MILWAUKEE
-- Six hit batters between two teams. An ejected starting pitcher. An
overturned double play in the ninth that allowed the go-ahead run to
score.
The Cincinnati Reds ended nearly two weeks of misery in a wild Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee.
Joey Votto scored the go-ahead run in the ninth after an inning-ending double play was overturned on review, and the Reds rallied from a five-run deficit to snap their 11-game losing streak with a tense 7-6 win over the Brewers.
"Yeah, we kept fighting. Got some timely hits there. Kind of worked out," said outfielder Adam Duvall, who drove in Votto in the ninth with RBI groundout.
But first the umpires had to take a look.
They ruled after the review that infielder Scooter Gennett didn't have his foot on second while trying to turn the double play on Duvall's bouncer.
The review came after manager Bryan Price, who was out of challenges, spoke to crew chief Jim Joyce. Reds video coordinator Rob Coughlan studied the replays.
"He noticed that it was just barely off, but you have to go for it," Price said.
Gennett thought he was on the bag. He said he was surprised it was reviewed because the Brewers had easily beaten both runners.
"It's kind of how I've always turned double plays. I guess I just have to do a better job of staying on just a tick longer," Gennett said.
Cincinnati scratched its way for the go-ahead run off typically tough reliever Jeremy Jeffress (1-1).
Blake Wood (4-1) tossed two scoreless innings for the win. Tony Cingrani gave up a two-out walk to Chris Carter in the ninth, but struck out pinch hitter Martin Maldonado to end the game and picked up his fourth save.
Duvall had a three-run homer in the seventh to tie the game at 6.
REPLAY REDUX
Brewers manager Craig Counsell sounded frustrated about the replay rules, especially after Price had burned his two challenges in the first.
"They've basically set precedent that we should basically challenge every single call after the seventh inning, because there's nothing about that play that would suggest replay," Counsell said. "It tells you that in the seventh inning, challenge as much as you want. It doesn't matter if you're out of challenges."
Counsell said that he heard from umpires that it doesn't matter if a team is out of challenges, that they'll check anyway in situations like the one that arose in the ninth.
"We've certainly benefited from replay calls, so I'm not going to say it's one-sided, but this is the whole can of worms we've opened up by changing the rules," Counsell said.
HIT PARADE
Simon was ejected in the fifth after hitting Brewers starter Chase Anderson with a pitch in the left shoulder. An inning earlier, Anderson had hit Simon with a pitch with two outs, a sequence that thwarted Tyler Holt's potential steal of home with the Reds trailing by a run. The Brewers later got out of that jam.
Counsell said there no intent when Anderson plunked Simon, who initially squared away as if to bunt. Anderson said he rushed his delivery as he saw Holt break.
"It definitely was not on purpose. I tried to rush and I slipped and the ball slipped out of my hand," Anderson said.
Simon, when asked if he tried to hit Anderson, declined comment.
"The umpires said they felt there was an intent, obviously because Alfredo had been hit," Price said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: LHP Jon Moscot (left intercostal) will do his side work and throw a bullpen session at Triple-A Louisville before joining the team next week on the next stop of their road trip in Colorado. ... RHP Michael Lorenzen (right elbow) will make another start in an extended spring training game on Tuesday before moving his rehab to one of the Reds' minor-league affiliates.
Brewers: OF Ryan Braun got a day off from the starting lineup. He grounded into a double play as a pinch hitter in the eighth, snapping his 29-game on-base streak. ... RHP Matt Garza (right lat) will join Single-A Wisconsin for his first rehab start on Tuesday, and Counsell said the starter could return by June 14.
UP NEXT
Reds: LHP Brandon Finnegan (1-3) is coming off his first career complete game, when he allowed five hits and four walks over eight innings in a 1-0 loss on Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers and ace Clayton Kershaw.
Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (4-3) has been Milwaukee's best starter over the first two months of the season with a 2.92 ERA. He has a team-high seven quality starts.
The Cincinnati Reds ended nearly two weeks of misery in a wild Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee.
Joey Votto scored the go-ahead run in the ninth after an inning-ending double play was overturned on review, and the Reds rallied from a five-run deficit to snap their 11-game losing streak with a tense 7-6 win over the Brewers.
"Yeah, we kept fighting. Got some timely hits there. Kind of worked out," said outfielder Adam Duvall, who drove in Votto in the ninth with RBI groundout.
