CINCINNATI -- Matt Cain has never looked worse on a major league mound, although he didn't feel as bad as the final score suggested.
Cain was rocked for nine runs, matching the most he has allowed in the big leagues, and Jose Peraza drove in a career-high four runs in the first four innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants 13-3 on Friday night.
Cain (2-1), a 32-year-old veteran of 13 seasons, allowed 10 hits and threw 78 pitches in 3 1/3 innings. Five of the six batters he walked scored, and his ERA rose from 2.30 to 4.70. San Francisco pitchers walked 12 in all, the team's most since Sept. 24, 2011, against Arizona, and the Giants fell to an NL-worst 11-19.
Twelve walks are the most drawn by the Reds since getting 13 on April 23, 2006, at Milwaukee.
"We laid off a lot of tough pitches early and made Cain work," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We had a lot of good at-bats. Everyone in the starting lineup was on base twice."
While admitting the walks were "ugly," Cain felt victimized by some bloops and seeing-eye hits.
"It was close," he said. "It was closer than it looked. That's part of the game -- the tough part of it. That's something you'd like to see on our side of it. You've got to manage your way through it."
Eugenio Suarez had three hits and three RBI, and Billy Hamilton scored four runs for the Reds, who had 16 hits and stole five bases against Cain and catcher Buster Posey. Cincinnati scored in each of the first six innings and won for the fifth time in six games, including three in a row.
"Matty wasn't on top of his game holding runners on," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Buster didn't have a chance on any of them. It's one of those nights where they did everything right."
Bronson Arroyo (3-2) gave up three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in 5 1/3 innings with one walk and four strikeouts. Making his sixth start since coming back from elbow and shoulder operations that caused him to miss two seasons, the 40-year-old right-hander threw a season-high 95 pitches.
"It was 100 percent better," Arroyo said. "The arm felt normal today. I could have gone back out there. I threw 95 pitches and felt good. The rest of my body is catching up. I can do the normal things now."
Joey Votto hit a sacrifice fly and Suarez and Peraza had RBI singles as Cincinnati opened a 3-0 lead in the first.
Peraza extended his career-best hitting streak to nine games with a first-inning RBI single. He singled leading off the third, stole second and scored on Hamilton's single.
Christian Arroyo homered in the second, cutting the Giants' deficit to 3-1.
Cain twice allowed nine runs against St. Louis, on April 18, 2008, and April 7, 2013.
SOGGY START II
For the second consecutive day, rain delayed the start of the game, this time by 1 hour, 50 minutes. The combined delay time was 2 hours, 46 minutes.
CELEBRATING CINCO
The Reds ("Los Rojos") and Giants ("Gigantes") wore jerseys with Spanish-language versions of their nicknames in honor of Cinco de Mayo.
ARROYO REUNION
Christian Arroyo hit his second-inning home run off of fellow Brooksville, Florida, native and Hernando High School alum Bronson Arroyo. Christian was three days old when Bronson was drafted in 1995. They are not related.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto is expected to make his next start on Sunday against his former team. Cueto hasn't missed a start despite dealing all season with a blister on his right middle finger.
Reds: LHP Tony Cingrani has started throwing lightly -- 60-70 feet on flat ground, Price said -- while coming back from a strained right oblique. Cingrani went on the 10-day disabled list on April 21.
UP NEXT
Giants: Rookie LHP Ty Blach (0-1, 2.55), who replaced injured Madison Bumgarner in the rotation, is to make his third start of the season Saturday.
Reds: Rookie LHP Amir Garrett (2-2, 4.50) seeks his first win in four starts since April 12. A blown save cost him a win Monday against Pittsburgh.
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San Francisco Giants
Cain was rocked for nine runs, matching the most he has allowed in the big leagues, and Jose Peraza drove in a career-high four runs in the first four innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants 13-3 on Friday night.
Cain (2-1), a 32-year-old veteran of 13 seasons, allowed 10 hits and threw 78 pitches in 3 1/3 innings. Five of the six batters he walked scored, and his ERA rose from 2.30 to 4.70. San Francisco pitchers walked 12 in all, the team's most since Sept. 24, 2011, against Arizona, and the Giants fell to an NL-worst 11-19.
Twelve walks are the most drawn by the Reds since getting 13 on April 23, 2006, at Milwaukee.
"We laid off a lot of tough pitches early and made Cain work," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We had a lot of good at-bats. Everyone in the starting lineup was on base twice."
While admitting the walks were "ugly," Cain felt victimized by some bloops and seeing-eye hits.
