PITTSBURGH -- Jesse Winker watched Cincinnati Reds teammate Scooter Gennett take batting practice Wednesday.
When Gennett sent a ball flying over the Clemente Wall and into the Allegheny River beyond right field at PNC Park, Winker caught himself thinking "Wow."
Later Wednesday night, Winker crushed a home run into the last row above the right-field wall in the seventh inning, barely missing sending his own shot into the river.
It was Winker's second in two days and proved to be the game-winner off newly acquired Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Joaquin Benoit that sent the Reds over the Pirates 5-2.
"I got a hold of it," Winker said. "Scooter hit one into the river. He hit one into the river in BP today and I was like `Wow.' Off the bat, I knew I got it, but to go into that river, I think that's really fun. You never know, right?"
Adam Duvall homered and drove in three runs for the Reds. The Pirates have lost eight of 10 following a six-game winning streak.
After Pittsburgh tied it in the sixth, Winker hit a solo shot over the right-field wall with one out in the seventh to give Cincinnati a 3-2 lead. Benoit (1-5), acquired from Philadelphia on Monday, took over to begin the seventh.
Duvall hit his 24th homer in the ninth, a two-run drive. He earlier had a sacrifice fly.
Michael Lorenzen (6-2) won in relief of Robert Stephenson, who allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings. Raisel Iglesias closed for his 18th save.
Stephenson was pleased with his start after lasting just 4 1/3 innings his last time out against the Miami Marlins on July 27.
"I want to build on this one," Stephenson said. "I was able to get ahead on guys a lot better this time and when I got ahead, it was obviously a lot easier to work. A couple four-pitch walks, but I feel like I corrected a lot better this time out than I did the last time."
Duvall hit a sacrifice fly to give the Reds a 1-0 lead in the fourth and Tucker Barnhart walked with the bases loaded to make it 2-0 in the sixth. Pirates starter Trevor Williams gave up two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
"I felt good," Williams said. "I thought we attacked the hitters really well, getting the first-pitch strike and getting hitters behind. . (The Reds have) a good lineup. One through nine, they've got guys who have the ability to put the ball out of the yard."
Josh Bell and David Freese hit RBI singles in the Pirates sixth.
Pittsburgh has particularly struggled with last-place Cincinnati, who could sweep Pittsburgh for the second time in three series this season with a win Thursday.
"Guys play us good," said Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen, who was 2 for 4. "They play some sound baseball. Pitch well. They've gotten timely hits these last couple days. We just got the short end of the stick the past couple days."
Cincinnati is 8-1 against Pittsburgh this year.
"Can't explain either big successes or the teams we struggle with," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "It's one of those thing where you go `It's baseball.' ... There are teams that (losing teams) just play better (against). It doesn't matter what their win-loss record is. Sometimes it's just the matchup. ... For nine games, we've really been good against Pittsburgh."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: CF Billy Hamilton went 1 for 5 after leaving Tuesday's game with an apparent ankle injury.
Pirates: RF Gregory Polanco was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list after missing nine games with a strained left hamstring. He was 0 for 3 with a walk.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Sal Romano (2-2, 4.57) will look to pitch into the fifth inning against the Pirates on Thursday after being pulled with two outs in the fourth against Miami in his last start. Romano struggled controlling his pitches in that start, where he walked six and struck out five.
Pirates: RHP Chad Kuhl (3-7, 4.84) will look for his first win since July 6 when he faces the Reds on Thursday. He is 1-1 with five no decisions in his past seven starts.
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When Gennett sent a ball flying over the Clemente Wall and into the Allegheny River beyond right field at PNC Park, Winker caught himself thinking "Wow."
Later Wednesday night, Winker crushed a home run into the last row above the right-field wall in the seventh inning, barely missing sending his own shot into the river.
It was Winker's second in two days and proved to be the game-winner off newly acquired Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Joaquin Benoit that sent the Reds over the Pirates 5-2.
"I got a hold of it," Winker said. "Scooter hit one into the river. He hit one into the river in BP today and I was like `Wow.' Off the bat, I knew I got it, but to go into that river, I think that's really fun. You never know, right?"
Adam Duvall homered and drove in three runs for the Reds. The Pirates have lost eight of 10 following a six-game winning streak.
After Pittsburgh tied it in the sixth, Winker hit a solo shot over the right-field wall with one out in the seventh to give Cincinnati a 3-2 lead. Benoit (1-5), acquired from Philadelphia on Monday, took over to begin the seventh.
Duvall hit his 24th homer in the ninth, a two-run drive. He earlier had a sacrifice fly.
Michael Lorenzen (6-2) won in relief of Robert Stephenson, who allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings. Raisel Iglesias closed for his 18th save.
Stephenson was pleased with his start after lasting just 4 1/3 innings his last time out against the Miami Marlins on July 27.
"I want to build on this one," Stephenson said. "I was able to get ahead on guys a lot better this time and when I got ahead, it was obviously a lot easier to work. A couple four-pitch walks, but I feel like I corrected a lot better this time out than I did the last time."
