Chicago Cubs and placed LHP Amir Garrett on the 10-day DL with right hip inflammation). Garrett is 3-3 with a 6.00 ERA in eight starts. 1B-OF Peter O'Brien, who was playing for Triple-A Louisville, was designated for assignment.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: OF Lonnie Chisenhall, who missed games Tuesday and Wednesday, was put on the seven-day concussion DL. "We don't know," Francona said when asked how Chisenhall got hurt. "I don't think he does either. The first time he really said anything was yesterday. He felt groggy."
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Tim Adleman, slated to start Friday at Philadelphia, allowed a career-high six runs over 4 2/3 innings in his last start against Colorado on May 20.
Indians: RHP Mike Clevinger, scheduled to start Friday's series opener against Kansas City, made his longest start in the majors on May 20 at Houston, tossing seven scoreless innings while striking out a career-high eight.
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Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland's front office already had tweeted a photo of his welcome.
"I saw that on social media," Hamilton said. "I think it's pretty cool, to be honest with you. Quicksand can stop anybody. That's the first time any team has ever done something like that."
Hamilton leads the major leagues with 23 stolen bases, but he didn't get to swipe any Thursday. The Reds' game at the Indians was postponed because of rain and rescheduled for July 24 at 7:10 p.m.
Hamilton beat out a relay throw to avoid a game-ending double play on Wednesday night -- a video review was needed -- then came home on Zack Cozart's two-run, two-out single in Cincinnati's 4-3 win.
Hamilton doesn't actually expect opponents to turn infield dirt to goo.
"Dirt is just dirt," he said. "I don't think anyone does that because that would also slow down their guys who could steal bases. But I joke about that in Chicago (at Wrigley Field), when I see their grounds crew with the hoses. I tell them, `That's more than enough water.' Now, in the minor leagues, I think some teams did do that to try and slow me down."
Hamilton has been caught stealing three times, including by Indians catcher Yan Gomes on Tuesday night.
"He has game-changing speed," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "He can disrupt a game so much."
The Reds won two of three this week against their Ohio rival. Both teams pushed back their scheduled starting pitchers a day.
MAKING MOVES
Cincinnati claimed RHP Jake Buchanan off waivers from the Chicago Cubs and placed LHP Amir Garrett on the 10-day DL with right hip inflammation). Garrett is 3-3 with a 6.00 ERA in eight starts. 1B-OF Peter O'Brien, who was playing for Triple-A Louisville, was designated for assignment.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: OF Lonnie Chisenhall, who missed games Tuesday and Wednesday, was put on the seven-day concussion DL. "We don't know," Francona said when asked how Chisenhall got hurt. "I don't think he does either. The first time he really said anything was yesterday. He felt groggy."
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Tim Adleman, slated to start Friday at Philadelphia, allowed a career-high six runs over 4 2/3 innings in his last start against Colorado on May 20.
Indians: RHP Mike Clevinger, scheduled to start Friday's series opener against Kansas City, made his longest start in the majors on May 20 at Houston, tossing seven scoreless innings while striking out a career-high eight.
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6:10PM,EDT,May 24,2017
Progressive Field, Cleveland,Ohio
Progressive Field, Cleveland,Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CIN | CLE |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Votto out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Lisalverto Bonilla pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CLE |
| Kipnis grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana doubled to deep right center, Brantley to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Encarnación walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CIN | CLE |
| Suárez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Lisalverto Bonilla pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CLE |
| Zimmer bunt grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Pérez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Robertson walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Kipnis lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CIN | CLE |
| Peraza grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Lisalverto Bonilla pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CLE |
| Lindor popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley reached on infield single to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana homered to right (432 feet), Brantley scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Encarnación grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Ramírez grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CIN | CLE |
| Votto singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Duvall homered to center (435 feet), Votto scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Gennett grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Lisalverto Bonilla pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CLE |
| Zimmer lined out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Robertson reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Robertson caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CIN | CLE |
| Barnhart safe at first on error by first baseman Santana. | 2 | 2 |
| Peraza singled to shallow right, Barnhart to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Hamilton sacrificed to catcher, Barnhart to third, Peraza to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Cozart walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Votto struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Duvall flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Lisalverto Bonilla pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CLE |
| Kipnis doubled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Lindor sacrificed to third, Kipnis to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Brantley flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Santana doubled to deep right, Kipnis scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Encarnación grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CIN | CLE |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Logan relieved Bauer. | 2 | 3 |
| Miller relieved Logan. | 2 | 3 |
| Schebler flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Gennett lined out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CLE |
| Wood relieved Bonilla. | 2 | 3 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Zimmer singled to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Zimmer stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Pérez walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Zimmer caught stealing third, pitcher to third to second, Pérez to second on runner's fielder's choice. | 2 | 3 |
| Robertson lined out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for Cleveland | CIN | CLE |
| Barnhart hit by pitch. | 2 | 3 |
| Peraza flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Hamilton bunted into fielder's choice to first, Barnhart out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CLE |
| Kipnis singled to shallow center. | 2 | 3 |
| Kipnis caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Lindor flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Brantley struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland | CIN | CLE |
| Shaw relieved Miller. | 2 | 3 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Duvall lined out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Suárez walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CLE |
| Lorenzen relieved Wood. | 2 | 3 |
| Santana struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Encarnación singled to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Ramírez flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Zimmer grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Cody Allen pitching for Cleveland | CIN | CLE |
| Allen relieved Shaw. | 2 | 3 |
| Gennett singled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Barnhart singled to left center, Gennett to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Alcántara ran for Barnhart. | 2 | 3 |
| Peraza bunted into fielder's choice to first, Gennett out at third, Alcántara to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to first, Peraza out at second, Alcántara to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Cozart singled to deep left, Alcántara and Hamilton scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Votto flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CLE |
| Mesoraco catching. | 4 | 3 |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 4 | 3 |
| Gomes hit for Pérez. | 4 | 3 |
| Gomes struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Robertson grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| Kipnis walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Lindor singled to right, Kipnis to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Brantley grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .258 | .311 | .342 |
| Cozart SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .340 | .420 | .563 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .299 | .422 | .591 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .259 | .305 | .500 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .296 | .375 | .556 |
| Schebler RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .247 | .322 | .538 |
| Gennett DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .307 | .337 | .511 |
| Barnhart C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .282 | .333 | .388 |
Alcántara PR
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .289 | .364 |
Mesoraco C
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .389 | .457 |
| Peraza 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .254 | .291 | .335 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 159 | |||
| BATTING HR: Duvall (10, 4th inning off Bauer 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Duvall 2 (37), Cozart 2 (23) S: Hamilton 2-out RBI: Cozart 2 Reds RISP: 1-5 (Duvall 0-1, Cozart 1-1, Hamilton 0-1, Peraza 0-1, Votto 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game has resumed in the top of the sixth inning after a 1 hour and 58 minute delay. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2, CLEVELAND 3 |
Game Information
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 19,426 (52.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Will Little, Third Base - Clint Fagan |
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