But first the umpires had to take a look.
They ruled after the review that infielder Scooter Gennett didn't have his foot on second while trying to turn the double play on Duvall's bouncer.
The review came after manager Bryan Price, who was out of challenges, spoke to crew chief Jim Joyce. Reds video coordinator Rob Coughlan studied the replays.
"He noticed that it was just barely off, but you have to go for it," Price said.
Gennett thought he was on the bag. He said he was surprised it was reviewed because the Brewers had easily beaten both runners.
"It's kind of how I've always turned double plays. I guess I just have to do a better job of staying on just a tick longer," Gennett said.
Cincinnati scratched its way for the go-ahead run off typically tough reliever Jeremy Jeffress (1-1).
Blake Wood (4-1) tossed two scoreless innings for the win. Tony Cingrani gave up a two-out walk to Chris Carter in the ninth, but struck out pinch hitter Martin Maldonado to end the game and picked up his fourth save.
Duvall had a three-run homer in the seventh to tie the game at 6.
REPLAY REDUX
Brewers manager Craig Counsell sounded frustrated about the replay rules, especially after Price had burned his two challenges in the first.
"They've basically set precedent that we should basically challenge every single call after the seventh inning, because there's nothing about that play that would suggest replay," Counsell said. "It tells you that in the seventh inning, challenge as much as you want. It doesn't matter if you're out of challenges."
Counsell said that he heard from umpires that it doesn't matter if a team is out of challenges, that they'll check anyway in situations like the one that arose in the ninth.
"We've certainly benefited from replay calls, so I'm not going to say it's one-sided, but this is the whole can of worms we've opened up by changing the rules," Counsell said.
HIT PARADE
Simon was ejected in the fifth after hitting Brewers starter Chase Anderson with a pitch in the left shoulder. An inning earlier, Anderson had hit Simon with a pitch with two outs, a sequence that thwarted Tyler Holt's potential steal of home with the Reds trailing by a run. The Brewers later got out of that jam.
Counsell said there no intent when Anderson plunked Simon, who initially squared away as if to bunt. Anderson said he rushed his delivery as he saw Holt break.
"It definitely was not on purpose. I tried to rush and I slipped and the ball slipped out of my hand," Anderson said.
Simon, when asked if he tried to hit Anderson, declined comment.
"The umpires said they felt there was an intent, obviously because Alfredo had been hit," Price said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: LHP Jon Moscot (left intercostal) will do his side work and throw a bullpen session at Triple-A Louisville before joining the team next week on the next stop of their road trip in Colorado. ... RHP Michael Lorenzen (right elbow) will make another start in an extended spring training game on Tuesday before moving his rehab to one of the Reds' minor-league affiliates.
Brewers: OF Ryan Braun got a day off from the starting lineup. He grounded into a double play as a pinch hitter in the eighth, snapping his 29-game on-base streak. ... RHP Matt Garza (right lat) will join Single-A Wisconsin for his first rehab start on Tuesday, and Counsell said the starter could return by June 14.
UP NEXT
Reds: LHP Brandon Finnegan (1-3) is coming off his first career complete game, when he allowed five hits and four walks over eight innings in a 1-0 loss on Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers and ace Clayton Kershaw.
Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (4-3) has been Milwaukee's best starter over the first two months of the season with a 2.92 ERA. He has a team-high seven quality starts.
