CINCINNATI -- A guy with "Bob" on the back of his jersey left Pittsburgh's batters swinging at nothing but air.
Rookie Robert Stephenson fanned a career-high 11 Pirates, and Scott Schebler drove in three runs with a homer and his first triple of the season, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-5 victory Friday night.
Stephenson (2-4) stymied Pittsburgh with sharp-breaking pitches in his fifth start and 19th overall appearance, allowing two runs in 5 2/3 innings.
As part of the Players Weekend promotion, Stephenson wore his nickname on the back of his No. 55 jersey -- it simply said "Bob." His nasty slider had the Pirates muttering something else.
"My slider -- I got most of my strikeouts on that," said Stephenson , who threw 107 pitches. "It went really well most of the time. I was happy with the results. I felt like today was one of those days where I felt most confident in my stuff."
The right-hander fanned the first six batters for a modern Reds record, according to information from the Elias Sports Bureau provided by the team. The major league record is eight by Houston's Jim Deshaies in 1986 and the Mets' Jacob deGrom in 2014.
"That might have been as good a slider as I've seen in a long time," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "We hadn't seen that pitch from maybe anybody this year as far as the tilt and the depth of the slider. It was an elite slider tonight."
Pittsburgh's Josh Bell hit a three-run homer off Tim Adleman in the seventh, one of his four hits.
Schebler had a single, an RBI triple and a two-run homer off Ivan Nova (11-11), who gave up seven runs -- matching his season high -- in five innings. Adam Duvall added a solo shot, his 30th of the season. Tucker Barnhart drove in two with a sacrifice fly and a single. Nova also let in a run with a bases-loaded wild pitch.
"The fastball kept missing off the plate," Nova said. "The only thing that was working for me was the curve."
Pittsburgh has lost 10 of 13, fading from the NL Central race. The Reds are 9-2 against the Pirates this season.
The Pirates activated Francisco Cervelli off the disabled list before the game. The catcher has been limited by soreness in his left hand and wrist. Cervelli walked and scored in the third, but left in the bottom of the inning because of a sore left thigh.
JUST HURDLE
Major league players, managers and coaches can have nicknames on their jerseys this weekend as part of an MLB promotion. Hurdle decided to keep his last name on his. Why? "I've never really had a nickname," he said. "Really. I've been `That Guy."
ANGELS CLAIM RELIEVER
The Angels claimed former Reds reliever Blake Wood off waivers. He was designated for assignment on Wednesday, a day after he gave up five runs in a 13-9 loss to the Cubs.
ALL ABOARD
Joey Votto walked in his final plate appearance. He has reached safely in 29 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the majors. His career high is a 48-game streak that ties Pete Rose's club record.
MOVES
The Reds called up OF Phillip Ervin and C Chad Wallach from Triple-A Louisville. They placed C Stuart Turner on the 3-day paternity list and OF Jesse Winker on the 10-day DL with a strained hip. The Pirates optioned C Elias Diaz to Triple-A Indianapolis.
TRAINERS ROOM
Pirates: Cervelli plans to get with trainers in the offseason to deal with his hand and wrist problems. He had surgery to remove part of a bone in his left hand last year. "I think it's related to the surgery last year," he said. "I have scar tissue there. It's the same pain, but I don't have the bone anymore, so I must be overusing it."
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey will skip his scheduled start on Sunday, replaced by RHP Tyler Mahle. Bailey lasted only three innings on Tuesday because of irritation in the back of his shoulder.
UP NEXT
Pirates: Gerrit Cole (10-8) is 0-6 in nine career starts against Cincinnati. He started on May 1 at Great American Ball Park and gave up three runs in six innings of the Reds' 4-3 win. Cole has won his last seven decisions on the road, leaving him 8-4 this season away from PNC Park.
Reds: Luis Castillo (2-6) makes his first career start against the Pirates. In his last five games, he's 1-2 with a 2.67 ERA.
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Rookie Robert Stephenson fanned a career-high 11 Pirates, and Scott Schebler drove in three runs with a homer and his first triple of the season, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-5 victory Friday night.
Stephenson (2-4) stymied Pittsburgh with sharp-breaking pitches in his fifth start and 19th overall appearance, allowing two runs in 5 2/3 innings.
