CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds haven't enjoyed an outburst like this in seven years.
Adam Duvall, Patrick Kivlehan and Eugenio Suarez each hit a solo homer in the first three innings, and Cincinnati set a season high in runs for the second consecutive game with a 14-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
Nine players had at least one RBI for the Reds, who got 18 hits and matched a season best with their fourth straight victory. They have scored 27 runs in a two-game span for the first time since May 2010 against Houston.
Nine of Cincinnati's hits went for extra bases. Kivlehan led the way with his career-high four hits in his fourth start of the season. All of them came after he dropped a routine fly ball in right field before starting an inning-ending double play moments later.
"It was the worst way to start the game," he said. "I got that first hit and it took the stress off. A mistake like that lingers with you a little bit. Anyone who says it doesn't isn't telling the truth. It's tough to lock back in. I tried to relax as best I could."
Reds manager Bryan Price was happy to see Kivlehan quickly regroup.
"Bench players live for an opportunity to start," Price said. "When a guy like Kivlehan comes in and gets four hits, it is a big boost."
Cincinnati sent 11 batters to the plate during a six-run third inning that made it 10-2. Seven had hits, including Suarez's RBI double and Kivlehan's first homer of the season.
"The great thing about baseball is all the anomalies," Price said. "You enjoy it while it lasts, but it is more likely you'll go through stretches where you don't score a lot of runs."
Billy Hamilton was a home run short of the cycle while scoring two runs and driving in two -- in the first three innings.
"It was pretty much the same story as (Friday) night," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Balls that weren't hit hard were going through. That team we're playing is doing good things. Scoring two or three runs is the thing. We've got to be better. Getting beat like this two games in a row shouldn't happen."
Reds rookie left-hander Amir Garrett turned in his fifth start of six or more innings in six appearances. Garrett (3-2) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings with four walks and two strikeouts -- called third strikes on the first two batters of the game.
Robert Stephenson pitched three hitless innings for his first major league save.
The Reds have won six of seven. They improved to 5-1 on their nine-game homestand after going 3-7 on their previous one.
Left-hander Ty Blach became the first Giants pitcher to allow 10 runs in one game since San Diego scored 10 in 5 1/3 innings against Jamey Wright during a 10-4 win at San Francisco on May 1, 2006. Eight of the runs given up by Blach (0-2) in his three innings were earned, and he was roughed up for 11 hits.
Blach threw 75 pitches, 49 for strikes. His ERA leaped from 2.55 to 5.66.
"I just left a lot of balls over the middle of the plate," he said. "When I got behind, I wasn't able to execute the pitches I needed to get out of it. It was just one of those days. When I made quality pitches, they found holes. That's the way it goes sometimes."
WHY WAIT?
The Giants promoted outfielder Justin Ruggiano from Triple-A Sacramento before the game and immediately inserted him into the starting lineup in left field. The 35-year-old Ruggiano went 0 for 3 with a walk.
FIND HIM A SPOT
Reds utilityman Arismendy Alcantara's seventh-inning RBI double gave him a hit in his last six plate appearances, seven of the past eight and eight of his last 11.
OH, THE IRONY
On a night when the Reds set a season high for hits, Jose Peraza went 0 for 5 to see his hitting streak snapped at a career-high nine games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: SS Brandon Crawford was "ramping up" his baseball activities as he worked to come back from his right groin strain, Bochy said, adding that Crawford could be ready to play a game somewhere by Monday. Crawford has been out since April 26.
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey increased his pitch count from 23 on Tuesday to 30 on Friday in his second bullpen session. He's scheduled for a third session Monday while coming back from surgery in February to remove bone spurs from his elbow.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto (4-1) starts the finale of the three-game series Sunday against his former team.
Reds: RHP Scott Feldman (1-3) makes his team-leading seventh start of the season. Feldman hasn't won in four starts since April 9.
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San Francisco Giants
Adam Duvall, Patrick Kivlehan and Eugenio Suarez each hit a solo homer in the first three innings, and Cincinnati set a season high in runs for the second consecutive game with a 14-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
Nine players had at least one RBI for the Reds, who got 18 hits and matched a season best with their fourth straight victory. They have scored 27 runs in a two-game span for the first time since May 2010 against Houston.
Nine of Cincinnati's hits went for extra bases. Kivlehan led the way with his career-high four hits in his fourth start of the season. All of them came after he dropped a routine fly ball in right field before starting an inning-ending double play moments later.
"It was the worst way to start the game," he said. "I got that first hit and it took the stress off. A mistake like that lingers with you a little bit. Anyone who says it doesn't isn't telling the truth. It's tough to lock back in. I tried to relax as best I could."
