CINCINNATI -- Billy Hamilton
stepped into the batter's box and was determined to get home, one way
or another. Quickly, the speedster wound up scoring the winning run.
Hamilton hit the first walkoff homer of his career, connecting for a solo shot with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the Cincinnati Reds over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 Monday.
"I was going to hit a home run if it landed in play any way," Hamilton said. "Hitting off the wall and beating it home was the goal there."
Hamilton, who leads the majors with 58 stolen bases, hit a drive into the left-field seats for his fourth homer of the season. He connected off Josh Hader (1-3).
"He had his good stuff," manager Craig Counsell said. "We wanted him in there with his good stuff. Those were the three hitters we wanted him to get. He put a fastball in the middle of the plate, and he put a good swing on it."
Counsell was surprised that Hamilton won it with a homer.
"Yeah, he's not known for that," Counsell said. "It happens. Anybody's capable of doing it, especially in this ballpark."
The last-place Reds opened a three-game series by stopping the playoff-contending Brewers. Raisel Iglesias (3-2) pitched a perfect ninth for the win.
Hamilton had two hits and also threw a runner out at the plate from center field for his 12th assist.
"Saving a run was better for me," Hamilton said, who is one assist behind major league-leading teammate Adam Duvall. "Me and Duvall go out there every day to try to outdo each other. He still has one up on me. I'd rather throw a guy out than hit the big homer. but I'll take both of them."
The Reds overcame Orlando Arcia's tying, three-run homer in the seventh. His 14th homer of the season, off reliever Michael Lorenzen, wasted an impressive outing by Homer Bailey, who pitched six impressive innings before wilting in the seventh.
Bailey, who's had three surgical procedures on his arm since September 2014, retired 14 straight batters and 15 of 16 through the sixth before Ryan Braun led off the seventh with his 14th homer of the season and 25th of his career at Great American Ball Park, more than any other player.
The Brewers reached Bailey, who also scored a run on a bases-loaded walk in the third, for six hits and three runs. He didn't walk anybody and struck out four.
"This was like Homer of 2012 and 2013," manager Bryan Price said. "He had both good stuff and command."
Eugenio Suarez also drew a bases-loaded walk from Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson in the sixth before Tucker Barnhart, in his first game since becoming a father for the first time, delivered a two-run double.
Bailey capped a nine-pitch at-bat with a line drive single in the third. He was safe at second when Arcia bobbled Hamilton's grounder for his 17th error of the season in 131 games. Arcia went into the game second among National League shortstops in errors.
Anderson, in his fourth start since returning from a left oblique strain, allowed seven hits and three earned runs in 5 1/3 innings.
"I felt good overall. My command was a little off. The offense picked me up today. Overall, I felt pretty good. I feel like I'm getting back to where I was," he said.
MATT'S THE MAN
RHP Matt Garza will start for Milwaukee against Cincinnati on Wednesday, Counsell said. Garza (6-8) was roughed up for four hits and three walks while giving up six runs -- three earned -- in 3 1/3 innings of a 10-2 loss to St. Louis on Aug. 29.
LONG DAY
Reds RF Scott Schebler was hitting .360 over his last nine games before Monday, but he went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. He also missed two attempts at diving catches. Neither try led to Milwaukee runs.
NEED ONE
The Brewers remain one win short of 73, which would match their total from last season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: 2B Neil Walker was late going to his position for the bottom of the first after being thrown out at the plate by Hamilton trying to score on Travis Shaw's fly ball. A trainer was holding a towel to Walker's face as the two walked off the field after the play.
Reds: OF Jesse Winker is at least a "couple days" away from being activated, Price said. Winker has been on the 10-day disabled list since Aug. 25 with a left hip flexor injury.
UP NEXT
Brewers: Team wins leader Zach Davies (16-7) is the scheduled starter in Tuesday's middle game of the three-game series. Davies is 1-0 in two starts against Cincinnati this season.
Reds: After going 3-0 in August, rookie RHP Robert Stephenson (3-4) makes his fourth appearance of the season and first start against Milwaukee on Tuesday.
Hamilton hit the first walkoff homer of his career, connecting for a solo shot with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the Cincinnati Reds over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 Monday.
"I was going to hit a home run if it landed in play any way," Hamilton said. "Hitting off the wall and beating it home was the goal there."
Hamilton, who leads the majors with 58 stolen bases, hit a drive into the left-field seats for his fourth homer of the season. He connected off Josh Hader (1-3).
"He had his good stuff," manager Craig Counsell said. "We wanted him in there with his good stuff. Those were the three hitters we wanted him to get. He put a fastball in the middle of the plate, and he put a good swing on it."
Counsell was surprised that Hamilton won it with a homer.
"Yeah, he's not known for that," Counsell said. "It happens. Anybody's capable of doing it, especially in this ballpark."
The last-place Reds opened a three-game series by stopping the playoff-contending Brewers. Raisel Iglesias (3-2) pitched a perfect ninth for the win.
Hamilton had two hits and also threw a runner out at the plate from center field for his 12th assist.
"Saving a run was better for me," Hamilton said, who is one assist behind major league-leading teammate Adam Duvall. "Me and Duvall go out there every day to try to outdo each other. He still has one up on me. I'd rather throw a guy out than hit the big homer. but I'll take both of them."
The Reds overcame Orlando Arcia's tying, three-run homer in the seventh. His 14th homer of the season, off reliever Michael Lorenzen, wasted an impressive outing by Homer Bailey, who pitched six impressive innings before wilting in the seventh.
Bailey, who's had three surgical procedures on his arm since September 2014, retired 14 straight batters and 15 of 16 through the sixth before Ryan Braun led off the seventh with his 14th homer of the season and 25th of his career at Great American Ball Park, more than any other player.