As part of the Players Weekend promotion, Stephenson wore his nickname on the back of his No. 55 jersey -- it simply said "Bob." His nasty slider had the Pirates muttering something else.
"My slider -- I got most of my strikeouts on that," said Stephenson , who threw 107 pitches. "It went really well most of the time. I was happy with the results. I felt like today was one of those days where I felt most confident in my stuff."
The right-hander fanned the first six batters for a modern Reds record, according to information from the Elias Sports Bureau provided by the team. The major league record is eight by Houston's Jim Deshaies in 1986 and the Mets' Jacob deGrom in 2014.
"That might have been as good a slider as I've seen in a long time," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "We hadn't seen that pitch from maybe anybody this year as far as the tilt and the depth of the slider. It was an elite slider tonight."
Pittsburgh's Josh Bell hit a three-run homer off Tim Adleman in the seventh, one of his four hits.
Schebler had a single, an RBI triple and a two-run homer off Ivan Nova (11-11), who gave up seven runs -- matching his season high -- in five innings. Adam Duvall added a solo shot, his 30th of the season. Tucker Barnhart drove in two with a sacrifice fly and a single. Nova also let in a run with a bases-loaded wild pitch.
"The fastball kept missing off the plate," Nova said. "The only thing that was working for me was the curve."
Pittsburgh has lost 10 of 13, fading from the NL Central race. The Reds are 9-2 against the Pirates this season.
The Pirates activated Francisco Cervelli off the disabled list before the game. The catcher has been limited by soreness in his left hand and wrist. Cervelli walked and scored in the third, but left in the bottom of the inning because of a sore left thigh.
JUST HURDLE
Major league players, managers and coaches can have nicknames on their jerseys this weekend as part of an MLB promotion. Hurdle decided to keep his last name on his. Why? "I've never really had a nickname," he said. "Really. I've been `That Guy."
ANGELS CLAIM RELIEVER
The Angels claimed former Reds reliever Blake Wood off waivers. He was designated for assignment on Wednesday, a day after he gave up five runs in a 13-9 loss to the Cubs.
ALL ABOARD
Joey Votto walked in his final plate appearance. He has reached safely in 29 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the majors. His career high is a 48-game streak that ties Pete Rose's club record.
MOVES
The Reds called up OF Phillip Ervin and C Chad Wallach from Triple-A Louisville. They placed C Stuart Turner on the 3-day paternity list and OF Jesse Winker on the 10-day DL with a strained hip. The Pirates optioned C Elias Diaz to Triple-A Indianapolis.
TRAINERS ROOM
Pirates: Cervelli plans to get with trainers in the offseason to deal with his hand and wrist problems. He had surgery to remove part of a bone in his left hand last year. "I think it's related to the surgery last year," he said. "I have scar tissue there. It's the same pain, but I don't have the bone anymore, so I must be overusing it."
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey will skip his scheduled start on Sunday, replaced by RHP Tyler Mahle. Bailey lasted only three innings on Tuesday because of irritation in the back of his shoulder.
UP NEXT
Pirates: Gerrit Cole (10-8) is 0-6 in nine career starts against Cincinnati. He started on May 1 at Great American Ball Park and gave up three runs in six innings of the Reds' 4-3 win. Cole has won his last seven decisions on the road, leaving him 8-4 this season away from PNC Park.