Reds manager Bryan Price was happy to see Kivlehan quickly regroup.
"Bench players live for an opportunity to start," Price said. "When a guy like Kivlehan comes in and gets four hits, it is a big boost."
Cincinnati sent 11 batters to the plate during a six-run third inning that made it 10-2. Seven had hits, including Suarez's RBI double and Kivlehan's first homer of the season.
"The great thing about baseball is all the anomalies," Price said. "You enjoy it while it lasts, but it is more likely you'll go through stretches where you don't score a lot of runs."
Billy Hamilton was a home run short of the cycle while scoring two runs and driving in two -- in the first three innings.
"It was pretty much the same story as (Friday) night," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Balls that weren't hit hard were going through. That team we're playing is doing good things. Scoring two or three runs is the thing. We've got to be better. Getting beat like this two games in a row shouldn't happen."
Reds rookie left-hander Amir Garrett turned in his fifth start of six or more innings in six appearances. Garrett (3-2) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings with four walks and two strikeouts -- called third strikes on the first two batters of the game.
Robert Stephenson pitched three hitless innings for his first major league save.
The Reds have won six of seven. They improved to 5-1 on their nine-game homestand after going 3-7 on their previous one.
Left-hander Ty Blach became the first Giants pitcher to allow 10 runs in one game since San Diego scored 10 in 5 1/3 innings against Jamey Wright during a 10-4 win at San Francisco on May 1, 2006. Eight of the runs given up by Blach (0-2) in his three innings were earned, and he was roughed up for 11 hits.
Blach threw 75 pitches, 49 for strikes. His ERA leaped from 2.55 to 5.66.
"I just left a lot of balls over the middle of the plate," he said. "When I got behind, I wasn't able to execute the pitches I needed to get out of it. It was just one of those days. When I made quality pitches, they found holes. That's the way it goes sometimes."
WHY WAIT?
The Giants promoted outfielder Justin Ruggiano from Triple-A Sacramento before the game and immediately inserted him into the starting lineup in left field. The 35-year-old Ruggiano went 0 for 3 with a walk.
FIND HIM A SPOT
Reds utilityman Arismendy Alcantara's seventh-inning RBI double gave him a hit in his last six plate appearances, seven of the past eight and eight of his last 11.
OH, THE IRONY
On a night when the Reds set a season high for hits, Jose Peraza went 0 for 5 to see his hitting streak snapped at a career-high nine games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: SS Brandon Crawford was "ramping up" his baseball activities as he worked to come back from his right groin strain, Bochy said, adding that Crawford could be ready to play a game somewhere by Monday. Crawford has been out since April 26.
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey increased his pitch count from 23 on Tuesday to 30 on Friday in his second bullpen session. He's scheduled for a third session Monday while coming back from surgery in February to remove bone spurs from his elbow.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto (4-1) starts the finale of the three-game series Sunday against his former team.
Reds: RHP Scott Feldman (1-3) makes his team-leading seventh start of the season. Feldman hasn't won in four starts since April 9.
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7:10PM,EDT,May 6,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Tomlinson struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Belt struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Pence flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Hamilton tripled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart hit sacrifice fly to right, Hamilton scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Votto grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Duvall homered to left (433 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Suárez lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Posey walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Arroyo walked, Posey to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Ruggiano safe at first on error by right fielder Kivlehan, Posey to third, Arroyo to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Núñez hit sacrifice fly to center, Posey scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Hernández doubled to deep right, Arroyo scored, Ruggiano to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Blach lined out to right, Hernández thrown out at third. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Peraza safe at first on error by second baseman Tomlinson. | 2 | 2 |
| Kivlehan singled to center, Peraza to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Mesoraco popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Garrett sacrificed to first, Peraza to third, Kivlehan to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Hamilton doubled to center, Peraza and Kivlehan scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Hamilton stole third. | 2 | 4 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Tomlinson flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Belt grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| Pence flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Votto walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Duvall singled to center, Votto to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Suárez doubled to left, Votto scored, Duvall to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Peraza grounded out to shortstop, Duvall scored, Suárez to third. | 2 | 6 |
| Suárez scored on Blach's wild pitch. | 2 | 7 |
