CINCINNATI -- Joey Votto extended his best hitting streak. Stuart Turner
connected for his first major league homer. The Reds had a lot of nice
moments in a comfortable win -- something they don't get very often
these days.
Votto extended his longest hitting streak of the season to 14 games, Turner hit a two-run shot, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Wednesday night in a game that was well in hand early.
"A lot of great moments," manager Bryan Price said.
It included a few more from Cincinnati's best player.
Votto had a double and a single off left-hander Travis Wood (2-4), who made his third start since San Diego acquired him in a trade with Kansas City. Votto's career high is a 17-game hitting streak last season. He's batting .477 with four homers during the current one.
Turner and Eugenio Suarez each had a two-run homer, and Jose Peraza singled with the bases loaded off Wood, who lasted five innings.
"It was just one of those grinding days that didn't go my way," Wood said.
Turner's homer on a 2-0 pitch was a no-doubter from the moment it left his bat, landing in the upper deck.
"It could've been a wall-scraper and I would've taken it," the catcher said. "I got to 2-0 and got a pitch to drive and didn't miss it."
Asher Wojciechowski (3-1) won his second straight start despite allowing a solo homer by Manuel Margot and a two-run shot by Wil Myers . He gave up seven hits and struck out six in 5 2/3 innings.
The Reds are 8-18 since the All-Star break. San Diego has lost five of seven.
The Reds are 2-4 against San Diego with one game left in their series. They haven't won a season series against the Padres since 2012.
KEEP RUNNING
Wojciechowski had to hustle for his first major league hit in the fourth. He singled to right, but Hunter Renfroe quickly got to the ball and threw to first. Wojciechowski barely beat the throw and broke into a smile after crossing the base.
"I hit it harder than I thought, and I got out of the box slow," the pitcher said. "I thought he might try to throw me out, and when he looked at the first baseman, I knew I had to turn it on."
SAVING CATCH
Renfroe made a sliding catch of Adam Duvall's fly ball down the line later in the fourth, helping San Diego escape a bases-loaded threat.
EXTRA WORK
Myers spent extra time in the batting cage pregame, trying to work some kinks out of his swing. He's batting only .238 and came into the game in a 3-for-19 slump.
"I've never gone through this in my career," Myers said. "I've never struggled this bad for this long. I'm just trying to find positives in this and get out of it."
A PADRES FIRST
Margot's 10th homer made him the first Padres centerfielder to reach the mark in his rookie season.
CAPPS STRUGGLES
Carter Capps was called up to start the series and retired only two of the five batters he faced in his Padres debut. He pitched the sixth inning on Wednesday and gave up a pair of runs, including Peraza's RBI single. Capps missed last season recovering from Tommy John surgery.
REDS ADDITION
Cincinnati claimed RH Luke Farrell off waivers from the Dodgers and optioned him to Triple-A Louisville. They designated utility player Scott Van Slyke for assignment.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RF Scott Schebler plans to take batting practice on Thursday as he recovers from a sore left shoulder. He's been sidelined since Aug. 1 and plans to be activated this weekend.
UP NEXT
Padres: RH Dinelson Lamet (6-4) has won his last three starts. He's trying to become the first Padres pitcher to win four in a row since Jesse Hahn in 2014. He has a 1.96 ERA during his winning streak.
Reds: RH Luis Castillo (2-5) makes his 10th major league start and his first against San Diego. He gave up four runs in 6 1/3 innings of a 4-1 loss to St. Louis on Saturday.
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Votto extended his longest hitting streak of the season to 14 games, Turner hit a two-run shot, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Wednesday night in a game that was well in hand early.
"A lot of great moments," manager Bryan Price said.
It included a few more from Cincinnati's best player.
Votto had a double and a single off left-hander Travis Wood (2-4), who made his third start since San Diego acquired him in a trade with Kansas City. Votto's career high is a 17-game hitting streak last season. He's batting .477 with four homers during the current one.
Turner and Eugenio Suarez each had a two-run homer, and Jose Peraza singled with the bases loaded off Wood, who lasted five innings.
"It was just one of those grinding days that didn't go my way," Wood said.
Turner's homer on a 2-0 pitch was a no-doubter from the moment it left his bat, landing in the upper deck.
"It could've been a wall-scraper and I would've taken it," the catcher said. "I got to 2-0 and got a pitch to drive and didn't miss it."
Asher Wojciechowski (3-1) won his second straight start despite allowing a solo homer by Manuel Margot and a two-run shot by Wil Myers . He gave up seven hits and struck out six in 5 2/3 innings.
The Reds are 8-18 since the All-Star break. San Diego has lost five of seven.
The Reds are 2-4 against San Diego with one game left in their series. They haven't won a season series against the Padres since 2012.
KEEP RUNNING
Wojciechowski had to hustle for his first major league hit in the fourth. He singled to right, but Hunter Renfroe quickly got to the ball and threw to first. Wojciechowski barely beat the throw and broke into a smile after crossing the base.
"I hit it harder than I thought, and I got out of the box slow," the pitcher said. "I thought he might try to throw me out, and when he looked at the first baseman, I knew I had to turn it on."
SAVING CATCH
Renfroe made a sliding catch of Adam Duvall's fly ball down the line later in the fourth, helping San Diego escape a bases-loaded threat.