Reds: Luis Castillo (2-6) makes his first career start against the Pirates. In his last five games, he's 1-2 with a 2.67 ERA.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Hamilton popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Bell struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jaso struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler tripled to right, Suárez scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Barnhart hit sacrifice fly to left, Schebler scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Stephenson flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Cervelli walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Mercer lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Nova struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Marte singled to left center, Cervelli to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Frazier singled to deep center, Cervelli scored, Marte to second, Marte thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Stewart catching. | 1 | 2 |
| Hamilton reached on infield single to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Cozart popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Votto flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Harrison struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Bell reached on infield single to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Jaso doubled to deep left center, Bell scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Stewart reached on infield single to shortstop, Jaso to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Mercer walked, Stewart to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Nova grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Mercer out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Gennett safe at first on error by second baseman Harrison. | 2 | 2 |
| Suárez singled to center, Gennett to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Schebler singled to deep left center, Gennett to third, Suárez to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Barnhart singled to right, Gennett scored, Suárez to third, Schebler to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Stephenson struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Suárez scored, Schebler to third, Barnhart to second on wild pitch by Nova. | 2 | 4 |
| Cozart struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Marte bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 4 |
| Frazier walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Frazier caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Harrison struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Votto flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Duvall homered to left center (400 feet). | 2 | 5 |
| Gennett fouled out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Suárez walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Schebler homered to center (419 feet), Suárez scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Barnhart walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Stephenson struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Bell singled to right. | 2 | 7 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Jaso walked, Bell to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Stewart lined out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Mercer singled to right, Bell to third, Jaso to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Osuna hit for Nova. | 2 | 7 |
| Adleman relieved Stephenson. | 2 | 7 |
| Osuna struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Hudson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Hudson relieved Nova. | 2 | 7 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 2 | 7 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Marte flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Frazier walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Harrison doubled to deep right, Frazier to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Bell homered to center (412 feet), Frazier and Harrison scored. | 5 | 7 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| Peralta relieved Adleman. | 5 | 7 |
| Rodríguez hit for Jaso. | 5 | 7 |
| Rodríguez struck out looking. | 5 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Hudson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Rodríguez in right field. | 5 | 7 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| Gennett walked. | 5 | 7 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 5 | 7 |
| Schebler hit by pitch, Gennett to second. | 5 | 7 |
| Barnhart hit by pitch, Gennett to third, Schebler to second. | 5 | 7 |
| Kivlehan hit for Peralta. | 5 | 7 |
| Harrison at third base. | 5 | 7 |
| Moroff at second base. | 5 | 7 |
| Schugel relieved Hudson. | 5 | 7 |
| Kivlehan doubled to deep right, Gennett and Schebler scored, Barnhart to third. | 5 | 9 |
| Hamilton walked. | 5 | 9 |
| Cozart lined out to right. | 5 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Storen relieved Peralta. | 5 | 9 |
| Stewart flied out to left. | 5 | 9 |
| Mercer reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 9 |
| Moroff flied out to center. | 5 | 9 |
| Marte popped out to second. | 5 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Barbato pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Barbato relieved Schugel. | 5 | 9 |
| Votto walked. | 5 | 9 |
| Duvall flied out to right. | 5 | 9 |
| Gennett grounded out to first, Votto to second. | 5 | 9 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 5 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Storen. | 5 | 9 |
| Frazier fouled out to third. | 5 | 9 |
| Harrison lined out to center. | 5 | 9 |
| Bell reached on infield single to third. | 5 | 9 |
| McCutchen hit for Barbato. | 5 | 9 |
| McCutchen struck out swinging. | 5 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Marte CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | .260 | .320 | .360 |
| Frazier LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .284 | .356 | .392 |
| Harrison 2B-3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .280 | .346 | .443 |
| Bell 1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .267 | .345 | .497 |
| Freese 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .252 | .368 | .365 |
Schugel P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
Barbato P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-McCutchen PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .282 | .374 | .496 |
| Jaso RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .216 | .325 | .396 |
b-Rodríguez PH-RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .197 | .329 | .423 |
| Cervelli C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .249 | .342 | .370 |
Stewart C
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .191 | .231 | .235 |
| Mercer SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .253 | .326 | .398 |
| Nova P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .022 | .022 | .022 |
a-Osuna PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .251 | .292 | .471 |
Hudson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Moroff 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .149 | .247 | .254 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 174 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for I Nova in the 6th b-struck out looking for J Jaso in the 7th c-struck out swinging for J Barbato in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Jaso (17, Stephenson); Harrison (24, Adleman) HR: Bell (22, 7th inning off Adleman 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Frazier (45), Jaso (28), Bell 3 (76) 2-out RBI: Frazier, Jaso Pirates RISP: 4-7 (Stewart 1-2, Mercer 1-1, Bell 1-1, Frazier 1-1, Osuna 0-1, Nova 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Frazier (5, 2nd base by Stephenson/Barnhart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Harrison (11, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| C CERVELLI (LEFT QUAD) LEFT GAME BOT 3 |
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 20,561 (48.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:35 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Chad Whitson |
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