CINCINNATI -- Power boosted the Cincinnati Reds to a rare win.
Scooter Gennett, Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhart homered, and the Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Billy Hamilton had three hits and stole a pair of bases to increase his major league-leading total to 43 as the Reds finished a 2-8 homestand in which they allowed 23 homers and 72 runs. Opponents reached double figures in scoring four times.
"Billy is hitting the ball on the screws again," manager Bryan Price said. "He is confident enough to take a strike here and there to get a better pitch."
Rookie right-hander Sal Romano (2-2) made his fourth and longest big league start, overcoming humid conditions allowing one run and three hits over six innings. A.J. Ellis homered in the fourth.
"It feels great," Romano said. "We needed that victory. I was attacking the strike zone. My tempo was good today. My fastball location was much better."
Romano relied on the clubhouse laundry to get through the game.
"I had two jerseys and would change off between innings," he said. "They would throw one in the dryer."
Romano walked one and struck out seven.
"He pretty much overpowered us," Miami manager Don Mattingly said. "He was just better than us today. The bad news is we turn around and see him again on Friday."
Raisel Iglesias gave up one hit over two innings for his first save since July 9, his 17th in 18 chances this year.
Miami's Giancarlo Stanton went 0 for 4 and finished the series without a home run. The NL home run leader had connected in three straight first innings entering the series.
He did throw out a pair of runners from right field, getting Barnhart at the plate in the second inning on Hamilton's RBI single and Joey Votto at third base in the sixth on Gennett's run-scoring single.
Votto also was hitless in four at-bats and went 4 for 33 on the homestand. His average has dropped to .297, down from .315 at the All-Star break.
Tom Koehler (1-5) gave up six runs -- five earned -- and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings. He is 0-4 in eight starts since winning at San Diego on April 23.
Koehler also fielded Votto's comebacker with runners at the corners in the fifth and threw the ball into center field, leading on Gennett's BRI single.
"Solo home runs happen," Koehler said. "You can live with them, especially here, but that play could've gotten us out of the inning. It totally deflated us. We had a chance to get an inning-ending double play and that would've changed the momentum of the game."
"It was just a terrible throw," he added. "I thought I had more time than I did and I threw it away. Now you've got to throw more pitches. Everything frustrating. I was frustrated with the whole game, but no one's going to feel sorry for me. The Reds aren't going to feel sorry for me when I see them again on Friday."
Gennett's 17th homer broke a 1-1 tie leading off the fourth, and Suarez started the sixth with his 16th homer, his fourth of the homestand.
DO IT ALL
Marcell Ozuna's seventh-inning single was his first pinch hit since June 29, 2014, against Oakland.
ROAD WARRIOR
Miami's Justin Bour singled in the eighth inning and has reached base in 23 consecutive road games.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Adam Conley (2-3, 6.75) is to start Monday at Texas, his first outing against the Rangers and his second start since his recall from Triple-A New Orleans. He allowed two runs and eight hits in six innings against Philadelphia on July 18, when he didn't get a decision.
Reds: RHP Tim Adleman (5-7, 4.96) is slated to pitch Monday at Cleveland. He tied his career high with seven strikeouts against Arizona on Wednesday while allowing three runs and seven hits over six innings in a no-decision, a game won by the Reds 4-3 in 11 innings.
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Scooter Gennett, Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhart homered, and the Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Billy Hamilton had three hits and stole a pair of bases to increase his major league-leading total to 43 as the Reds finished a 2-8 homestand in which they allowed 23 homers and 72 runs. Opponents reached double figures in scoring four times.
"Billy is hitting the ball on the screws again," manager Bryan Price said. "He is confident enough to take a strike here and there to get a better pitch."
Rookie right-hander Sal Romano (2-2) made his fourth and longest big league start, overcoming humid conditions allowing one run and three hits over six innings. A.J. Ellis homered in the fourth.
"It feels great," Romano said. "We needed that victory. I was attacking the strike zone. My tempo was good today. My fastball location was much better."
Romano relied on the clubhouse laundry to get through the game.
"I had two jerseys and would change off between innings," he said. "They would throw one in the dryer."
Romano walked one and struck out seven.
"He pretty much overpowered us," Miami manager Don Mattingly said. "He was just better than us today. The bad news is we turn around and see him again on Friday."
Raisel Iglesias gave up one hit over two innings for his first save since July 9, his 17th in 18 chances this year.
Miami's Giancarlo Stanton went 0 for 4 and finished the series without a home run. The NL home run leader had connected in three straight first innings entering the series.
He did throw out a pair of runners from right field, getting Barnhart at the plate in the second inning on Hamilton's RBI single and Joey Votto at third base in the sixth on Gennett's run-scoring single.
Votto also was hitless in four at-bats and went 4 for 33 on the homestand. His average has dropped to .297, down from .315 at the All-Star break.
Tom Koehler (1-5) gave up six runs -- five earned -- and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings. He is 0-4 in eight starts since winning at San Diego on April 23.
Koehler also fielded Votto's comebacker with runners at the corners in the fifth and threw the ball into center field, leading on Gennett's BRI single.