"It was close," he said. "It was closer than it looked. That's part of the game -- the tough part of it. That's something you'd like to see on our side of it. You've got to manage your way through it."
Eugenio Suarez had three hits and three RBI, and Billy Hamilton scored four runs for the Reds, who had 16 hits and stole five bases against Cain and catcher Buster Posey. Cincinnati scored in each of the first six innings and won for the fifth time in six games, including three in a row.
"Matty wasn't on top of his game holding runners on," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Buster didn't have a chance on any of them. It's one of those nights where they did everything right."
Bronson Arroyo (3-2) gave up three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in 5 1/3 innings with one walk and four strikeouts. Making his sixth start since coming back from elbow and shoulder operations that caused him to miss two seasons, the 40-year-old right-hander threw a season-high 95 pitches.
"It was 100 percent better," Arroyo said. "The arm felt normal today. I could have gone back out there. I threw 95 pitches and felt good. The rest of my body is catching up. I can do the normal things now."
Joey Votto hit a sacrifice fly and Suarez and Peraza had RBI singles as Cincinnati opened a 3-0 lead in the first.
Peraza extended his career-best hitting streak to nine games with a first-inning RBI single. He singled leading off the third, stole second and scored on Hamilton's single.
Christian Arroyo homered in the second, cutting the Giants' deficit to 3-1.
Cain twice allowed nine runs against St. Louis, on April 18, 2008, and April 7, 2013.
SOGGY START II
For the second consecutive day, rain delayed the start of the game, this time by 1 hour, 50 minutes. The combined delay time was 2 hours, 46 minutes.
CELEBRATING CINCO
The Reds ("Los Rojos") and Giants ("Gigantes") wore jerseys with Spanish-language versions of their nicknames in honor of Cinco de Mayo.
ARROYO REUNION
Christian Arroyo hit his second-inning home run off of fellow Brooksville, Florida, native and Hernando High School alum Bronson Arroyo. Christian was three days old when Bronson was drafted in 1995. They are not related.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto is expected to make his next start on Sunday against his former team. Cueto hasn't missed a start despite dealing all season with a blister on his right middle finger.
Reds: LHP Tony Cingrani has started throwing lightly -- 60-70 feet on flat ground, Price said -- while coming back from a strained right oblique. Cingrani went on the 10-day disabled list on April 21.
UP NEXT
Giants: Rookie LHP Ty Blach (0-1, 2.55), who replaced injured Madison Bumgarner in the rotation, is to make his third start of the season Saturday.
Reds: Rookie LHP Amir Garrett (2-2, 4.50) seeks his first win in four starts since April 12. A blown save cost him a win Monday against Pittsburgh.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Panik struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Belt walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Pence fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Posey grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Belt out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Hamilton walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart singled to center, Hamilton to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto hit sacrifice fly to center, Hamilton scored, Cozart to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Duvall popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Suárez singled to center, Cozart scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Schebler singled to left, Suárez to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Peraza singled to center, Suárez scored, Schebler to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Mesoraco grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Peraza out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Morse struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| Arroyo homered to left center (412 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| Núñez lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Hernández fouled out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Arroyo struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Hamilton walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 1 | 3 |
| Hamilton stole third. | 1 | 3 |
| Cozart walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Cozart stole second. | 1 | 3 |
| Votto walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Duvall fouled out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Suárez singled to center, Hamilton and Cozart scored, Votto to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Schebler singled to center, Votto thrown out at home, Suárez to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Cain struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Panik flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Belt grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Peraza singled to shallow center. | 1 | 5 |
| Mesoraco flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| Arroyo struck out swinging, Peraza stole second. | 1 | 5 |
| Hamilton singled to left center, Peraza scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Hamilton safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Cain. | 1 | 6 |
| Cozart lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Pence grounded out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Posey singled to left center. | 1 | 6 |
| Morse grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Posey out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Votto walked. | 1 | 6 |
| Duvall singled to left, Votto to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Suárez singled to deep right, Votto to third, Duvall to second, Suárez out stretching at second. | 1 | 6 |
| Schebler intentionally walked. | 1 | 6 |
| Posey at first base. | 1 | 6 |
| Gearrin relieved Cain. | 1 | 6 |
| Hundley catching. | 1 | 6 |
