MIAMI -- J.T. Realmuto has been showing more power throughout the season and it came up at the right time Friday night.
Realmuto had three hits, including a tie-breaking home run to spark a four-run seventh inning and help the Miami Marlins to a 7-4 victory over the reeling Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
"It felt pretty good," Realmuto said of the homer. "I was able to get myself in a good count. He left a pitch over the plate. I was able to put a good swing on it to give us a lead. The guys did a good job in the back end scoring more runs."
Realmuto's home run to left field off Wandy Peralta (3-2) was his 12th of the season, a career-high.
"In my opinion, the power's always been there," Realmuto said. "I'm not getting myself in the right counts, swinging at a pitch I shouldn't be swinging at. I'm trying to do too much. I feel this year with Pags (hitting coach Mike Pagilarulo) and (assistant hitting coach) Frankie (Menechino) they've helped me out staying focused on my approach."
It was Realmuto's sixth game this season with at least three hits.
"J.T.'s been good," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "He's been on a tear. He's swinging the bat good, not just with homers."
Mike Aviles added a pinch-hit two-run homer and Tyler Moore had an RBI double in the pivotal seventh for the Marlins, who have won six of eight.
Dustin McGowan (6-1) pitched an inning in relief for the victory.
Cincinnati has dropped five straight and has lost 13 of 15 since the All-Star break.
"The combination of (pitching and hitting struggling) has been lethal so far in the second half," Reds manager Bryan Price said.
The Reds took an early lead scoring three runs off Vance Worley in the first on an RBI single by Joey Votto and a two-run homer by Adam Duvall, his 22nd.
"Obviously, the first inning they get the quick runs and that puts you on your heels a little bit," Mattingly said. "You're hoping that doesn't keep the momentum going in the wrong direction but Vance was able to right the ship there and give us three more (innings)."
It was Votto's 800th RBI tying him for 11th with Frank McCormick on the Reds' all-time list.
The Marlins cut the deficit to 3-2 on a throwing error by pitcher Sal Romano and a sacrifice fly by Dee Gordon.
"I just think this game could have been a lot different," Romano said. "Even with the (six) walks, if I make that play in the fourth inning it's a double play. If not, then I got Gordon to fly out the next (batter). There's just no excuse for that."
Giancarlo Stanton's groundout tied the game at 3 in the sixth scoring Miguel Rojas, who walked to lead off the inning and advanced to third on a double to right by pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki.
It was Suzuki's 3,060th hit tying him with Craig Biggio for 21st on the all-time hit list.
Cincinnati's Scott Schebler added a solo homer in the ninth to cap the scoring.
Worley allowed three runs in four innings.
Romano allowed two unearned runs and two hits, and walked six with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
"You can't defend walks," Romano said. "I'm not really giving up the extra-base hit or hits, but I'm putting guys on with free passes and there's just no excuse for that."
DUVALL HEATING UP
Duvall has hit home runs in three of his last four games after going 14 games without a homer.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: SS Zack Cozart (quadriceps) missed his third consecutive game.
Marlins: RHP Nick Wittgren (right elbow strain) was placed on the 10-day disabled list. ... 3B Martin Prado (right knee) had surgery Friday, but the Marlins are hopeful he will return this season.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Tim Adelman (5-8, 5.11 ERA) will take the mound in the third game of the series Saturday. Adelman has allowed at least three runs in each of his last seven starts going 1-5 in that span.
Marlins: LHP Adam Conley (3-3, 5.62 ERA) will make his third consecutive start since being recalled from Triple-A. Conley is 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his previous two outings.
Realmuto had three hits, including a tie-breaking home run to spark a four-run seventh inning and help the Miami Marlins to a 7-4 victory over the reeling Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
"It felt pretty good," Realmuto said of the homer. "I was able to get myself in a good count. He left a pitch over the plate. I was able to put a good swing on it to give us a lead. The guys did a good job in the back end scoring more runs."
Realmuto's home run to left field off Wandy Peralta (3-2) was his 12th of the season, a career-high.
"In my opinion, the power's always been there," Realmuto said. "I'm not getting myself in the right counts, swinging at a pitch I shouldn't be swinging at. I'm trying to do too much. I feel this year with Pags (hitting coach Mike Pagilarulo) and (assistant hitting coach) Frankie (Menechino) they've helped me out staying focused on my approach."
It was Realmuto's sixth game this season with at least three hits.
"J.T.'s been good," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "He's been on a tear. He's swinging the bat good, not just with homers."
Mike Aviles added a pinch-hit two-run homer and Tyler Moore had an RBI double in the pivotal seventh for the Marlins, who have won six of eight.
Dustin McGowan (6-1) pitched an inning in relief for the victory.
Cincinnati has dropped five straight and has lost 13 of 15 since the All-Star break.
"The combination of (pitching and hitting struggling) has been lethal so far in the second half," Reds manager Bryan Price said.
The Reds took an early lead scoring three runs off Vance Worley in the first on an RBI single by Joey Votto and a two-run homer by Adam Duvall, his 22nd.
"Obviously, the first inning they get the quick runs and that puts you on your heels a little bit," Mattingly said. "You're hoping that doesn't keep the momentum going in the wrong direction but Vance was able to right the ship there and give us three more (innings)."
It was Votto's 800th RBI tying him for 11th with Frank McCormick on the Reds' all-time list.
The Marlins cut the deficit to 3-2 on a throwing error by pitcher Sal Romano and a sacrifice fly by Dee Gordon.
"I just think this game could have been a lot different," Romano said. "Even with the (six) walks, if I make that play in the fourth inning it's a double play. If not, then I got Gordon to fly out the next (batter). There's just no excuse for that."
