CINCINNATI -- Devin Mesoraco brought an 0-for-15 slump with him to the plate in the 10th inning. He busted out with his first game-ending homer.
Eugenio Suarez scored the tying run in the ninth on Jim Johnson's wild pitch, and Mesoraco led off the 10th with a homer Friday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Mesoraco, who got into the game as a defensive replacement in the 10th, connected off Jose Ramirez (2-2) for his first career game-ending homer . He took extra batting practice earlier in the day, trying to get out of his slump.
"Usually, in those situations, I'm making an out, so it felt pretty good," Mesoraco said.
Raisel Iglesias (2-0) faced three batters in the top of the 10th inning, leaving the Reds in position to end their three-game losing streak.
"This is one of those unique teams where you're never out of a ballgame," manager Bryan Price said. "We talk about that teams like that before every series, and now we're one of those teams."
Second baseman Brandon Phillips returned to Great American Ball Park for the first time since his trade in February after 11 seasons in Cincinnati. He got a long ovation before his first at-bat and raised his helmet to recognize the 27,300 fans. Phillips went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts.
Atlanta's Mike Foltynewicz pitched two-hit ball for seven innings and matched his career high with 10 strikeouts, five of them called by umpire Mike Winters. He turned a 2-0 lead over to the bullpen.
"He was really good, the best one so far," manager Brian Snitker said. "He was very aggressive. It's a shame we couldn't get him the win."
The Reds tied it against Johnson, who blew a save for the fourth time. Suarez doubled home a run, advanced on a groundout, and scored on Johnson's wild pitch off the plate and in the dirt with two outs.
"If it's straight at me, I've got a chance," catcher Tyler Flowers said. "When it's outside, all you can do is try to pick it. There's not enough time to get out there."
Dansby Swanson emerged from his 2-for-26 slump and put the Braves in position to win it. Swanson, batting .185, singled in his first at-bat and set up Ender Inciarte's sacrifice fly. Swanson led off the fifth inning with a homer down the left-field line off Bronson Arroyo.
Arroyo gave one of the best performances in his long comeback from elbow surgery, allowing two runs in six innings. He has given up a major league-leading 19 homers, 15 of them solos.
SILENT TREATMENT
Phillips declined to talk to the media before his first game back in Cincinnati and again afterward. The Reds played a tribute to Phillips on the videoboard in the middle of the first inning.
KEEP IT GOING
Atlanta's Matt Kemp had two singles and a double, extending his hitting tear into a new month. He batted .357 in May, third-best in the NL, and had 41 hits.
STATS
Atlanta is 11-25 against the Reds since 2007. ... The Braves are 1-5 in extra innings this season. ... The Reds have homered in 13 straight games, their longest such streak since they connected in 18 straight in 2010. ... The Reds failed to score in the first inning, ending their streak of six straight games with first-inning runs.
BRAVES MOVES
Atlanta activated LHP Eric O'Flaherty and INF Adonis Garcia off the DL and called up INF Johan Camargo from Triple-A Gwinnett. O'Flaherty has been on the DL since May 20 with a strained lower back. Garcia missed 15 games with a sore left Achilles tendon. Camargo is in his third stint with the Braves. OF Emilio Bonifacio was designated for assignment. INF Jace Peterson and RHP Matt Wisler were optioned to Triple-A.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: LHP Tony Cingrani will make what's expected to be his final rehab appearance in Saturday and could be activated. He's been sidelined since April 21 with a strained right oblique.
UP NEXT
Braves: R.A. Dickey (3-4) is 1-2 in his career against the Reds. His only win came on July 25, 2011, with the Mets, a 4-2 victory.
Reds: Scott Feldman (4-4) has won his last two starts, allowing five runs in 11 innings.
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Eugenio Suarez scored the tying run in the ninth on Jim Johnson's wild pitch, and Mesoraco led off the 10th with a homer Friday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Mesoraco, who got into the game as a defensive replacement in the 10th, connected off Jose Ramirez (2-2) for his first career game-ending homer . He took extra batting practice earlier in the day, trying to get out of his slump.
"Usually, in those situations, I'm making an out, so it felt pretty good," Mesoraco said.
Raisel Iglesias (2-0) faced three batters in the top of the 10th inning, leaving the Reds in position to end their three-game losing streak.
"This is one of those unique teams where you're never out of a ballgame," manager Bryan Price said. "We talk about that teams like that before every series, and now we're one of those teams."
Second baseman Brandon Phillips returned to Great American Ball Park for the first time since his trade in February after 11 seasons in Cincinnati. He got a long ovation before his first at-bat and raised his helmet to recognize the 27,300 fans. Phillips went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts.
Atlanta's Mike Foltynewicz pitched two-hit ball for seven innings and matched his career high with 10 strikeouts, five of them called by umpire Mike Winters. He turned a 2-0 lead over to the bullpen.
"He was really good, the best one so far," manager Brian Snitker said. "He was very aggressive. It's a shame we couldn't get him the win."
The Reds tied it against Johnson, who blew a save for the fourth time. Suarez doubled home a run, advanced on a groundout, and scored on Johnson's wild pitch off the plate and in the dirt with two outs.
"If it's straight at me, I've got a chance," catcher Tyler Flowers said. "When it's outside, all you can do is try to pick it. There's not enough time to get out there."
