CINCINNATI -- Pat Hoberg is Ramon Cabrera's lucky charm.
Hoberg was umpiring behind the plate last season when the Reds catcher hit his first career home run. Hoberg made it 2 for 2 on Thursday night. He was behind the plate when Cabrera hit a three-run homer in the second inning to lead Cincinnati to a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins.
"It was special for me," Cabrera said. "I talked to the umpire. He said, `Do you remember who the umpire was when you hit your first home run off (John) Lackey? It was me."
Dan Straily continued his second-half surge as Cincinnati made it eight wins in 10 series since the All-Star break.
Billy Hamilton used aggressive baserunning to produce another run and Eugenio Suarez added an RBI double to give Cincinnati three straight wins over Miami after losing the opener of the four-game series.
Straily (9-6) improved to 5-0 with a 2.68 ERA over his last six starts. He opened with five shutout innings before giving up Marcell Ozuna's two-run homer in the sixth. Straily allowed six hits and struck out seven.
"It is a special year for Straily," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He is solidifying his career."
Blake Wood turned in 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his second career save in two opportunities.
Marlins starter Jose Fernandez (12-7) allowed five runs in a season-low four innings -- as many runs as he gave up in his four June starts -- to see his ERA over his last four starts climb to 6.00. The Reds reached him for seven hits and a walk while sending him to a career-worst third consecutive loss. He previously had never lost more than two consecutive decisions.
"We took advantage of Fernandez' strikes early in the count, but he throws it around 100," Price said. "He looked like a million bucks, but we got the barrel on the ball."
"Obviously, (the Reds) were squaring a lot of stuff up," manager Don Mattingly said. "I'm not quite sure. I haven't seen the replay of the pitches, but balls kind of at the belt line and in the center of the plate are going to get hit."
Thursday's numbers were remarkably similar to Fernandez's last start in Cincinnati, on April 18, 2013, his rookie season, when he also allowed five runs in four innings.
"From there, things got better," he said. "I hope they better this time, too."
Fernandez finished with six strikeouts, pushing him over 200 for the first time in his career. With 204, he is the sixth Marlin to reach 200 in a season and first since Anibal Sanchez with 202 in 2011.
Martin Prado capitalized on an error by pitcher Jumbo Diaz with a two-run single in the seventh.
MOVING UP: Fernandez's six strikeouts on Thursday leave him with 204 on the season, the third-highest season total in Marlins history. He trails Kevin Brown (205, 1997) and record-holder Ryan Dempster (209, 2000).
POWER SURGE: Ozuna's home run was his 22nd of the season and third of the four-game series. He is one homer short of matching the career high he set in 2014.
ON THE VERGE: Joey Votto needs one double to reach 300 in his career and four RBI to reach 700.
TRAINING ROOM
Marlins: RHP A.J. Ramos is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Friday. If he feels OK on Saturday, Mattingly expects to be able to activate him on Sunday. Ramos, 1-1 with a 3.05 ERA and 32 saves in 47 relief appearances this season, has been out since Aug. 6 with a fracture of the third finger of his right hand.
Reds: Problems with his patella and Achilles tendons related to last year's knee surgery are plaguing SS Zack Cozart, who didn't start on Thursday for the third time in the four-game series.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (9-8) tries for his first win in five career starts against the Pirates when Miami opens a three-game series in Pittsburgh on Friday. He is 0-4 with a 5.73 ERA in his career against the Pirates.
Reds: RHP Tim Adleman (1-1) is scheduled to make his first start since May 19 when the Reds open a four-game wraparound series against Los Angeles in Cincinnati. Adleman has been sidelined with a strained left oblique.
Miami Marlins
Hoberg was umpiring behind the plate last season when the Reds catcher hit his first career home run. Hoberg made it 2 for 2 on Thursday night. He was behind the plate when Cabrera hit a three-run homer in the second inning to lead Cincinnati to a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins.
"It was special for me," Cabrera said. "I talked to the umpire. He said, `Do you remember who the umpire was when you hit your first home run off (John) Lackey? It was me."
Dan Straily continued his second-half surge as Cincinnati made it eight wins in 10 series since the All-Star break.
Billy Hamilton used aggressive baserunning to produce another run and Eugenio Suarez added an RBI double to give Cincinnati three straight wins over Miami after losing the opener of the four-game series.
Straily (9-6) improved to 5-0 with a 2.68 ERA over his last six starts. He opened with five shutout innings before giving up Marcell Ozuna's two-run homer in the sixth. Straily allowed six hits and struck out seven.
"It is a special year for Straily," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He is solidifying his career."
Blake Wood turned in 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his second career save in two opportunities.
Marlins starter Jose Fernandez (12-7) allowed five runs in a season-low four innings -- as many runs as he gave up in his four June starts -- to see his ERA over his last four starts climb to 6.00. The Reds reached him for seven hits and a walk while sending him to a career-worst third consecutive loss. He previously had never lost more than two consecutive decisions.
"We took advantage of Fernandez' strikes early in the count, but he throws it around 100," Price said. "He looked like a million bucks, but we got the barrel on the ball."
"Obviously, (the Reds) were squaring a lot of stuff up," manager Don Mattingly said. "I'm not quite sure. I haven't seen the replay of the pitches, but balls kind of at the belt line and in the center of the plate are going to get hit."
Thursday's numbers were remarkably similar to Fernandez's last start in Cincinnati, on April 18, 2013, his rookie season, when he also allowed five runs in four innings.
"From there, things got better," he said. "I hope they better this time, too."
Fernandez finished with six strikeouts, pushing him over 200 for the first time in his career. With 204, he is the sixth Marlin to reach 200 in a season and first since Anibal Sanchez with 202 in 2011.