4:10PM,EDT,May 28,2016
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Cozart lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Villar grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett tripled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Lucroy singled to right, Gennett scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Carter safe at first on error by first baseman Votto, Lucroy to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Nieuwenhuis walked, Lucroy to third, Carter to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Hill singled to left, Lucroy scored, Carter to third, Nieuwenhuis to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Presley grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Hill out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Suárez hit by pitch. | 0 | 2 |
| Holt singled to left, Suárez to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Barnhart hit by pitch, Suárez to third, Holt to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Simon grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Barnhart out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Broxton grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Anderson flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Cozart grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Votto doubled to deep right. | 0 | 2 |
| Phillips grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Gennett grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Lucroy grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Carter lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Duvall doubled to deep left. | 0 | 2 |
| Suárez flied out to right, Duvall to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Holt doubled to right, Duvall scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Barnhart flied out to right, Holt to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon hit by pitch. | 1 | 2 |
| Cozart grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Nieuwenhuis grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Hill walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Presley lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Broxton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hill out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Votto struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Phillips lined out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Simon pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Anderson hit by pitch. | 1 | 2 |
| Morris relieved Simon. | 1 | 2 |
| Villar lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Lucroy homered to left center (387 feet), Anderson scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Carter walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Nieuwenhuis struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Torres relieved Anderson. | 1 | 4 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Holt struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Caleb Cotham pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Cotham relieved Morris. | 1 | 4 |
| Hill walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Presley hit by pitch, Hill to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Broxton struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| Pérez hit for Torres. | 1 | 4 |
| Pérez singled to left center, Hill scored, Presley to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Pérez stole second. | 1 | 5 |
| Villar walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Ramírez relieved Cotham. | 1 | 5 |
| Gennett hit sacrifice fly to left, Presley scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Lucroy grounded out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Blazek pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Blazek relieved Torres. | 1 | 6 |
| Barnhart doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 6 |
| De Jesús hit for Ramírez. | 1 | 6 |
| De Jesús flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| Votto singled to right, Barnhart scored. | 2 | 6 |
| Phillips singled to left, Votto to second. | 2 | 6 |
| Bruce singled to right, Votto scored, Phillips to third. | 3 | 6 |
| Duvall homered to left (400 feet), Phillips and Bruce scored. | 6 | 6 |
| Mariñez relieved Blazek. | 6 | 6 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Wood relieved Ramírez. | 6 | 6 |
| De Jesús at third base. | 6 | 6 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Nieuwenhuis grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Hill reached on infield single to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| Presley flied out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jhan Marinez pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Holt struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| Barnhart grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| De Jesús struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Flores hit for Broxton. | 6 | 6 |
| Flores singled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| Braun hit for Mariñez. | 6 | 6 |
| Braun grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Flores out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Nieuwenhuis in center field. | 6 | 6 |
| Flores in right field. | 6 | 6 |
| Jeffress relieved Mariñez. | 6 | 6 |
| Cozart hit by pitch. | 6 | 6 |
| Votto grounded into fielder's choice to second, Cozart out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| Phillips walked, Votto to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Bruce singled to left, Votto to third, Phillips to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Duvall grounded out to shortstop, Votto scored, Phillips to third, Bruce to second. | 7 | 6 |
| Goforth relieved Jeffress. | 7 | 6 |
| Hamilton hit for Wood. | 7 | 6 |
| Hamilton lined out to left. | 7 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Cingrani relieved Wood. | 7 | 6 |
| Hamilton in center field. | 7 | 6 |
| Holt in left field. | 7 | 6 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Lucroy struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Carter walked. | 7 | 6 |
| Maldonado hit for Nieuwenhuis. | 7 | 6 |
| Maldonado struck out looking. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Cozart SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .289 | .309 | .480 |
| Votto 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .212 | .337 | .376 |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .254 | .295 | .426 |
| Bruce RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .261 | .313 | .497 |
| Duvall LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .265 | .297 | .578 |
Cingrani P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .218 | .271 | .391 |
Wood P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Hamilton PH-CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .224 | .265 | .328 |
| Holt CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .250 | .328 | .321 |
| Barnhart C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .236 | .282 | .345 |
| Simon P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
Morris P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Cotham P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ramírez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-De Jesús PH-3B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .167 | .262 | .259 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 171 | |||
| a-flied out to center for J Ramirez in the 7th b-lined out to left for B Wood in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Votto (6, Anderson); Duvall (13, Anderson); Holt (2, Anderson); Barnhart (7, Blazek) HR: Duvall (11, 7th inning off Blazek 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Holt (4), Votto (26), Bruce (30), Duvall 4 (26) 2-out RBI: Votto, Bruce, Duvall 3 GIDP: Simon Reds RISP: 5-15 (Barnhart 0-1, Duvall 1-2, Phillips 0-1, De Jesús 0-1, Bruce 2-3, Suárez 0-1, Holt 1-1, Cozart 0-2, Hamilton 0-1, Votto 1-1, Simon 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Votto (2, ground ball) DP: 2 (Cozart-Phillips-Votto 2). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP SIMON EJECTED BOT 5TH (HITTING BATTER) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 30,293 (72.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:46 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Marvin Hudson |
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