CINCINNATI -- Jay Bruce gave Johnny Cueto plenty of support this time.
Bruce homered twice to drive in all four runs and Cueto, who missed two starts with a tight elbow, earned his first win in almost a month as the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 Sunday.
"I'm happy for him and the team to see Johnny back in form," Bruce said. "Johnny played the stopper and the true ace. It felt good to get him the runs he needed."
Cueto had been the victim of three blown saves this season. The Reds' bullpen blew four-run leads in three of the last five games, all three resulting in losses.
Cueto (4-4) gave up four hits in seven innings, striking out nine and walking two. It was his first win since May 9.
"If he hadn't come off the elbow injury, I wouldn't have considered taking Johnny out of the game," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We have increased his pitch count incrementally the last two starts. There will be no restrictions on him his next start."
Cueto didn't lobby to stay in the game.
"We needed this for the team," he said. "My goal was to stop what happened the last few days and my teammates backed me up. Coming off the injury, he had to be conservative."
The right-hander made his second start since missing two outings. Last year, he became the Reds' first 20-game winner since 1988.
Relievers J.J. Hoover and Aroldis Chapman combined to retire the last 15 batters, helping the Reds avoid a sweep.
Cincinnati retooled its bullpen before the game. The Reds sent Jumbo Diaz to Triple A Louisville and selected the contract of Nate Adcock before the game.
Odrisamer Despaigne (3-4) lasted six innings. The Padres had won six straight over the Reds since May 2014
San Diego was shut out for the 10th time this season.
Bruce led off the second with his eighth homer of the season and first in 17 games.
The Reds needed only four pitches to open up a 4-0 lead in the sixth. Joey Votto singled and went to third on Todd Frazier's double into the right-field corner on Despaigne's next pitch.
One strike later, Bruce lofted a 343-foot fly ball that bounced off the roof over the visitors' bullpen down the right-field line for his first multihomer game of the season and 16th of his career.
Even with the homers, Black was pleased with what he saw from Despaigne.
"He threw the ball fine," Black said. "He was victimized by a big-time power hitter who hit balls at the top of the zone or that might have been balls."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: RHP Brandon Morrow might be one more rehab start away from returning to the Padres, Black said. Morrow, on the disabled list since May 5 with right shoulder inflammation, was scheduled to start on Sunday for Double-A San Antonio.
Reds: Devin Mesoraco, unable to catch because squatting aggravates his hip impingement, is expected to report to Triple-A Louisville on Monday for the next step in his conversion to left field -- actual game experience.
UP NEXT
Padres: After striking out a season-high eight while snapping his four-start losing streak in his last outing, RHP Ian Kennedy (3-5) pitches the opener of a four-game series in Atlanta on Monday.
Reds: After taking a no-hit bid two outs into the seventh inning of his last start at Philadelphia on June 3, RHP Mike Leake (2-4) starts the opener of a three-game home series against the Phillies on Monday.
GET OUT OF MY WAY
2B Brandon Phillips and 1B Votto bumped into each other as Votto caught Wil Venable's popup, leading off the eighth. When Matt Kemp popped up in the ninth, Phillips waved his arms in Votto's direction to make sure the first baseman stayed out of his way.
GREAT AMERICAN SLUGGER
Bruce now has 116 home runs in Great American Ball Park, second to Adam Dunn's 126.
Bruce homered twice to drive in all four runs and Cueto, who missed two starts with a tight elbow, earned his first win in almost a month as the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 Sunday.
"I'm happy for him and the team to see Johnny back in form," Bruce said. "Johnny played the stopper and the true ace. It felt good to get him the runs he needed."
Cueto had been the victim of three blown saves this season. The Reds' bullpen blew four-run leads in three of the last five games, all three resulting in losses.
Cueto (4-4) gave up four hits in seven innings, striking out nine and walking two. It was his first win since May 9.
"If he hadn't come off the elbow injury, I wouldn't have considered taking Johnny out of the game," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We have increased his pitch count incrementally the last two starts. There will be no restrictions on him his next start."
Cueto didn't lobby to stay in the game.
"We needed this for the team," he said. "My goal was to stop what happened the last few days and my teammates backed me up. Coming off the injury, he had to be conservative."
The right-hander made his second start since missing two outings. Last year, he became the Reds' first 20-game winner since 1988.
Relievers J.J. Hoover and Aroldis Chapman combined to retire the last 15 batters, helping the Reds avoid a sweep.
Cincinnati retooled its bullpen before the game. The Reds sent Jumbo Diaz to Triple A Louisville and selected the contract of Nate Adcock before the game.
Odrisamer Despaigne (3-4) lasted six innings. The Padres had won six straight over the Reds since May 2014
San Diego was shut out for the 10th time this season.
