CINCINNATI -- Two days off did not slow down Zack Cozart.
Cozart's third home run of the season capped a three-homer, five-run second inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Jake Peavy for the first time in a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
Brandon Phillips and Eugenio Suarez also hit second-inning home runs, Adam Duvall added a solo shot for the Reds, and Dan Straily (1-1) overcame solo homers by Brandon Belt and Conor Gillaspie for his first major league win since April 10,2014, with Oakland. Cincinnati avoided getting swept in the three-game series.
Cozart left Cincinnati's game on Sunday at Pittsburgh in the eighth inning because of tendinitis in his surgically repaired right knee. He missed the first two games of the series against San Francisco before rejoining the lineup and hitting a two-run homer off of Peavy.
"When it initially happened in Pittsburgh, I was pretty nervous going into the testing because I didn't know what to expect, but when they said everything felt strong, that obviously made me feel good," said Cozart, who is hitting .342. "Now it's just something I have to manage all year -- just a little tendinitis. I'll probably have it off and on. I just have to take a day here or there when I need it, but be ready to play every day. Those two days were good for me to have off. Today I felt great."
Mac Williamson and Denard Span hit consecutive two-out doubles in the ninth off Ross Ohlendorf. Cincinnati's bullpen has given up runs in a big league record 22 consecutive games.
Peavy (1-3) allowed seven runs and eight hits in six innings with eight strikeouts and one walk, raising his ERA to 9.00 in six starts. He had been 7-0 with a 2.38 ERA in 12 starts against the Reds.
Straily, claimed from the Padres off waivers on April 1, gave up three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings, helping stop the Giants' three-game winning streak.
"When I got here I was just happy to have a job," Straily said. "I knew there would be a need at some point. I just wanted to keep us in the game as long as I could. I wanted to let the bullpen to be used the way it was designed and not get over worked."
Phillips led off the second inning with his second homer of the season and first in 22 games since April 8. Suarez and Cozart followed with two-run drives, giving the Reds as many runs in one inning as they had scored against Peavy in any of his previous 12 career starts.
The three-homer inning was the first of Peavy's 15-year big career. He'd allowed just two in his previous five starts .
"Poor execution," Peavy said. "It was tough in the second inning. There's a couple of pitches I'd like to get back. I really feel like I settled down and executed pitches after that."
Joey Votto doubled leading off the third and scored on Suarez's two-out single for a 6-1 lead. Duvall hit his fourth homer of the season in the sixth.
TRAINING ROOM
Giants: RHP Sergio Romo, on the disabled list since April 15 with a flexor strain in his pitching arm, played catch at 90 feet on flat ground.
Reds: CF Billy Hamilton, who left Tuesday's game after aggravating his jammed left thumb, entered the game as a defensive replacement in the ninth. The only thing Hamilton's injury keeps him from doing is gripping a bat.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Matt Cain (0-3) is the scheduled starter for Thursday's opener of a four-game home series against Colorado.
Reds: RHP Alfredo Simon (0-3) makes his sixth appearance and fifth start of the season in Thursday's opener of a four-game series against Milwaukee. The Reds are 0-5 when Simon pitches.
Cozart's third home run of the season capped a three-homer, five-run second inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Jake Peavy for the first time in a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
Brandon Phillips and Eugenio Suarez also hit second-inning home runs, Adam Duvall added a solo shot for the Reds, and Dan Straily (1-1) overcame solo homers by Brandon Belt and Conor Gillaspie for his first major league win since April 10,2014, with Oakland. Cincinnati avoided getting swept in the three-game series.
Cozart left Cincinnati's game on Sunday at Pittsburgh in the eighth inning because of tendinitis in his surgically repaired right knee. He missed the first two games of the series against San Francisco before rejoining the lineup and hitting a two-run homer off of Peavy.
"When it initially happened in Pittsburgh, I was pretty nervous going into the testing because I didn't know what to expect, but when they said everything felt strong, that obviously made me feel good," said Cozart, who is hitting .342. "Now it's just something I have to manage all year -- just a little tendinitis. I'll probably have it off and on. I just have to take a day here or there when I need it, but be ready to play every day. Those two days were good for me to have off. Today I felt great."
Mac Williamson and Denard Span hit consecutive two-out doubles in the ninth off Ross Ohlendorf. Cincinnati's bullpen has given up runs in a big league record 22 consecutive games.
Peavy (1-3) allowed seven runs and eight hits in six innings with eight strikeouts and one walk, raising his ERA to 9.00 in six starts. He had been 7-0 with a 2.38 ERA in 12 starts against the Reds.
Straily, claimed from the Padres off waivers on April 1, gave up three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings, helping stop the Giants' three-game winning streak.
"When I got here I was just happy to have a job," Straily said. "I knew there would be a need at some point. I just wanted to keep us in the game as long as I could. I wanted to let the bullpen to be used the way it was designed and not get over worked."
Phillips led off the second inning with his second homer of the season and first in 22 games since April 8. Suarez and Cozart followed with two-run drives, giving the Reds as many runs in one inning as they had scored against Peavy in any of his previous 12 career starts.
The three-homer inning was the first of Peavy's 15-year big career. He'd allowed just two in his previous five starts .
"Poor execution," Peavy said. "It was tough in the second inning. There's a couple of pitches I'd like to get back. I really feel like I settled down and executed pitches after that."
