CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds took advantage of some sloppy play by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
The Pirates managed just three hits while being charged with two errors, both of which led to unearned runs in the Reds' 4-3 victory in 10 innings.
Tucker Barnhart walked with one out in the 10th. Arismendy Alcantara pinch-ran for him and went to second on Daniel Hudson's (0-1) errant pickoff attempt.
After a groundout, Billy Hamilton lined a double to right, giving the Reds consecutive wins for the first time since completing a four-game winning streak on April 12.
"It was big for me when it got to two strikes," Hamilton said. "I didn't want to strike out in that situation. It was big for Arismendy to get to second base."
Michael Lorenzen (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win.
Adam Duvall had a three-run home run for the Reds.
Josh Harrison homered twice and Andrew McCutchen also went deep for Pittsburgh, which has lost two straight games after winning three in a row.
"It comes down to execution at this level -- at every level," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "We made enough mistakes to lose by one run. Three hits on a night challenges you."
Harrison, a Cincinnati native playing before about 10 of his family and friends, tied it at 3-3 with his second homer of the game, a two-out solo shot into the left field seats off Drew Storen in the eighth inning.
The key to hitting two homers is simple for Harrison.
"Get pitches to hit and don't miss them," he said.
"I'd like to have gotten him up another time," Hurdle said.
Reds starter Amir Garrett allowed just two hits -- solo homers by Harrison and McCutchen in seven innings.
The performance was a vast improvement over his previous start at Milwaukee, where he allowed eight hits -- including three home runs -- and 10 runs in 3 1/3 innings.
"Obviously, he was better than in his last start," Hurdle said. "I think the low strike zone helped. He changed speeds. We weren't able to square him up."
"It was a good bounce-back game for me," Garrett said. "Everything was up last game, and I didn't know why. I just went about my routine. I didn't work on anything. I just had a good bullpen between starts."
Manager Bryan Price considered it just another lesson for the rookie left-hander.
"You learn a lot about young pitchers after they've been kicked in the teeth," Price said. "It's a difference-maker, how they respond to adversity."
Harrison's second home run of the game got Gerrit Cole off the hook. The Pirates starter went into the game 0-6 with a 5.44 ERA in eight starts against Cincinnati, including 0-3 with a 4.55 ERA in five starts at Great American Ball Park.
"He had a very good ballgame," Hurdle said. "He was very strong again."
McCutchen hit his fourth homer of the season into the left field seats with two outs in the first inning. Harrison added his third, an opposite-field shot to right, leading off the sixth.
Hamilton led off the sixth by reaching on an error by second baseman Phil Gosselin -- the fourth time in the first six innings that the Reds got their leadoff batter on base.
After Hamilton's third stolen base of the game, Joey Votto drew a one-out walk, setting up Duvall's eighth homer of the season. Duvall has five home runs and 13 RBI over his past 11 games.
CATCHING UP
After promoting C John Bormann from Class A Bradenton on Sunday as an emergency backup with Francisco Cervelli dealing with a balky right foot, the Pirates optioned Bormann back to Bradenton and recalled Elias Diaz from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday. Cervelli remains active.
COMFORT LEVEL
Andrew McCutchen's homer on Monday was his 27th against Cincinnati, third among active players behind former Cardinal Albert Pujols and Milwaukee's Ryan Braun. McCutchen extended his hitting streak at Great American Ball Park to nine games.
SOMETHING ABOUT BUCS
Billy Hamilton went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases on Monday against Pittsburgh, improving his performance in his past 11 games against the Pirates to .396 (19-for-48) with 11 stolen bases, going back to April 30, 2016.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: Despite stitch marks, some swelling and discomfort in his right knee, RHP Chad Kuhl doesn't expect to miss his next start, scheduled for Friday. Kuhl left Sunday's game at Miami after getting hit on the knee by Dee Gordon's sharp one-hopper.
Reds: LHP Tony Cingrani, out since April 21 with a strained right oblique, could resume throwing this week, manager Bryan Price said on Monday. Cingrani has a 1.93 ERA in five relief appearances.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Tyler Glasnow (0-1, 7.98), who allowed five earned runs in 1 2/3 innings in a start against Cincinnati on April 10, is Pittsburgh's scheduled starter on Tuesday.