Dansby Swanson emerged from his 2-for-26 slump and put the Braves in position to win it. Swanson, batting .185, singled in his first at-bat and set up Ender Inciarte's sacrifice fly. Swanson led off the fifth inning with a homer down the left-field line off Bronson Arroyo.
Arroyo gave one of the best performances in his long comeback from elbow surgery, allowing two runs in six innings. He has given up a major league-leading 19 homers, 15 of them solos.
SILENT TREATMENT
Phillips declined to talk to the media before his first game back in Cincinnati and again afterward. The Reds played a tribute to Phillips on the videoboard in the middle of the first inning.
KEEP IT GOING
Atlanta's Matt Kemp had two singles and a double, extending his hitting tear into a new month. He batted .357 in May, third-best in the NL, and had 41 hits.
STATS
Atlanta is 11-25 against the Reds since 2007. ... The Braves are 1-5 in extra innings this season. ... The Reds have homered in 13 straight games, their longest such streak since they connected in 18 straight in 2010. ... The Reds failed to score in the first inning, ending their streak of six straight games with first-inning runs.
BRAVES MOVES
Atlanta activated LHP Eric O'Flaherty and INF Adonis Garcia off the DL and called up INF Johan Camargo from Triple-A Gwinnett. O'Flaherty has been on the DL since May 20 with a strained lower back. Garcia missed 15 games with a sore left Achilles tendon. Camargo is in his third stint with the Braves. OF Emilio Bonifacio was designated for assignment. INF Jace Peterson and RHP Matt Wisler were optioned to Triple-A.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: LHP Tony Cingrani will make what's expected to be his final rehab appearance in Saturday and could be activated. He's been sidelined since April 21 with a strained right oblique.
UP NEXT
Braves: R.A. Dickey (3-4) is 1-2 in his career against the Reds. His only win came on July 25, 2011, with the Mets, a 4-2 victory.
Reds: Scott Feldman (4-4) has won his last two starts, allowing five runs in 11 innings.
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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 | 10 |
| Atlanta - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Inciarte grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Kemp flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Adams lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Flowers flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Duvall walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez fouled out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| A. García singled to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| Swanson singled to right, A. García to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Foltynewicz sacrificed to first, A. García to third, Swanson to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Inciarte hit sacrifice fly to center, A. García scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Barnhart singled to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| Arroyo sacrificed to third, Barnhart to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Markakis popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Kemp doubled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| Adams intentionally walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Flowers popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| A. García reached on infield single to second, Kemp tagged out at home, Adams to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Votto walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Schebler struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Swanson homered to left (362 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Foltynewicz struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Inciarte fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Phillips flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Arroyo singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Markakis flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Kemp singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Adams flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Flowers singled to right, Kemp to second. | 2 | 0 |
| A. García flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Cozart struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Duvall grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Austin Brice pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Brice relieved Arroyo. | 2 | 0 |
| Swanson grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Foltynewicz grounded out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Inciarte doubled to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| Inciarte stole third. | 2 | 0 |
| Phillips fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Foltynewicz pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Schebler grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Peraza popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Peralta relieved Brice. | 2 | 0 |
| Markakis grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Kemp singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Adams struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Flowers singled to shallow right center, Kemp to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Wood relieved Peralta. | 2 | 0 |
| A. García popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Arodys Vizcaino pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Vizcaíno relieved Foltynewicz. | 2 | 0 |
| Barnhart walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Gennett hit for Wood. | 2 | 0 |
| Gennett popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Cozart singled to left, Barnhart to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Storen relieved Wood. | 2 | 0 |
| Swanson grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Ruiz hit for Vizcaíno. | 2 | 0 |
| Ruiz grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Inciarte reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jim Johnson pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| J. Johnson relieved Vizcaíno. | 2 | 0 |
| Duvall doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Suárez doubled to right, Duvall scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Schebler struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Peraza grounded out to shortstop, Suárez to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Suárez scored on J. Johnson's wild pitch. | 2 | 2 |
| Barnhart bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | ATL | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Storen. | 2 | 2 |
| Mesoraco catching. | 2 | 2 |
| Markakis singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Kemp grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Markakis out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Adams struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Jose Ramirez pitching for Atlanta | ATL | CIN |
| Ramírez relieved J. Johnson. | 2 | 2 |
| Mesoraco homered to center (400 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Atlanta Braves
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inciarte CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .291 | .340 | .408 |
| Phillips 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .285 | .333 | .400 |
| Markakis RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .289 | .363 | .373 |
| Kemp LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .352 | .387 | .614 |
| Adams 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .258 | .300 | .430 |
| Flowers C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .363 | .463 | .469 |
| A. García 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .245 | .284 | .353 |
| Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .192 | .277 | .308 |
| Foltynewicz P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Vizcaíno P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Ruiz PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .239 | .300 | .348 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Ramírez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 38 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 151 | |||
| a-grounded to first for A Vizcaino in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Kemp (16, Arroyo); Inciarte (9, Brice) HR: Swanson (5, 5th inning off Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Inciarte (19), Swanson (19) S: Foltynewicz SF: Inciarte GIDP: Kemp Braves RISP: 1-6 (Phillips 0-2, A. García 1-3, Flowers 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Inciarte (10, 3rd base off Brice/Barnhart) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 27,300 (64.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Mike Muchlinski, Third Base - Marty Foster |
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