"Solo home runs happen," Koehler said. "You can live with them, especially here, but that play could've gotten us out of the inning. It totally deflated us. We had a chance to get an inning-ending double play and that would've changed the momentum of the game."
"It was just a terrible throw," he added. "I thought I had more time than I did and I threw it away. Now you've got to throw more pitches. Everything frustrating. I was frustrated with the whole game, but no one's going to feel sorry for me. The Reds aren't going to feel sorry for me when I see them again on Friday."
Gennett's 17th homer broke a 1-1 tie leading off the fourth, and Suarez started the sixth with his 16th homer, his fourth of the homestand.
DO IT ALL
Marcell Ozuna's seventh-inning single was his first pinch hit since June 29, 2014, against Oakland.
ROAD WARRIOR
Miami's Justin Bour singled in the eighth inning and has reached base in 23 consecutive road games.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Adam Conley (2-3, 6.75) is to start Monday at Texas, his first outing against the Rangers and his second start since his recall from Triple-A New Orleans. He allowed two runs and eight hits in six innings against Philadelphia on July 18, when he didn't get a decision.
Reds: RHP Tim Adleman (5-7, 4.96) is slated to pitch Monday at Cleveland. He tied his career high with seven strikeouts against Arizona on Wednesday while allowing three runs and seven hits over six innings in a no-decision, a game won by the Reds 4-3 in 11 innings.
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1:10PM,EDT,July 23,2017
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 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Gordon reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton grounded out to second, Gordon to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Hamilton lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall singled to right center, Cozart to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Dietrich singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis grounded out to shortstop, Dietrich to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas grounded into fielder's choice to first, Suzuki out at second, Dietrich to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Koehler struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart walked, Schebler to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Romano sacrificed to catcher, Schebler to third, Barnhart to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton singled to right, Schebler scored, Barnhart thrown out at home. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Gordon flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Stanton popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Yelich fouled out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Votto grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Duvall popped out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Bour fouled out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Dietrich lined out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Ellis homered to left (368 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Suzuki grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Gennett homered to right (351 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Schebler flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Rojas grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Koehler struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Romano grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Hamilton singled to right center. | 1 | 2 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Cozart walked, Hamilton stole third. | 1 | 2 |
| Votto grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Hamilton scored, Cozart safe at third on throwing error by pitcher Koehler. | 1 | 3 |
| Duvall popped out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| Gennett singled to right, Cozart scored, Votto thrown out at third. | 1 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tom Koehler pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Suárez homered to left (341 feet). | 1 | 5 |
| Schebler flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Barnhart homered to right center (396 feet). | 1 | 6 |
| Alcántara hit for Romano. | 1 | 6 |
| Alcántara flied out to left. | 1 | 6 |
| Hamilton singled to deep left. | 1 | 6 |
| Wittgren relieved Koehler. | 1 | 6 |
| Cozart walked, Hamilton to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Votto struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Lorenzen relieved Romano. | 1 | 6 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| Ellis doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 6 |
| Suzuki grounded out to shortstop, Ellis to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Rojas singled to right, Ellis scored, Rojas to second on error by right fielder Schebler. | 2 | 6 |
| Ozuna hit for Wittgren. | 2 | 6 |
| Ozuna singled to center, Rojas scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Ellington pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Ellington relieved Wittgren. | 3 | 6 |
| Duvall hit by pitch. | 3 | 6 |
| Gennett grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Duvall out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| Suárez popped out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Peraza at second base. | 3 | 6 |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 3 | 6 |
| Stanton grounded out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Bour singled to deep center. | 3 | 6 |
| Dietrich fouled out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dustin McGowan pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| McGowan relieved Ellington. | 3 | 6 |
| Schebler popped out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Barnhart lined out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| Peraza popped out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Ellis grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| Suzuki lined out to left. | 3 | 6 |
| Rojas struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gordon 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .290 | .333 | .347 |
| Stanton RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .271 | .356 | .578 |
| Yelich CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .279 | .359 | .405 |
| Bour 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | .290 | .367 | .550 |
| Dietrich 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .235 | .310 | .365 |
| Ellis C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .241 | .302 | .354 |
| Suzuki LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .227 | .276 | .294 |
| Rojas SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .325 | .375 | .375 |
| Koehler P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .048 | .048 | .048 |
Wittgren P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Ozuna PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .313 | .369 | .550 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
McGowan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 149 | |||
| a-singled to center for N Wittgren in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Ellis (3, Lorenzen) HR: Ellis (2, 4th inning off Romano 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Ellis (5), Rojas (5), Ozuna (71) 2-out RBI: Ellis, Rojas, Ozuna Marlins RISP: 2-8 (Suzuki 0-1, Rojas 1-2, Koehler 0-1, Ozuna 1-1, Stanton 0-1, Yelich 0-1, Bour 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gordon (35, 2nd base off Romano/Barnhart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Koehler (2, throw) DP: 1 (Gordon-Rojas-Bour). Outfield Assist: Stanton (Votto at 3rd base, Barnhart at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 20,526 (48.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jordan Baker, First Base - Bruce Dreckman, Second Base - Chris Segal, Third Base - Mike Everitt |
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