EXTRA WORK
Myers spent extra time in the batting cage pregame, trying to work some kinks out of his swing. He's batting only .238 and came into the game in a 3-for-19 slump.
"I've never gone through this in my career," Myers said. "I've never struggled this bad for this long. I'm just trying to find positives in this and get out of it."
A PADRES FIRST
Margot's 10th homer made him the first Padres centerfielder to reach the mark in his rookie season.
CAPPS STRUGGLES
Carter Capps was called up to start the series and retired only two of the five batters he faced in his Padres debut. He pitched the sixth inning on Wednesday and gave up a pair of runs, including Peraza's RBI single. Capps missed last season recovering from Tommy John surgery.
REDS ADDITION
Cincinnati claimed RH Luke Farrell off waivers from the Dodgers and optioned him to Triple-A Louisville. They designated utility player Scott Van Slyke for assignment.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RF Scott Schebler plans to take batting practice on Thursday as he recovers from a sore left shoulder. He's been sidelined since Aug. 1 and plans to be activated this weekend.
UP NEXT
Padres: RH Dinelson Lamet (6-4) has won his last three starts. He's trying to become the first Padres pitcher to win four in a row since Jesse Hahn in 2014. He has a 1.96 ERA during his winning streak.
Reds: RH Luis Castillo (2-5) makes his 10th major league start and his first against San Diego. He gave up four runs in 6 1/3 innings of a 4-1 loss to St. Louis on Saturday.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Diego - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Margot flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Spangenberg reached on bunt single to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Pirela singled to right, Spangenberg to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Solarte struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Myers grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Kivlehan flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez walked, Votto to third, Duvall to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza singled to center, Votto and Duvall scored, Suárez to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Turner flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Renfroe grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hedges flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Coleman grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Alcántara struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Wojciechowski struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Wood struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Margot fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Spangenberg grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Kivlehan fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Duvall doubled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Suárez homered to left (380 feet), Duvall scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Peraza walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Turner flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Pirela struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Solarte singled to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Myers lined out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Renfroe struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Alcántara lined out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Wojciechowski singled to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Kivlehan walked, Wojciechowski to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Votto singled to right, Wojciechowski to third, Kivlehan to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Duvall flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Hedges struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Coleman flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Wood struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Suárez safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Spangenberg. | 0 | 4 |
| Peraza lined out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Turner homered to left (434 feet), Suárez scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Alcántara struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| Wojciechowski struck out looking. | 0 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Asher Wojciechowski pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Margot homered to center (401 feet). | 1 | 6 |
| Spangenberg popped out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Pirela grounded out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Solarte doubled to deep right. | 1 | 6 |
| Myers homered to right (379 feet), Solarte scored. | 3 | 6 |
| Renfroe singled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| Lorenzen relieved Wojciechowski. | 3 | 6 |
| Hedges grounded into fielder's choice to third, Renfroe out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carter Capps pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Capps relieved Wood. | 3 | 6 |
| Hamilton singled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 3 | 6 |
| Kivlehan singled to left, Hamilton to third. | 3 | 6 |
| Votto grounded into fielder's choice to first, Hamilton scored, Kivlehan out at second. | 3 | 7 |
| Duvall singled to left, Votto to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Suárez flied out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| Peraza singled to center, Votto scored, Duvall to second. | 3 | 8 |
| Turner flied out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Coleman struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| Asuaje hit for Capps. | 3 | 8 |
| Asuaje grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| Margot grounded out to catcher. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle McGrath pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| McGrath relieved Capps. | 3 | 8 |
| Alcántara grounded out to third. | 3 | 8 |
| Winker hit for Lorenzen. | 3 | 8 |
| Winker grounded out to second. | 3 | 8 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Peralta relieved Lorenzen. | 3 | 8 |
| Spangenberg grounded out to first. | 3 | 8 |
| Pirela lined out to right. | 3 | 8 |
| Solarte lined out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle McGrath pitching for San Diego | SD | CIN |
| Kivlehan fouled out to first. | 3 | 8 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 3 | 8 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | SD | CIN |
| Wood relieved Peralta. | 3 | 8 |
| Myers flied out to left. | 3 | 8 |
| Renfroe struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| Hedges grounded out to second. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego Padres | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Margot CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .269 | .307 | .424 |
| Spangenberg 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .265 | .319 | .386 |
| Pirela LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .298 | .339 | .529 |
| Solarte 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .271 | .346 | .434 |
| Myers 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .238 | .320 | .456 |
| Renfroe RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .235 | .288 | .458 |
| Hedges C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .224 | .263 | .434 |
| Coleman SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .306 | .316 | .639 |
| Wood P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Capps P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Asuaje PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .291 | .359 | .404 |
McGrath P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 142 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for C Capps in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Solarte (11, Wojciechowski) HR: Margot (10, 6th inning off Wojciechowski 0 on, 0 Out); Myers (22, 6th inning off Wojciechowski 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Margot (28), Myers 2 (55) 2-out RBI: Myers 2 Padres RISP: 1-3 (Myers 1-2, Solarte 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Spangenberg (8, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 15,450 (36.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Chad Whitson, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Jordan Baker |
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