Duvall hit a sacrifice fly to give the Reds a 1-0 lead in the fourth and Tucker Barnhart walked with the bases loaded to make it 2-0 in the sixth. Pirates starter Trevor Williams gave up two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
"I felt good," Williams said. "I thought we attacked the hitters really well, getting the first-pitch strike and getting hitters behind. . (The Reds have) a good lineup. One through nine, they've got guys who have the ability to put the ball out of the yard."
Josh Bell and David Freese hit RBI singles in the Pirates sixth.
Pittsburgh has particularly struggled with last-place Cincinnati, who could sweep Pittsburgh for the second time in three series this season with a win Thursday.
"Guys play us good," said Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen, who was 2 for 4. "They play some sound baseball. Pitch well. They've gotten timely hits these last couple days. We just got the short end of the stick the past couple days."
Cincinnati is 8-1 against Pittsburgh this year.
"Can't explain either big successes or the teams we struggle with," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "It's one of those thing where you go `It's baseball.' ... There are teams that (losing teams) just play better (against). It doesn't matter what their win-loss record is. Sometimes it's just the matchup. ... For nine games, we've really been good against Pittsburgh."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: CF Billy Hamilton went 1 for 5 after leaving Tuesday's game with an apparent ankle injury.
Pirates: RF Gregory Polanco was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list after missing nine games with a strained left hamstring. He was 0 for 3 with a walk.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Sal Romano (2-2, 4.57) will look to pitch into the fifth inning against the Pirates on Thursday after being pulled with two outs in the fourth against Miami in his last start. Romano struggled controlling his pitches in that start, where he walked six and struck out five.
Pirates: RHP Chad Kuhl (3-7, 4.84) will look for his first win since July 6 when he faces the Reds on Thursday. He is 1-1 with five no decisions in his past seven starts.
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7:05PM,EDT,August 2,2017
PNC Park, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
PNC Park, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Hamilton grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Winker grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Marte flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| McCutchen singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| McCutchen to second on wild pitch by Stephenson. | 0 | 0 |
| Bell grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Freese walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Polanco flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Mercer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Stewart flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Peraza singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Stephenson sacrificed to pitcher, Peraza to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Williams grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Winker singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to right, Winker to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall hit sacrifice fly to left, Winker scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Gennett struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez reached on infield single to third, Votto to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Peraza flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| McCutchen struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Bell lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Freese grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Barnhart walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Stephenson struck out bunting foul. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Winker struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Polanco walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Mercer struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Stewart grounded out to third, Polanco to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Williams struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Votto doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Gennett reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez walked, Votto to third, Gennett to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Hudson relieved Williams. | 1 | 0 |
| Peraza flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart walked, Votto scored, Gennett to third, Suárez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Stephenson struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Marte reached on bunt single to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Frazier popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Marte to second on wild pitch by Stephenson. | 2 | 0 |
| McCutchen flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Lorenzen relieved Stephenson. | 2 | 0 |
| Bell singled to center, Marte scored, Bell to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 1 |
| Freese singled to right, Bell scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Polanco grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Freese out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Benoit relieved Hudson. | 2 | 2 |
| Hamilton bunt popped out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Winker homered to right (396 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Duvall lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Mercer grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Stewart grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Harrison hit for Benoit. | 3 | 2 |
| Harrison grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Juan Nicasio pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Nicasio relieved Benoit. | 3 | 2 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Suárez doubled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Peraza grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Suárez out at third, Peraza to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Barnhart walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Kivlehan hit for Lorenzen. | 3 | 2 |
| Kivlehan grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 3 | 2 |
| Marte grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Frazier walked. | 3 | 2 |
| McCutchen singled to left, Frazier to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Bell flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Freese grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Felipe Rivero pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Osuna at first base. | 3 | 2 |
| Rivero relieved Nicasio. | 3 | 2 |
| Hamilton singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Winker struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Duvall homered to left (393 feet), Hamilton scored. | 5 | 2 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Polanco struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| Mercer grounded out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Jaso hit for Stewart. | 5 | 2 |
| Jaso walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Jaso to second on fielder's indifference. | 5 | 2 |
| Osuna grounded out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .254 | .304 | .342 |
| Winker RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .280 | .400 | .600 |
| Votto 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .305 | .427 | .578 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .267 | .317 | .534 |
| Gennett 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .303 | .352 | .563 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .261 | .362 | .462 |
| Peraza SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .258 | .288 | .330 |
| Barnhart C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | .260 | .328 | .374 |
| Stephenson P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
Lorenzen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .500 |
a-Kivlehan PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .204 | .286 | .389 |
Iglesias P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 179 | |||
| a-grounded to first for M Lorenzen in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Votto (20, Williams); Suárez (18, Nicasio) HR: Winker (2, 7th inning off Benoit 0 on, 1 Out); Duvall (24, 9th inning off Rivero 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Duvall 3 (75), Barnhart (22), Winker (6) S: Stephenson SF: Duvall 2-out RBI: Barnhart, Duvall 2 Reds RISP: 1-8 (Stephenson 0-1, Gennett 1-1, Duvall 0-1, Kivlehan 0-1, Hamilton 0-1, Peraza 0-3) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 22,367 (58.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:25 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Todd Tichenor, Second Base - Nic Lentz, Third Base - Will Little |
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