Martin Prado capitalized on an error by pitcher Jumbo Diaz with a two-run single in the seventh.
MOVING UP: Fernandez's six strikeouts on Thursday leave him with 204 on the season, the third-highest season total in Marlins history. He trails Kevin Brown (205, 1997) and record-holder Ryan Dempster (209, 2000).
POWER SURGE: Ozuna's home run was his 22nd of the season and third of the four-game series. He is one homer short of matching the career high he set in 2014.
ON THE VERGE: Joey Votto needs one double to reach 300 in his career and four RBI to reach 700.
TRAINING ROOM
Marlins: RHP A.J. Ramos is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Friday. If he feels OK on Saturday, Mattingly expects to be able to activate him on Sunday. Ramos, 1-1 with a 3.05 ERA and 32 saves in 47 relief appearances this season, has been out since Aug. 6 with a fracture of the third finger of his right hand.
Reds: Problems with his patella and Achilles tendons related to last year's knee surgery are plaguing SS Zack Cozart, who didn't start on Thursday for the third time in the four-game series.
UP NEXT
Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (9-8) tries for his first win in five career starts against the Pirates when Miami opens a three-game series in Pittsburgh on Friday. He is 0-4 with a 5.73 ERA in his career against the Pirates.
Reds: RHP Tim Adleman (1-1) is scheduled to make his first start since May 19 when the Reds open a four-game wraparound series against Los Angeles in Cincinnati. Adleman has been sidelined with a strained left oblique.
7:10PM,EDT,August 18,2016
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 |
| Miami - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Gordon flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Prado grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Hamilton lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| De Jesús Jr. singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, De Jesús Jr. out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Ozuna lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Phillips singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler singled to right, Phillips to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera homered to right center (392 feet), Phillips and Schebler scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Holt lined out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| Straily struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Hechavarría grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Fernández flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Gordon singled to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Prado lined out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Hamilton singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| De Jesús Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Votto walked, Hamilton to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Phillips lined out to center, Hamilton scored, Votto to second on throwing error by center fielder Ozuna. | 0 | 4 |
| Votto to third on wild pitch by Fernández. | 0 | 4 |
| Suárez doubled to deep left center, Votto scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Yelich fouled out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Ozuna safe at first on error by second baseman Phillips. | 0 | 5 |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Johnson struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Fernandez pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Cabrera lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Holt singled to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Straily struck out bunting foul. | 0 | 5 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Hechavarría singled to right center. | 0 | 5 |
| Andino hit for Fernández. | 0 | 5 |
| Andino flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hechavarría out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brian Ellington pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Ellington relieved Fernández. | 0 | 5 |
| De Jesús Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Votto lined out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| Phillips continues to bat after dropped foul ball by second baseman Gordon. | 0 | 5 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Prado singled to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Ozuna homered to left (363 feet), Prado scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Suzuki singled to center. | 2 | 5 |
| Johnson grounded into double play, third to second to first, Suzuki out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Ellington pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Schebler flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Cabrera singled to deep right. | 2 | 5 |
| Holt struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jumbo Diaz pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Díaz relieved Straily. | 2 | 5 |
| Mathis safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Díaz. | 2 | 5 |
| Hechavarría walked, Mathis to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Dietrich hit for Ellington. | 2 | 5 |
| Dietrich struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Gordon grounded out to shortstop, Mathis to third, Hechavarría to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Prado singled to right, Mathis and Hechavarría scored. | 4 | 5 |
| Wood relieved Díaz. | 4 | 5 |
| Renda in left field. | 4 | 5 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dustin McGowan pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| McGowan relieved Ellington. | 4 | 5 |
| Renda walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to second, Renda out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 4 | 5 |
| De Jesús Jr. flied out to left, Hamilton to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Votto intentionally walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Votto stole second. | 4 | 5 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Ozuna flied out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| Suzuki singled to left. | 4 | 5 |
| Johnson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Suzuki out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Barraclough pitching for Miami | MIA | CIN |
| Barraclough relieved McGowan. | 4 | 5 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Cabrera lined out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | MIA | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Wood. | 4 | 5 |
| Realmuto hit for Mathis. | 4 | 5 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Hechavarría flied out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| Rojas hit for Barraclough. | 4 | 5 |
| Rojas grounded out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Miami Marlins
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .292 | .337 | .357 |
| Prado 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .327 | .380 | .446 |
| Yelich LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | .313 | .382 | .487 |
| Ozuna CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .281 | .336 | .498 |
| Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .313 | .384 | .387 |
| Johnson 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .231 | .291 | .347 |
| Mathis C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .234 | .255 | .346 |
c-Realmuto PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .306 | .347 | .406 |
| Hechavarría SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .248 | .293 | .332 |
| Fernández P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .268 | .300 |
a-Andino PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
b-Dietrich PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .276 | .369 | .403 |
McGowan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
d-Rojas PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .276 | .301 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 143 | |||
| a-flied out to right for J Fernandez in the 5th b-struck out swinging for B Ellington in the 7th c-struck out swinging for J Mathis in the 9th d-grounded to second for K Barraclough in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Ozuna (22, 6th inning off Straily 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Ozuna 2 (64), Prado 2 (57) 2-out RBI: Prado 2 GIDP: Johnson 2 Marlins RISP: 1-3 (Dietrich 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Prado 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Ozuna (5, throw); Gordon (5, dropped foul ball) DP: 1 (Hechavarría-Gordon-Johnson). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 14,108 (33.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Pat Hoberg, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - D.J. Reyburn, Third Base - Tony Randazzo |
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