CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds don't play Pittsburgh again until August. They wish the wait wasn't that long.
Joey Votto doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored twice, leading Tim Adleman and the Reds over the Pirates 4-2 on Thursday.
Adam Duvall drove in Votto both times as the Reds won for the fourth time in five games. Cincinnati is 6-1 against the Pirates this year.
"We played good ball in this series and the one in Pittsburgh," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We took on some pretty good pitchers in (Ivan) Nova and (Jameson) Taillon. The guys are playing good. They're playing together."
Gift Ngoepe and Francisco Cervelli each had RBI doubles for Pittsburgh, which has lost four of five.
Adleman (1-1), who set career highs while allowing five earned runs and eight hits in his previous start at St. Louis, gave up two runs and six hits in six innings.
"You want to keep the Pirates at bay as best you can," Adleman said. "I want to go deeper in the game. If you told me before the game that I'd go six with two earned, I'd probably take it."
"Adleman was terrific," Price said. "He was great. He threw strikes and went right after them He didn't get himself in trouble."
Cervelli thinks the Pirates helped make Adleman look good.
"We just didn't put many runners on," he said. "It's a long season. We'll see him again."
Michael Lorenzen pitched two perfect innings, and Raisel Iglesias finished to remain perfect in five save chances.
Nova, the NL's pitcher of the month for April, struggled on a wet, chilly day. After allowing a season-high eight hits in six innings during a 9-2 loss to Cincinnati on April 12, Nova (3-3) gave up four runs and 10 hits while struggling with two- and four-seam fastballs that had more movement than usual.
"They have a really good lineup," he said. "I have to do something different the next time I face them."
Votto doubled to start the scoring in a two-run fourth and came around on Duvall's single. The Reds got five hits in the inning.
Votto doubled home Billy Hamilton from first base with two outs in the fifth. Duvall followed with his first triple of the season, a line drive into the left-field corner that caromed past Gregory Polanco along the warning track.
"It is a big comfort with Votto and Duvall batting after me," said Hamilton, who swiped his 200th career base before Votto's RBI double. "With them guys, you don't have to steal a base every single pitch. It takes a little pressure off me knowing I don't have to steal every base. Those guys can drive me in from first base. I don't have to get to second base just to score."
Pittsburgh's dormant offense was as much at fault as Nova, Cervelli said.
"It was a couple of pitches," Cervelli said. "We were facing some good hitters. Votto is good. Duvall is good. If you don't make good pitches, you pay. The weather didn't help, but that was the same for both teams, so that's no excuse.
"We know he's capable of keeping the game close, but we've got to score runs. He gave us six innings. We didn't score."
SOGGY START
The first pitch was delayed 56 minutes by rain. Light rain was falling by the bottom of the first inning and continued intermittently throughout.
POOR TIME-ING
Tucker Barnhart's request for time while batting in the third inning came too late. He hurriedly had to reset his stance and weakly bounced out to 3B Josh Harrison.
MILESTONE WATCH
Billy Hamilton's fifth-stolen base was the 200th of his career.
FENCED IN
Pittsburgh saw its streak of consecutive games with at least one home run snapped at seven, the Pirates' longest since a seven-game run last August.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: Cervelli made his first appearance since Saturday. He had been sidelined with a sore right foot, which had bothered him on and off since spring training.
Reds: SS Zack Cozart got a scheduled day off. He has three hits in his last 23 at-bats (.130) after hitting .407 over his first 18 games.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Chad Kuhl (1-2, 6.26) is scheduled to start Friday at home against Milwaukee. He left his last start on Sunday in Miami after being hit on the right knee by Dee Gordon's comebacker.
Reds: RHP Bronson Arroyo (2-2, 7.20) is set to start Friday at home vs. San Francisco. Matt Cain (2-0, 2.30) is due to start for the Giants.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Joey Votto doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored twice, leading Tim Adleman and the Reds over the Pirates 4-2 on Thursday.
Adam Duvall drove in Votto both times as the Reds won for the fourth time in five games. Cincinnati is 6-1 against the Pirates this year.
"We played good ball in this series and the one in Pittsburgh," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We took on some pretty good pitchers in (Ivan) Nova and (Jameson) Taillon. The guys are playing good. They're playing together."
Gift Ngoepe and Francisco Cervelli each had RBI doubles for Pittsburgh, which has lost four of five.
Adleman (1-1), who set career highs while allowing five earned runs and eight hits in his previous start at St. Louis, gave up two runs and six hits in six innings.
"You want to keep the Pirates at bay as best you can," Adleman said. "I want to go deeper in the game. If you told me before the game that I'd go six with two earned, I'd probably take it."
"Adleman was terrific," Price said. "He was great. He threw strikes and went right after them He didn't get himself in trouble."
Cervelli thinks the Pirates helped make Adleman look good.
"We just didn't put many runners on," he said. "It's a long season. We'll see him again."
Michael Lorenzen pitched two perfect innings, and Raisel Iglesias finished to remain perfect in five save chances.
Nova, the NL's pitcher of the month for April, struggled on a wet, chilly day. After allowing a season-high eight hits in six innings during a 9-2 loss to Cincinnati on April 12, Nova (3-3) gave up four runs and 10 hits while struggling with two- and four-seam fastballs that had more movement than usual.
"They have a really good lineup," he said. "I have to do something different the next time I face them."
Votto doubled to start the scoring in a two-run fourth and came around on Duvall's single. The Reds got five hits in the inning.
