CINCINNATI -- On a steamy night, J.T. Realmuto gave the Marlins just enough to win another one.
The catcher hit a pair of two-run homers and a double on Saturday, powering Miami to its second straight victory, 5-4 over the slumping Cincinnati Reds. The Marlins won for only the third time in eight games, getting its first back-to-back wins since the All-Star break.
Realmuto connected in the second and sixth innings off Robert Stephenson (0-3), who made his first start of the season after 13 relief appearances and faded in the heat. It was the catcher's second career multi-homer game -- he also had one in 2015.
"He's getting better," manager Don Mattingly said. "He's still working on his swing -- that's going to get better. But you see what he can do. He's going to be one of those guys."
Nick Wittgren (3-1) relieved starter Chris O'Grady in the fifth and got the win. Scooter Gennett singled home a run in the eighth off Junichi Tazawa, cutting it to 5-4. A.J. Ramos pitched the ninth for his 19th save in 21 chances.
The Reds are having a horrific home stand, going 1-8 while getting out-homered 22-7. The 22 homers are the most allowed by a Reds club during a home stand of 10 games or fewer. Also, the Reds have matched another club record by allowing 69 runs during the home stand, which concludes Sunday.
"We needed the big hit and we weren't able to get it," manager Bryan Price said. "We had some unproductive at-bats, but they made some plays, too. We had plenty of chances."
The high humidity and 87-degree heat got to both starters.
"About the sixth inning, I started getting tired," Stephenson said. "I didn't feel like myself."
O'Grady struggled in his third career start. The left-hander walked three consecutive batters in the first inning, including Adam Duvall with the bases loaded. Patrick Kivlehan homered in the fifth, tying it 3-3. O'Grady walked six in 4 2/3 innings.
"I had a lot of trouble gripping the ball," O'Grady said. "That's something I've never experienced before. I had to use resin -- that's something I've never done in my career. With the humidity, sweat was dripping down my arm and getting onto the ball."
JUST WAIT
The start of the game was delayed because of a storm in the area, but the forecast was wrong and it never reached the ballpark -- the grounds crew didn't even cover the infield. The first pitch came an hour late. Mattingly didn't mind.
"The last thing you want is your starter heats up, you play half an inning, and there's a 45-minute delay," Mattingly said.
STATS
Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-hit single in the ninth, his 3,057th career hit. He's 23rd all-time. Next is Craig Biggio at 3,060. ... The Reds have allowed 168 homers overall this season, most in the majors and on track to break their major league record of 258 allowed last year. ... Joey Votto was 0 for 3 with two walks, hit into a pair of double plays and took a called third strike for the final out. He's 4 for 29 on the home stand and hasn't driven in a run.
REDS MOVE
Cincinnati optioned RHP Ariel Hernandez to Triple-A Louisville to open a roster spot for Stephenson.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: SS JT Riddle was out of the lineup for the second straight game with a sore left shoulder, reinjured when he dived for a ball on Wednesday. Mattingly said there's no thought of putting him on the DL: "As long as we can try and buy him a few days, we're OK."
Reds: RF Scott Schebler was hit by pitches twice on Friday night, but that's not why he was out of the lineup. He got a day of rest to try to help him emerge from a slump. He pinch hit and grounded out, leaving him 1 for 24.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (1-4) faced the Reds last season, giving up three runs in four innings. He's 0-1 career against the Reds in two starts and two relief appearances.
Reds: RHP Sal Romano (1-2) makes his fourth major league appearance. In his last start Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, he gave up six runs in four-plus innings.
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The catcher hit a pair of two-run homers and a double on Saturday, powering Miami to its second straight victory, 5-4 over the slumping Cincinnati Reds. The Marlins won for only the third time in eight games, getting its first back-to-back wins since the All-Star break.
Realmuto connected in the second and sixth innings off Robert Stephenson (0-3), who made his first start of the season after 13 relief appearances and faded in the heat. It was the catcher's second career multi-homer game -- he also had one in 2015.
"He's getting better," manager Don Mattingly said. "He's still working on his swing -- that's going to get better. But you see what he can do. He's going to be one of those guys."
Nick Wittgren (3-1) relieved starter Chris O'Grady in the fifth and got the win. Scooter Gennett singled home a run in the eighth off Junichi Tazawa, cutting it to 5-4. A.J. Ramos pitched the ninth for his 19th save in 21 chances.
The Reds are having a horrific home stand, going 1-8 while getting out-homered 22-7. The 22 homers are the most allowed by a Reds club during a home stand of 10 games or fewer. Also, the Reds have matched another club record by allowing 69 runs during the home stand, which concludes Sunday.
"We needed the big hit and we weren't able to get it," manager Bryan Price said. "We had some unproductive at-bats, but they made some plays, too. We had plenty of chances."
The high humidity and 87-degree heat got to both starters.
"About the sixth inning, I started getting tired," Stephenson said. "I didn't feel like myself."
O'Grady struggled in his third career start. The left-hander walked three consecutive batters in the first inning, including Adam Duvall with the bases loaded. Patrick Kivlehan homered in the fifth, tying it 3-3. O'Grady walked six in 4 2/3 innings.
"I had a lot of trouble gripping the ball," O'Grady said. "That's something I've never experienced before. I had to use resin -- that's something I've never done in my career. With the humidity, sweat was dripping down my arm and getting onto the ball."
JUST WAIT
The start of the game was delayed because of a storm in the area, but the forecast was wrong and it never reached the ballpark -- the grounds crew didn't even cover the infield. The first pitch came an hour late. Mattingly didn't mind.