The Brewers reached Bailey, who also scored a run on a bases-loaded walk in the third, for six hits and three runs. He didn't walk anybody and struck out four.
"This was like Homer of 2012 and 2013," manager Bryan Price said. "He had both good stuff and command."
Eugenio Suarez also drew a bases-loaded walk from Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson in the sixth before Tucker Barnhart, in his first game since becoming a father for the first time, delivered a two-run double.
Bailey capped a nine-pitch at-bat with a line drive single in the third. He was safe at second when Arcia bobbled Hamilton's grounder for his 17th error of the season in 131 games. Arcia went into the game second among National League shortstops in errors.
Anderson, in his fourth start since returning from a left oblique strain, allowed seven hits and three earned runs in 5 1/3 innings.
"I felt good overall. My command was a little off. The offense picked me up today. Overall, I felt pretty good. I feel like I'm getting back to where I was," he said.
MATT'S THE MAN
RHP Matt Garza will start for Milwaukee against Cincinnati on Wednesday, Counsell said. Garza (6-8) was roughed up for four hits and three walks while giving up six runs -- three earned -- in 3 1/3 innings of a 10-2 loss to St. Louis on Aug. 29.
LONG DAY
Reds RF Scott Schebler was hitting .360 over his last nine games before Monday, but he went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. He also missed two attempts at diving catches. Neither try led to Milwaukee runs.
NEED ONE
The Brewers remain one win short of 73, which would match their total from last season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: 2B Neil Walker was late going to his position for the bottom of the first after being thrown out at the plate by Hamilton trying to score on Travis Shaw's fly ball. A trainer was holding a towel to Walker's face as the two walked off the field after the play.
Reds: OF Jesse Winker is at least a "couple days" away from being activated, Price said. Winker has been on the 10-day disabled list since Aug. 25 with a left hip flexor injury.
UP NEXT
Brewers: Team wins leader Zach Davies (16-7) is the scheduled starter in Tuesday's middle game of the three-game series. Davies is 1-0 in two starts against Cincinnati this season.
Reds: After going 3-0 in August, rookie RHP Robert Stephenson (3-4) makes his fourth appearance of the season and first start against Milwaukee on Tuesday.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Milwaukee - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Villar grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Walker doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun singled to right, Walker to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw lined out to center, Walker out at home. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Santana popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Thames singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Piña struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Arcia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Anderson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Villar grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Walker flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Barnhart flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bailey safe at second on error by shortstop Arcia. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart walked, Bailey to third, Hamilton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto walked, Bailey scored, Hamilton to third, Cozart to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Duvall grounded into double play, third to first, Cozart out at third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Braun grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Shaw lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Santana grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Gennett struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Suárez lined out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Thames struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Piña struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Arcia flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Barnhart grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Bailey grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Hamilton singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Cozart popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Anderson struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Villar grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Walker grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chase Anderson pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Votto singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Duvall singled to shallow right, Votto to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Gennett singled to right, Votto to third, Duvall to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Suárez walked, Votto scored, Duvall to third, Gennett to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Barnhart doubled to deep center, Duvall and Gennett scored, Suárez to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Hughes relieved Anderson. | 0 | 4 |
| Bailey grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Hamilton lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Braun homered to left (405 feet). | 1 | 4 |
| Shaw singled to left center. | 1 | 4 |
| Santana singled to center, Shaw to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Lorenzen relieved Bailey. | 1 | 4 |
| Thames flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Vogt hit for Piña. | 1 | 4 |
| Vogt struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Arcia homered to center (406 feet), Shaw and Santana scored. | 4 | 4 |
| Phillips hit for Hughes. | 4 | 4 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Vogt catching. | 4 | 4 |
| Jeffress relieved Hughes. | 4 | 4 |
| Cozart grounded out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Votto grounded out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| Duvall flied out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Shackelford pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Shackelford relieved Lorenzen. | 4 | 4 |
| Villar singled to right. | 4 | 4 |
| Walker grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Villar out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| Braun singled to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Shaw struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Villar at second base. | 4 | 4 |
| Broxton in center field. | 4 | 4 |
| Swarzak relieved Jeffress. | 4 | 4 |
| Gennett flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Suárez lined out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| Schebler struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Shackelford. | 4 | 4 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Thames grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Vogt struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Josh Hader pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Hader relieved Swarzak. | 4 | 4 |
| Barnhart grounded out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Kivlehan hit for Iglesias. | 4 | 4 |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Hamilton homered to left center (405 feet). | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Villar CF-2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .240 | .292 | .371 |
| Walker 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .272 | .351 | .451 |
Broxton CF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .297 | .440 |
| Braun LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .279 | .341 | .503 |
| Shaw 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .276 | .348 | .523 |
| Santana RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .277 | .371 | .489 |
| Thames 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .236 | .347 | .507 |
| Piña C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .277 | .323 | .433 |
a-Vogt PH-C
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .306 | .333 | .597 |
| Arcia SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .269 | .315 | .410 |
| Anderson P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .128 | .128 | .154 |
Hughes P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Phillips PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .205 | .279 | .385 |
Jeffress P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Swarzak P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Hader P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 139 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for M Pina in the 7th b-struck out swinging for J Hughes in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Walker (18, Bailey) HR: Braun (14, 7th inning off Bailey 0 on, 0 Out); Arcia (14, 7th inning off Lorenzen 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Braun (43), Arcia 3 (45) 2-out RBI: Arcia 3 GIDP: Walker Brewers RISP: 2-5 (Shaw 0-1, Thames 0-1, Braun 1-1, Arcia 1-1, Vogt 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Arcia (17, ground ball) DP: 1 (Shaw-Thames). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 22,403 (52.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Chad Whitson, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Marty Foster |
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