Joey Votto doubled leading off the third and scored on Suarez's two-out single for a 6-1 lead. Duvall hit his fourth homer of the season in the sixth.
TRAINING ROOM
Giants: RHP Sergio Romo, on the disabled list since April 15 with a flexor strain in his pitching arm, played catch at 90 feet on flat ground.
Reds: CF Billy Hamilton, who left Tuesday's game after aggravating his jammed left thumb, entered the game as a defensive replacement in the ninth. The only thing Hamilton's injury keeps him from doing is gripping a bat.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Matt Cain (0-3) is the scheduled starter for Thursday's opener of a four-game home series against Colorado.
Reds: RHP Alfredo Simon (0-3) makes his sixth appearance and fifth start of the season in Thursday's opener of a four-game series against Milwaukee. The Reds are 0-5 when Simon pitches.
12:35PM,EDT,May 4,2016
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 Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Span struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Blanco popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pence struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jake Peavy pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Holt grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Belt homered to right center (405 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Crawford grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Gillaspie flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Brown singled to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| Tomlinson singled to right, Brown to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Peavy struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Peavy pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Phillips homered to left (390 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce doubled to deep right. | 1 | 1 |
| Suárez homered to center (415 feet), Bruce scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Duvall walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Straily struck out bunting foul. | 1 | 3 |
| Cozart homered to left (350 feet), Duvall scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Holt grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Span lined out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Blanco lined out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Pence lined out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Peavy pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Votto doubled to deep center. | 1 | 5 |
| Phillips singled to center, Votto to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Phillips caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Suárez singled to left center, Votto scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Duvall safe at first on error by first baseman Belt, Suárez to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Cabrera fouled out to first. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Belt grounded out to first. | 1 | 6 |
| Crawford grounded out to first. | 1 | 6 |
| Gillaspie homered to right (398 feet). | 2 | 6 |
| Brown popped out to second. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Peavy pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Straily struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Cozart fouled out to first. | 2 | 6 |
| Holt lined out to right. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Tomlinson struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Peavy lined out to right. | 2 | 6 |
| Span hit by pitch. | 2 | 6 |
| Blanco grounded out to second. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Peavy pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Votto lined out to pitcher. | 2 | 6 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Pence lined out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| Belt walked. | 2 | 6 |
| Crawford flied out to left. | 2 | 6 |
| Gillaspie flied out to left. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Peavy pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Suárez flied out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| Duvall homered to left (391 feet). | 2 | 7 |
| Cabrera flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Straily struck out looking. | 2 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Brown popped out to first. | 2 | 7 |
| Tomlinson singled to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Williamson hit for Peavy. | 2 | 7 |
| Williamson singled to right, Tomlinson to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Span walked, Tomlinson to third, Williamson to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Cingrani relieved Straily. | 2 | 7 |
| Posey hit for Blanco. | 2 | 7 |
| Posey hit sacrifice fly to center, Tomlinson scored, Williamson to third, Span to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Pence grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hunter Strickland pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Strickland relieved Peavy. | 3 | 7 |
| Williamson in left field. | 3 | 7 |
| Cozart flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Holt lined out to pitcher. | 3 | 7 |
| Votto lined out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Belt singled to right. | 3 | 7 |
| Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to second, Belt out at second. | 3 | 7 |
| Gillaspie grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Crawford out at second. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Derek Law pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Law relieved Strickland. | 3 | 7 |
| Phillips grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Bruce lined out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Suárez reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Duvall singled to left, Suárez to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Cabrera grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Holt in left field. | 3 | 7 |
| Hamilton in center field. | 3 | 7 |
| Ohlendorf relieved Cingrani. | 3 | 7 |
| Brown flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| Tomlinson grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Williamson doubled to deep left. | 3 | 7 |
| Span doubled to deep right, Williamson scored. | 4 | 7 |
| Duffy hit for Law. | 4 | 7 |
| Duffy struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Span CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .243 | .344 | .327 |
| Blanco LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .308 | .357 | .487 |
a-Posey PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .315 | .376 | .506 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Law P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Duffy PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .239 | .288 | .349 |
| Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .279 | .381 | .490 |
| Belt 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .323 | .444 | .548 |
| Crawford SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .247 | .345 | .409 |
| Gillaspie 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .300 | .300 | .700 |
| Brown C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .257 | .333 | .543 |
| Tomlinson 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .256 | .293 | .256 |
| Peavy P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .375 | .444 | .375 |
b-Williamson PH-LF
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .286 | .375 | .429 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 151 | |||
| a-hit sacrifice fly to center for G Blanco in the 7th b-singled to right for J Peavy in the 7th c-struck out swinging for D Law in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Williamson (1, Ohlendorf); Span (4, Ohlendorf) HR: Belt (4, 2nd inning off Straily 0 on, 0 Out); Gillaspie (1, 4th inning off Straily 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Belt (20), Gillaspie (1), Posey (9), Span (14) SF: Posey 2-out RBI: Gillaspie, Span GIDP: Gillaspie Giants RISP: 1-4 (Peavy 0-1, Span 1-1, Pence 0-1, Duffy 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Belt (3, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 21,333 (50.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 52 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Joyce, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
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