Reds: RHP Scott Feldman (1-2, 3.25) is scheduled to make his first start against Pittsburgh since 2010 on Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pirates managed just three hits while being charged with two errors, both of which led to unearned runs in the Reds' 4-3 victory in 10 innings.
Tucker Barnhart walked with one out in the 10th. Arismendy Alcantara pinch-ran for him and went to second on Daniel Hudson's (0-1) errant pickoff attempt.
After a groundout, Billy Hamilton lined a double to right, giving the Reds consecutive wins for the first time since completing a four-game winning streak on April 12.
"It was big for me when it got to two strikes," Hamilton said. "I didn't want to strike out in that situation. It was big for Arismendy to get to second base."
Michael Lorenzen (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win.
Adam Duvall had a three-run home run for the Reds.
Josh Harrison homered twice and Andrew McCutchen also went deep for Pittsburgh, which has lost two straight games after winning three in a row.
"It comes down to execution at this level -- at every level," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "We made enough mistakes to lose by one run. Three hits on a night challenges you."
Harrison, a Cincinnati native playing before about 10 of his family and friends, tied it at 3-3 with his second homer of the game, a two-out solo shot into the left field seats off Drew Storen in the eighth inning.
The key to hitting two homers is simple for Harrison.
"Get pitches to hit and don't miss them," he said.
"I'd like to have gotten him up another time," Hurdle said.
Reds starter Amir Garrett allowed just two hits -- solo homers by Harrison and McCutchen in seven innings.
The performance was a vast improvement over his previous start at Milwaukee, where he allowed eight hits -- including three home runs -- and 10 runs in 3 1/3 innings.
"Obviously, he was better than in his last start," Hurdle said. "I think the low strike zone helped. He changed speeds. We weren't able to square him up."
"It was a good bounce-back game for me," Garrett said. "Everything was up last game, and I didn't know why. I just went about my routine. I didn't work on anything. I just had a good bullpen between starts."
Manager Bryan Price considered it just another lesson for the rookie left-hander.
"You learn a lot about young pitchers after they've been kicked in the teeth," Price said. "It's a difference-maker, how they respond to adversity."
Harrison's second home run of the game got Gerrit Cole off the hook. The Pirates starter went into the game 0-6 with a 5.44 ERA in eight starts against Cincinnati, including 0-3 with a 4.55 ERA in five starts at Great American Ball Park.
"He had a very good ballgame," Hurdle said. "He was very strong again."
McCutchen hit his fourth homer of the season into the left field seats with two outs in the first inning. Harrison added his third, an opposite-field shot to right, leading off the sixth.
Hamilton led off the sixth by reaching on an error by second baseman Phil Gosselin -- the fourth time in the first six innings that the Reds got their leadoff batter on base.
After Hamilton's third stolen base of the game, Joey Votto drew a one-out walk, setting up Duvall's eighth homer of the season. Duvall has five home runs and 13 RBI over his past 11 games.
CATCHING UP
After promoting C John Bormann from Class A Bradenton on Sunday as an emergency backup with Francisco Cervelli dealing with a balky right foot, the Pirates optioned Bormann back to Bradenton and recalled Elias Diaz from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday. Cervelli remains active.
COMFORT LEVEL
Andrew McCutchen's homer on Monday was his 27th against Cincinnati, third among active players behind former Cardinal Albert Pujols and Milwaukee's Ryan Braun. McCutchen extended his hitting streak at Great American Ball Park to nine games.
SOMETHING ABOUT BUCS
Billy Hamilton went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases on Monday against Pittsburgh, improving his performance in his past 11 games against the Pirates to .396 (19-for-48) with 11 stolen bases, going back to April 30, 2016.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: Despite stitch marks, some swelling and discomfort in his right knee, RHP Chad Kuhl doesn't expect to miss his next start, scheduled for Friday. Kuhl left Sunday's game at Miami after getting hit on the knee by Dee Gordon's sharp one-hopper.