| Peraza tripled to deep center, Votto, Duvall and Schebler scored. | 1 | 9 |
| Mesoraco walked. | 1 | 9 |
| Arroyo struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| Hamilton grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Arroyo lined out to left. | 1 | 9 |
| Núñez doubled to deep left. | 1 | 9 |
| Hernández lined out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| Hundley doubled to deep left center, Núñez scored. | 2 | 9 |
| Panik struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cory Gearrin pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Cozart lined out to center. | 2 | 9 |
| Votto walked. | 2 | 9 |
| Duvall doubled to left, Votto to third. | 2 | 9 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 2 | 9 |
| Schebler hit by pitch. | 2 | 9 |
| Peraza safe at first on error by third baseman Arroyo, Votto scored, Duvall to third, Schebler to second. | 2 | 10 |
| Mesoraco flied out to right. | 2 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Belt flied out to right. | 2 | 10 |
| Pence safe at first on error by shortstop Cozart. | 2 | 10 |
| Posey doubled to left, Pence to third. | 2 | 10 |
| Gillaspie hit for Gearrin. | 2 | 10 |
| Wood relieved Arroyo. | 2 | 10 |
| Gennett at second base. | 2 | 10 |
| Gillaspie grounded out to shortstop, Pence scored, Posey to third. | 3 | 10 |
| Arroyo grounded out to third. | 3 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Morris relieved Gearrin. | 3 | 10 |
| Gennett walked. | 3 | 10 |
| Hamilton tripled to deep center, Gennett scored. | 3 | 11 |
| Cozart doubled to deep right center, Hamilton scored. | 3 | 12 |
| Votto grounded out to first, Cozart to third. | 3 | 12 |
| Duvall flied out to center. | 3 | 12 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 3 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Núñez walked. | 3 | 12 |
| Hernández singled to center, Núñez to second. | 3 | 12 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 3 | 12 |
| Panik grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Hernández out at second. | 3 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Osich pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Stubbs in center field. | 3 | 12 |
| Osich relieved Morris. | 3 | 12 |
| Hernández in right field. | 3 | 12 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 3 | 12 |
| Turner hit for Wood. | 3 | 12 |
| Turner flied out to right. | 3 | 12 |
| Mesoraco walked. | 3 | 12 |
| Gennett struck out looking. | 3 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Austin Brice pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Brice relieved Wood. | 3 | 12 |
| Belt struck out swinging. | 3 | 12 |
| Stubbs struck out swinging. | 3 | 12 |
| Posey singled to center. | 3 | 12 |
| Tomlinson hit for Osich. | 3 | 12 |
| Tomlinson lined out to right. | 3 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hunter Strickland pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Belt at first base. | 3 | 12 |
| Strickland relieved Osich. | 3 | 12 |
| Tomlinson in left field. | 3 | 12 |
| Hamilton singled to right. | 3 | 12 |
| Cozart struck out looking. | 3 | 12 |
| Votto walked, Hamilton to second. | 3 | 12 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 3 | 12 |
| Suárez walked, Hamilton to third, Votto to second. | 3 | 12 |
| Schebler singled to right, Hamilton scored, Votto to third, Suárez to second. | 3 | 13 |
| Brice struck out looking. | 3 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Austin Brice pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Arroyo lined out to right. | 3 | 13 |
| Núñez struck out swinging. | 3 | 13 |
| Hernández fouled out to first. | 3 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
San Francisco Giants
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panik 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .293 | .357 | .394 |
| Belt LF-1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .252 | .389 | .456 |
| Pence RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .264 | .317 | .355 |
Stubbs CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .091 | .167 | .091 |
| Posey C-1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .366 | .435 | .476 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Morse 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .188 | .176 | .438 |
Gearrin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Gillaspie PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .270 | .219 |
Morris P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Osich P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Tomlinson PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Arroyo 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .239 | .255 | .435 |
| Núñez SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .259 | .289 | .324 |
| Hernández CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .186 | .250 | .229 |
| Cain P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
Hundley C
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .211 | .233 | .368 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 144 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for C Gearrin in the 6th b-lined out to right for J Osich in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Núñez (7, Arroyo); Hundley (9, Arroyo); Posey (3, Arroyo) HR: Arroyo (3, 2nd inning off Arroyo 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Arroyo (6), Hundley (4), Gillaspie (4) 2-out RBI: Hundley GIDP: Morse, Panik Giants RISP: 1-7 (Hundley 1-2, Arroyo 0-1, Panik 0-2, Gillaspie 0-1, Hernández 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Cain (1, throw); Arroyo (2, ground ball) Outfield Assist: Pence (Suárez at 2nd base); Hernández (Votto at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 1 hour and 59 minute delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 22,724 (53.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 47 degrees, rain |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dana DeMuth, First Base - Paul Nauert, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Carlos Torres |
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