Votto doubled home Billy Hamilton from first base with two outs in the fifth. Duvall followed with his first triple of the season, a line drive into the left-field corner that caromed past Gregory Polanco along the warning track.
"It is a big comfort with Votto and Duvall batting after me," said Hamilton, who swiped his 200th career base before Votto's RBI double. "With them guys, you don't have to steal a base every single pitch. It takes a little pressure off me knowing I don't have to steal every base. Those guys can drive me in from first base. I don't have to get to second base just to score."
Pittsburgh's dormant offense was as much at fault as Nova, Cervelli said.
"It was a couple of pitches," Cervelli said. "We were facing some good hitters. Votto is good. Duvall is good. If you don't make good pitches, you pay. The weather didn't help, but that was the same for both teams, so that's no excuse.
"We know he's capable of keeping the game close, but we've got to score runs. He gave us six innings. We didn't score."
SOGGY START
The first pitch was delayed 56 minutes by rain. Light rain was falling by the bottom of the first inning and continued intermittently throughout.
POOR TIME-ING
Tucker Barnhart's request for time while batting in the third inning came too late. He hurriedly had to reset his stance and weakly bounced out to 3B Josh Harrison.
MILESTONE WATCH
Billy Hamilton's fifth-stolen base was the 200th of his career.
FENCED IN
Pittsburgh saw its streak of consecutive games with at least one home run snapped at seven, the Pirates' longest since a seven-game run last August.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: Cervelli made his first appearance since Saturday. He had been sidelined with a sore right foot, which had bothered him on and off since spring training.
Reds: SS Zack Cozart got a scheduled day off. He has three hits in his last 23 at-bats (.130) after hitting .407 over his first 18 games.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Chad Kuhl (1-2, 6.26) is scheduled to start Friday at home against Milwaukee. He left his last start on Sunday in Miami after being hit on the right knee by Dee Gordon's comebacker.
Reds: RHP Bronson Arroyo (2-2, 7.20) is set to start Friday at home vs. San Francisco. Matt Cain (2-0, 2.30) is due to start for the Giants.
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12:35PM,EDT,May 4,2017
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 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Harrison struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jaso popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| McCutchen singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Polanco walked, McCutchen to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bell struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Hamilton flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Cervelli singled to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hanson flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Ngoepe doubled to deep center, Cervelli scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Nova struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Schebler lined out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Jaso popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| McCutchen struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Polanco flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Alcántara singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart grounded out to third, Alcántara to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Adleman struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Bell grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Cervelli struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hanson grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Peraza singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Votto doubled to center, Peraza scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Duvall singled to center, Votto scored, Duvall out stretching at second. | 1 | 2 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Schebler doubled to deep right. | 1 | 2 |
| Alcántara singled to left, Schebler to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Alcántara stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Barnhart grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Ngoepe grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Nova grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Harrison reached on bunt single to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Jaso flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Adleman struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Hamilton singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Peraza flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Votto doubled to deep right, Hamilton scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Duvall tripled to deep left, Votto scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| McCutchen flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Polanco lined out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Bell doubled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Cervelli doubled to deep left center, Bell scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Hanson flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Schebler flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Alcántara singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Barnhart grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Alcántara out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Lorenzen relieved Adleman. | 2 | 4 |
| Gennett at second base. | 2 | 4 |
| Ngoepe struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Gosselin hit for Nova. | 2 | 4 |
| Gosselin grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Harrison flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Juan Nicasio pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Nicasio relieved Nova. | 2 | 4 |
| Gennett singled to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to third, Gennett out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Peraza fouled out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| Votto walked, Hamilton to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Duvall grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Jaso grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| McCutchen grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Polanco grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Hudson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Hudson relieved Nicasio. | 2 | 4 |
| Suárez walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Schebler popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Kivlehan hit for Lorenzen. | 2 | 4 |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. Suárez caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 2 | 4 |
| Bell singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Cervelli struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Osuna hit for Hanson. | 2 | 4 |
| Osuna grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bell out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Díaz hit for Ngoepe. | 2 | 4 |
| Osuna to second on fielder's indifference. | 2 | 4 |
| Díaz struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .305 | .380 | .516 |
| Jaso RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .145 | .242 | .255 |
| McCutchen CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .235 | .319 | .431 |
| Polanco LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .221 | .316 | .302 |
| Bell 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .247 | .347 | .424 |
| Cervelli C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .218 | .299 | .410 |
| Hanson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .207 | .233 | .345 |
b-Osuna PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .385 | .500 |
| Ngoepe SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .375 | .545 | .563 |
c-Díaz PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .222 | .300 | .333 |
| Nova P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Gosselin PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .120 | .154 | .160 |
Nicasio P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Hudson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 128 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for I Nova in the 7th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for A Hanson in the 9th c-struck out looking for G Ngoepe in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Ngoepe (1, Adleman); Bell (3, Adleman); Cervelli (7, Adleman) RBI: Ngoepe (4), Cervelli (12) 2-out RBI: Cervelli Pirates RISP: 1-6 (Bell 0-1, Harrison 0-1, Díaz 0-1, Hanson 0-1, Nova 0-1, Cervelli 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Hanson-Ngoepe-Bell, Cervelli-Hanson). Outfield Assist: McCutchen (Duvall at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 59 minute delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 17,896 (42.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 54 degrees, rain |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Ripperger, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Vic Carapazza, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
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