Reds: LHP Tony Cingrani, out since April 21 with a strained right oblique, could resume throwing this week, manager Bryan Price said on Monday. Cingrani has a 1.93 ERA in five relief appearances.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Tyler Glasnow (0-1, 7.98), who allowed five earned runs in 1 2/3 innings in a start against Cincinnati on April 10, is Pittsburgh's scheduled starter on Tuesday.
Reds: RHP Scott Feldman (1-2, 3.25) is scheduled to make his first start against Pittsburgh since 2010 on Tuesday.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Harrison flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Mercer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| McCutchen homered to left center (373 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Polanco grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Hamilton singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole third. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Osuna grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Bell flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Gosselin walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Stewart lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Schebler singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Gennett flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Peraza fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart singled to center, Schebler to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Garrett struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Cole struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Mercer grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| McCutchen walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Polanco struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Osuna popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| McCutchen caught stealing second, pitcher to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Bell grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Gosselin flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Stewart walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Cole grounded into fielder's choice to second, Stewart out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Peraza singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Garrett bunted into double play, pitcher to shortstop to second, Peraza out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Harrison homered to right center (351 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Mercer bunt popped out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| McCutchen grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Polanco grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Gerrit Cole pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Hamilton safe at first on error by second baseman Gosselin. | 2 | 0 |
| Cozart flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Duvall homered to left center (406 feet), Hamilton and Votto scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Gennett flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Osuna grounded out to catcher. | 2 | 3 |
| Bell hit by pitch. | 2 | 3 |
| Bell caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Gosselin struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Juan Nicasio pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Nicasio relieved Cole. | 2 | 3 |
| Hanson at second base. | 2 | 3 |
| Peraza lined out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Barnhart grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| Kivlehan hit for Garrett. | 2 | 3 |
| Kivlehan lined out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Suárez at third base. | 2 | 3 |
| Storen relieved Garrett. | 2 | 3 |
| Stewart struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Hanson grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Harrison homered to left center (367 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Mercer grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Juan Nicasio pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Ngoepe at second base. | 3 | 3 |
| Rivero relieved Nicasio. | 3 | 3 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Lorenzen relieved Storen. | 3 | 3 |
| McCutchen struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Polanco struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Osuna hit by pitch. | 3 | 3 |
| Bell grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Felipe Rivero pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Duvall walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Schebler struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Suárez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Duvall out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Ngoepe grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| Stewart struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Jaso hit for Rivero. | 3 | 3 |
| Jaso flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Hudson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Hudson relieved Rivero. | 3 | 3 |
| Peraza bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| Barnhart walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Mesoraco hit for Lorenzen. | 3 | 3 |
| Alcántara ran for Barnhart. | 3 | 3 |
| Alcántara safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Hudson. | 3 | 3 |
| Mesoraco grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Hamilton doubled to right, Alcántara scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .313 | .383 | .506 |
| Mercer SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .209 | .292 | .291 |
| McCutchen CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .247 | .333 | .438 |
| Polanco LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .235 | .319 | .321 |
| Osuna RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .321 | .406 | .536 |
| Bell 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .247 | .353 | .438 |
| Gosselin 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .130 | .167 | .174 |
Nicasio P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ngoepe 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .444 | .615 | .667 |
| Stewart C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .278 | .350 | .444 |
| Cole P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
Hanson 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .273 |
Rivero P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Jaso PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .140 | .260 | .233 |
Hudson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 142 | |||
| a-flied out to center for F Rivero in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: McCutchen (4, 1st inning off Garrett 0 on, 2 Out); Harrison 2 (4, 6th inning off Garrett 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off Storen 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: McCutchen (13), Harrison 2 (8) 2-out RBI: McCutchen, Harrison Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Bell (1, 2nd base by Garrett/Barnhart); McCutchen (1, 2nd base by Garrett) Picked Off: McCutchen (1st base by Garrett) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gosselin (1, ground ball); Hudson (1, throw) DP: 2 (Cole-Mercer-Gosselin, Mercer-Ngoepe-Bell). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 14,753 (34.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:13 |
| Weather | 57 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 21 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Vic Carapazza, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Mark Ripperger |
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