| Kivlehan homered to center (400 feet). | 2 | 8 |
| Mesoraco singled to center. | 2 | 8 |
| Garrett bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 2 | 8 |
| Hamilton singled to left, Mesoraco to third. | 2 | 8 |
| Cozart singled to left, Mesoraco scored, Hamilton to third. | 2 | 9 |
| Votto doubled to left, Hamilton scored, Cozart to third. | 2 | 10 |
| Duvall fouled out to first. | 2 | 10 |
| 6 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Posey singled to left. | 2 | 10 |
| Arroyo singled to right, Posey to second. | 2 | 10 |
| Ruggiano fouled out to left. | 2 | 10 |
| Núñez singled to left, Posey to third, Arroyo to second. | 2 | 10 |
| Hernández grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Núñez out at second. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| George Kontos pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Kontos relieved Blach. | 2 | 10 |
| Suárez homered to left (368 feet). | 2 | 11 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 2 | 11 |
| Kivlehan singled to left. | 2 | 11 |
| Mesoraco struck out swinging. | 2 | 11 |
| Garrett lined out to left. | 2 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Kontos lined out to first. | 2 | 11 |
| Tomlinson walked. | 2 | 11 |
| Belt flied out to left. | 2 | 11 |
| Pence flied out to center. | 2 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| George Kontos pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Hamilton popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 11 |
| Cozart walked. | 2 | 11 |
| Votto singled to shallow center, Cozart to third. | 2 | 11 |
| Duvall hit sacrifice fly to left, Cozart scored. | 2 | 12 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 2 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Amir Garrett pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Posey grounded out to third. | 2 | 12 |
| Arroyo flied out to right. | 2 | 12 |
| Ruggiano walked. | 2 | 12 |
| Núñez doubled to right, Ruggiano to third. | 2 | 12 |
| Hernández grounded out to third. | 2 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Hundley catching. | 2 | 12 |
| Morris relieved Kontos. | 2 | 12 |
| Gillaspie at third base. | 2 | 12 |
| Peraza flied out to left. | 2 | 12 |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. | 2 | 12 |
| Mesoraco grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Stephenson relieved Garrett. | 2 | 12 |
| Turner catching. | 2 | 12 |
| Gillaspie flied out to left. | 2 | 12 |
| Tomlinson popped out to second. | 2 | 12 |
| Belt struck out looking. | 2 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Steven Okert pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Okert relieved Morris. | 2 | 12 |
| Turner grounded out to third. | 2 | 12 |
| Hamilton flied out to right. | 2 | 12 |
| Cozart doubled to deep left. | 2 | 12 |
| Alcántara hit for Votto. | 2 | 12 |
| Alcántara doubled to deep right, Cozart scored. | 2 | 13 |
| Duvall walked. | 2 | 13 |
| Gennett hit for Suárez. | 2 | 13 |
| Gennett singled to center, Alcántara scored, Duvall to second. | 2 | 14 |
| Osich relieved Okert. | 2 | 14 |
| Morse at first base. | 2 | 14 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 2 | 14 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Alcántara in right field. | 2 | 14 |
| Gennett at third base. | 2 | 14 |
| Kivlehan at first base. | 2 | 14 |
| Pence grounded out to second. | 2 | 14 |
| Hundley grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 14 |
| Morse grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Josh Osich pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN |
| Kivlehan singled to center. | 2 | 14 |
| Kivlehan to second on wild pitch by Osich. | 2 | 14 |
| Stephenson struck out swinging. | 2 | 14 |
| Turner grounded out to second, Kivlehan to third. | 2 | 14 |
| Hamilton grounded out to third. | 2 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN |
| Ruggiano grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 14 |
| Núñez flied out to right. | 2 | 14 |
| Hernández walked. | 2 | 14 |
| Gillaspie struck out swinging. | 2 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
San Francisco Giants
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomlinson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .278 | .316 | .278 |
| Belt 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .243 | .377 | .439 |
Osich P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .254 | .307 | .342 |
| Posey C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .369 | .442 | .476 |
Hundley C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .230 | .362 |
| Arroyo 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .250 | .280 | .438 |
Morris P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Okert P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Morse 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .167 | .412 |
| Ruggiano LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Núñez SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .270 | .297 | .342 |
| Hernández CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .192 | .263 | .247 |
| Blach P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .200 | .500 |
Kontos P
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Gillaspie 3B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .176 | .256 | .206 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 131 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Hernández (4, Garrett); Núñez (8, Garrett) RBI: Núñez (7), Hernández (7) SF: Núñez GIDP: Hernández Giants RISP: 2-7 (Núñez 1-1, Ruggiano 0-2, Hernández 1-3, Blach 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Tomlinson (1, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 20,213 (47.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Carlos Torres, Third Base - Dana DeMuth |
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