"The last thing you want is your starter heats up, you play half an inning, and there's a 45-minute delay," Mattingly said.
STATS
Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-hit single in the ninth, his 3,057th career hit. He's 23rd all-time. Next is Craig Biggio at 3,060. ... The Reds have allowed 168 homers overall this season, most in the majors and on track to break their major league record of 258 allowed last year. ... Joey Votto was 0 for 3 with two walks, hit into a pair of double plays and took a called third strike for the final out. He's 4 for 29 on the home stand and hasn't driven in a run.
REDS MOVE
Cincinnati optioned RHP Ariel Hernandez to Triple-A Louisville to open a roster spot for Stephenson.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: SS JT Riddle was out of the lineup for the second straight game with a sore left shoulder, reinjured when he dived for a ball on Wednesday. Mattingly said there's no thought of putting him on the DL: "As long as we can try and buy him a few days, we're OK."
Reds: RF Scott Schebler was hit by pitches twice on Friday night, but that's not why he was out of the lineup. He got a day of rest to try to help him emerge from a slump. He pinch hit and grounded out, leaving him 1 for 24.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (1-4) faced the Reds last season, giving up three runs in four innings. He's 0-1 career against the Reds in two starts and two relief appearances.
Reds: RHP Sal Romano (1-2) makes his fourth major league appearance. In his last start Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, he gave up six runs in four-plus innings.
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7:10PM,EDT,July 22,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Gordon singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton grounded out to second, Gordon scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Yelich fouled out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chris O'Grady pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Hamilton reached on infield single to shortstop, Hamilton to second on throwing error by shortstop Rojas. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole third. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto walked, Cozart to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall walked, Hamilton scored, Cozart to third, Votto to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Suárez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Cozart scored, Duvall out at second, Votto to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Gennett struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Bour singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Realmuto homered to left (396 feet), Bour scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Dietrich grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Rojas grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| O'Grady grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris O'Grady pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Mesoraco walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Kivlehan flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Stephenson struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Mesoraco to second on balk by O'Grady. | 3 | 2 |
| Hamilton lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Yelich singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Ozuna grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris O'Grady pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Cozart walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Votto grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Cozart out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Realmuto doubled to deep center. | 3 | 2 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Rojas intentionally walked. | 3 | 2 |
| O'Grady struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris O'Grady pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Suárez singled to shallow left. | 3 | 2 |
| Suárez caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Mesoraco struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Gordon bunt grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Stanton reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Stanton caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Yelich walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Ozuna grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris O'Grady pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Kivlehan homered to left (430 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Stephenson struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Hamilton grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| Cozart tripled to deep right. | 3 | 3 |
| Votto intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Wittgren relieved O'Grady. | 3 | 3 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Bour singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Realmuto homered to left (391 feet), Bour scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Dietrich flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Lorenzen relieved Stephenson. | 5 | 3 |
| Rojas grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Wittgren grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nick Wittgren pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Gennett singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Mesoraco flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Kivlehan walked, Gennett to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Schebler hit for Lorenzen. | 5 | 3 |
| García relieved Wittgren. | 5 | 3 |
| Schebler grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Wojciechowski relieved Lorenzen. | 5 | 3 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Barraclough relieved García. | 5 | 3 |
| Hamilton singled to right. | 5 | 3 |
| Cozart fouled out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| Votto grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Hamilton out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Ozuna popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Bour struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Realmuto grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Tazawa relieved Barraclough. | 5 | 3 |
| Duvall hit by pitch. | 5 | 3 |
| Suárez singled to center, Duvall to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Gennett singled to center, Duvall scored, Suárez to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Mesoraco struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Kivlehan lined into double play, to first, Gennett doubled off first. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Barnhart catching. | 5 | 4 |
| Iglesias relieved Wojciechowski. | 5 | 4 |
| Dietrich grounded out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| Rojas lined out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| Suzuki hit for Tazawa. | 5 | 4 |
| Suzuki singled to left. | 5 | 4 |
| Gordon singled to left, Suzuki to second. | 5 | 4 |
| Stanton lined out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| AJ Ramos pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Ramos relieved Tazawa. | 5 | 4 |
| Barnhart grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| Cozart walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Peraza ran for Cozart. | 5 | 4 |
| Votto struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gordon 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .290 | .334 | .348 |
| Stanton RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .274 | .360 | .585 |
| Yelich CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .282 | .362 | .410 |
| Ozuna LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .311 | .368 | .549 |
| Bour 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .291 | .368 | .554 |
| Realmuto C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .305 | .361 | .475 |
| Dietrich 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .235 | .311 | .367 |
| Rojas SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .329 | .381 | .382 |
| O'Grady P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Wittgren P
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
García P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Tazawa P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Suzuki PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .233 | .276 | .302 |
Ramos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 142 | |||
| a-singled to left for J Tazawa in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Realmuto (16, Stephenson) HR: Realmuto 2 (10, 2nd inning off Stephenson 1 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off Stephenson 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Stanton (65), Realmuto 4 (39) Marlins RISP: 0-4 (O'Grady 0-1, Dietrich 0-1, Stanton 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gordon 2 (34, 2nd base off Stephenson/Mesoraco, 3rd base off Stephenson/Mesoraco) CS: Stanton (1, 2nd base by Stephenson/Mesoraco) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Rojas (1, throw) DP: 4 (Dietrich-Gordon-Bour, Bour-Rojas-O'Grady, Gordon-Rojas-Bour, Bour). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The start of the game is being delayed |
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 24,099 (56.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Jordan Baker, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Chris Segal |
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