Bruce led off the second with his eighth homer of the season and first in 17 games.
The Reds needed only four pitches to open up a 4-0 lead in the sixth. Joey Votto singled and went to third on Todd Frazier's double into the right-field corner on Despaigne's next pitch.
One strike later, Bruce lofted a 343-foot fly ball that bounced off the roof over the visitors' bullpen down the right-field line for his first multihomer game of the season and 16th of his career.
Even with the homers, Black was pleased with what he saw from Despaigne.
"He threw the ball fine," Black said. "He was victimized by a big-time power hitter who hit balls at the top of the zone or that might have been balls."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: RHP Brandon Morrow might be one more rehab start away from returning to the Padres, Black said. Morrow, on the disabled list since May 5 with right shoulder inflammation, was scheduled to start on Sunday for Double-A San Antonio.
Reds: Devin Mesoraco, unable to catch because squatting aggravates his hip impingement, is expected to report to Triple-A Louisville on Monday for the next step in his conversion to left field -- actual game experience.
UP NEXT
Padres: After striking out a season-high eight while snapping his four-start losing streak in his last outing, RHP Ian Kennedy (3-5) pitches the opener of a four-game series in Atlanta on Monday.
Reds: After taking a no-hit bid two outs into the seventh inning of his last start at Philadelphia on June 3, RHP Mike Leake (2-4) starts the opener of a three-game home series against the Phillies on Monday.
GET OUT OF MY WAY
2B Brandon Phillips and 1B Votto bumped into each other as Votto caught Wil Venable's popup, leading off the eighth. When Matt Kemp popped up in the ninth, Phillips waved his arms in Votto's direction to make sure the first baseman stayed out of his way.
GREAT AMERICAN SLUGGER
Bruce now has 116 home runs in Great American Ball Park, second to Adam Dunn's 126.
1:10PM,EDT,June 7,2015
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 |
| San Diego - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Venable walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J. Upton walked, Venable to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp grounded out to shortstop, Venable to third, J. Upton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Odrisamer Despaigne pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Phillips grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Middlebrooks singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Spangenberg flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Barmes singled to left, Middlebrooks to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Despaigne struck out bunting foul. | 0 | 0 |
| Venable grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Middlebrooks out at third, Barmes to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Odrisamer Despaigne pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Bruce homered to right (440 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Peña popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Schumaker grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Norris flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J. Upton struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Kemp doubled to right center. | 0 | 1 |
| Alonso popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Odrisamer Despaigne pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Cueto bunt grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Hamilton reached on bunt single to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Phillips singled to right, Hamilton to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Votto lined out to center, Hamilton to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Frazier flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Spangenberg struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Barmes grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Odrisamer Despaigne pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Bruce lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Peña grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Despaigne doubled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| Venable struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Norris flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| J. Upton struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Odrisamer Despaigne pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Schumaker doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Cueto sacrificed to pitcher, Schumaker to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Schumaker out at third, Hamilton to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Phillips struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Kemp struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Alonso lined out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Middlebrooks lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Odrisamer Despaigne pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Votto singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Frazier doubled to deep right, Votto to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce homered to right (345 feet), Votto and Frazier scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Peña popped out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Cozart grounded out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Schumaker singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Cueto singled to right, Schumaker to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Cueto out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Spangenberg grounded out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| Barmes struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Almonte hit for Despaigne. | 0 | 4 |
| Almonte popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Kelley pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Kelley relieved Despaigne. | 0 | 4 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Votto singled to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Frazier flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Hoover relieved Cueto. | 0 | 4 |
| Venable popped out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| Norris popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| J. Upton grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Kelley pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Peña struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Cozart flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Schumaker grounded out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Negron in left field. | 0 | 4 |
| Chapman relieved Hoover. | 0 | 4 |
| Kemp popped out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Alonso struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego Padres | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Venable CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .254 | .321 | .402 |
| Norris C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .275 | .321 | .456 |
| J. Upton LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .297 | .368 | .512 |
| Kemp RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .256 | .290 | .352 |
| Alonso 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .349 | .435 | .462 |
| Middlebrooks 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .244 | .278 | .422 |
| Spangenberg 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .234 | .294 | .347 |
| Barmes SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .265 | .306 | .338 |
| Despaigne P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .118 | .118 | .176 |
a-Almonte PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 | .255 | .233 |
Kelley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 126 | |||
| a-popped out to shortstop for O Despaigne in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Kemp (12, Cueto); Despaigne (1, Cueto) Padres RISP: 0-8 (Norris 0-1, J. Upton 0-1, Kemp 0-1, Venable 0-2, Despaigne 0-1, Alonso 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 27,501 (65% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:22 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Dana DeMuth, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Ed Hickox |
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