Giancarlo Stanton's groundout tied the game at 3 in the sixth scoring Miguel Rojas, who walked to lead off the inning and advanced to third on a double to right by pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki.
It was Suzuki's 3,060th hit tying him with Craig Biggio for 21st on the all-time hit list.
Cincinnati's Scott Schebler added a solo homer in the ninth to cap the scoring.
Worley allowed three runs in four innings.
Romano allowed two unearned runs and two hits, and walked six with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
"You can't defend walks," Romano said. "I'm not really giving up the extra-base hit or hits, but I'm putting guys on with free passes and there's just no excuse for that."
DUVALL HEATING UP
Duvall has hit home runs in three of his last four games after going 14 games without a homer.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: SS Zack Cozart (quadriceps) missed his third consecutive game.
Marlins: RHP Nick Wittgren (right elbow strain) was placed on the 10-day disabled list. ... 3B Martin Prado (right knee) had surgery Friday, but the Marlins are hopeful he will return this season.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Tim Adelman (5-8, 5.11 ERA) will take the mound in the third game of the series Saturday. Adelman has allowed at least three runs in each of his last seven starts going 1-5 in that span.
Marlins: LHP Adam Conley (3-3, 5.62 ERA) will make his third consecutive start since being recalled from Triple-A. Conley is 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his previous two outings.
7:10PM,EDT,July 28,2017
Marlins Park, Miami,Florida
Marlins Park, Miami,Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Vance Worley pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Hamilton walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett grounded out to first, Hamilton to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to center, Hamilton scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall homered to left center (398 feet), Votto scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Suárez walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Schebler lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Stanton walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Yelich walked, Stanton to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Stanton to third, Yelich to second on wild pitch by Romano. | 3 | 0 |
| Ozuna walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Barnhart grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Romano struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Moore singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Rojas grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, Moore out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Worley sacrificed to pitcher, Rojas to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Gordon grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Gennett singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Votto grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Gennett out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Duvall hit by pitch. | 3 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Stanton fouled out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Yelich bunt grounded out to catcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Ozuna struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Schebler lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Peraza singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Barnhart lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Romano struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Sal Romano pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Realmuto doubled to deep left center. | 3 | 0 |
| Dietrich walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Rojas walked, Realmuto to third, Dietrich to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Telis hit for Worley. | 3 | 0 |
| Telis grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Realmuto scored on throwing error by pitcher Romano, Dietrich to third, Rojas to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Gordon hit sacrifice fly to left, Dietrich scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Stanton walked, Rojas to third, Telis to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Lorenzen relieved Romano. | 3 | 2 |
| Yelich popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hunter Cervenka pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Cervenka relieved Worley. | 3 | 2 |
| Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Votto walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Ozuna grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Realmuto singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Dietrich grounded out to second, Realmuto to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Moore struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hunter Cervenka pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Rojas walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Suzuki hit for Cervenka. | 3 | 2 |
| Suzuki doubled to right, Rojas to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Stanton grounded out to third, Rojas scored, Suzuki to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dustin McGowan pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| McGowan relieved Cervenka. | 3 | 3 |
| Barnhart singled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Mesoraco hit for Lorenzen. | 3 | 3 |
| Mesoraco grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Barnhart out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Peralta relieved Lorenzen. | 3 | 3 |
| Ozuna grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Realmuto homered to left (411 feet). | 3 | 4 |
| Dietrich doubled to deep left center. | 3 | 4 |
| Moore doubled to deep left center, Dietrich scored. | 3 | 5 |
| Storen relieved Peralta. | 3 | 5 |
| Rojas lined out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| M Aviles hit for McGowan. | 3 | 5 |
| M Aviles homered to left (366 feet), Moore scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Gordon singled to right. | 3 | 7 |
| Stanton lined out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Drew Steckenrider pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Steckenrider relieved McGowan. | 3 | 7 |
| Gennett singled to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Suárez struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Cingrani relieved Storen. | 3 | 7 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Ozuna struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| Realmuto walked. | 3 | 7 |
| Dietrich doubled to left, Realmuto to third. | 3 | 7 |
| Moore grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Tazawa relieved Steckenrider. | 3 | 7 |
| Schebler homered to right (432 feet). | 4 | 7 |
| Peraza lined out to right. | 4 | 7 |
| Barnhart grounded out to first. | 4 | 7 |
| Kivlehan hit for Cingrani. | 4 | 7 |
| Kivlehan flied out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .251 | .298 | .330 |
| Gennett 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .308 | .355 | .581 |
| Votto 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .300 | .425 | .575 |
| Duvall LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .269 | .322 | .530 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .259 | .358 | .456 |
| Schebler RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .232 | .309 | .481 |
| Peraza SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .249 | .275 | .321 |
| Barnhart C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .258 | .316 | .378 |
| Romano P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Lorenzen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .500 |
a-Mesoraco PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .223 | .325 | .415 |
Peralta P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Storen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Cingrani P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Kivlehan PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .206 | .286 | .393 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 134 | |||
| a-grounded to second for M Lorenzen in the 7th b-flied out to center for T Cingrani in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Duvall (22, 1st inning off Worley 1 on, 1 Out); Schebler (23, 9th inning off Tazawa 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Votto (70), Duvall 2 (70), Schebler (45) GIDP: Votto, Mesoraco Reds RISP: 1-2 (Gennett 0-1, Votto 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Hamilton (44, 2nd base off Worley/Realmuto) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Romano (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 17,440 (46.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Alan Porter |
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