Frazier’s grand slam in 13th gives Reds 8-4 win
Published 2:33 am Thursday, June 18, 2015
CINCINNATI (AP) — Todd Frazier is aching to make the All-Star Game and knock more than a few out during the home run derby at Great American Ball Park next month. In the last two days, he’s making his case.
Frazier hit an early solo homer and a grand slam with two outs in the 13th inning Wednesday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to a rain-delayed 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
The Reds twice rallied from one-run deficits in the late innings, turning it into the longest game this season for both teams. And then Frazier ended it with his fourth homer in the last two days, this one off Joakim Soria.
“Holy cow!” said Frazier, who has 22 homers. “I was done. It’s humbling. To win like that is pretty cool.”
He’s the first Reds player to have back-to-back multihomer games since Barry Larkin did it in 1991.
“I don’t know the last time somebody hit my curveball out of the ballpark,” Soria said. “I trust my pitch and this thing happens. He’s hot.”
Ian Krol (1-0) escaped a two-on threat in the 12th inning and stayed in the game. Skip Schumaker opened the 13th with a single and Billy Hamilton walked. Soria took over and gave up a single by Brandon Phillips that loaded the bases with one out.
Frazier connected for his fourth homer in two days, ending it at 1:20 a.m. local time. He knew it had enough to clear the wall in center field when it left the bat.
“I looked back at the dugout and they were on the edge and I said, ‘C’mon, guys, I know it’s going,”’ Frazier said.
Burke Badenhop (1-2) retired the side in the 13th.
Jay Bruce had a career-high five hits — the first Reds player do so since Willy Tavares in 2009 — but he was thrown out at the plate in the 10th inning while trying to score from first base on Brayan Pena’s double. Pena had four hits.
Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer off Johnny Cueto — giving him 51 RBIs — for a 3-2 lead just before heavy rain started falling in the sixth inning. Neither Cueto nor Tigers starter David Price returned after the 1-hour, 14-minute delay.
Detroit’s bullpen couldn’t hold a pair of one-run leads.
The long rain delay left it up to the bullpens after both starters had solid showings.
Cueto gave up Ian Kinsler’s double in the first inning, then didn’t allow another hit until Anthony Gose singled with one out in the sixth. Kinsler walked and Cabrera hit a fastball deep into the right-field stands, giving him at least one RBI in six straight games.
Price had thrown back-to-back complete games for the second time in his career, including a 4-0 win over Cleveland on Friday. He allowed four hits, including Frazier’s solo shot.
NL VS. AL
The Tigers are 7-7 in interleague play this season, the Reds 3-8.
STREAKS
Detroit’s Yoenis Cespedes and J.D. Martinez had their 10-game hitting streaks end. Cincinnati’s Ivan De Jesus Jr. ended his at six games.
RAIN, RAIN, RAIN …
There have been eight rain delays at Great American this season lasting 13 hours, 3 minutes. One game has been postponed.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Tigers: Victor Martinez remains on track to rejoin the team in New York during a series against the Yankees over the weekend. He has been sidelined since May 19 with a swollen left knee. … Catcher Alex Avila took batting practice. He has been on the disabled list since May 8 with a sore left knee.
Reds: Left fielder Marlon Byrd started a two-game rehab assignment and could come off the disabled list this weekend. His right wrist was broken when hit by a pitch on June 3. … Right-hander Jon Moscot is weighing whether to have surgery on his dislocated left (non-throwing) shoulder.
UP NEXT
Tigers: Justin Verlander (0-0) makes his second start of the season. He was sidelined by a strained right triceps.
Reds: Mike Leake (3-4) has never faced the Tigers. He’s 4-6 with a 3.83 ERA in 18 career starts against AL teams.
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Reds 8, Tigers 4, 13 innings
Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Gose cf 6 1 1 0 0 1 .284
Kinsler 2b 5 1 1 0 1 2 .271
Soria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Mi.Cabrera 1b 5 1 1 3 1 1 .342
Cespedes lf 6 0 0 0 0 2 .302
J.Martinez rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265
Castellanos 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Romine 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .283
J.McCann c 4 0 0 0 1 1 .252
J.Iglesias ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Price p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
A.Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
a-Ty.Collins ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .275
Chamberlain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
B.Hardy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
d-R.Davis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .277
Alburquerque p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
e-Holaday ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Krol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Jo.Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
Totals 45 4 6 4 3 13
Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Phillips 2b 7 1 1 0 0 1 .295
De Jesus Jr. lf-1b 7 0 0 0 0 3 .219
Frazier 3b 6 2 2 5 1 2 .294
Bruce rf 6 2 5 0 0 0 .232
B.Pena c 6 1 4 1 0 0 .302
C.Dominguez 1b 3 0 1 1 0 2 .267
b-Votto ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .298
A.Chapman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
D.Hand p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
f-Lorenzen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Badenhop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Suarez ss 1 0 0 1 1 0 .150
Contreras p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
c-Schumaker ph-lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 .223
Cueto p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217
M.Parra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Negron ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143
B.Hamilton cf 5 1 1 0 1 3 .221
Totals 51 8 16 8 4 14
Detroit 000 003 010 000 0 — 4 6 0
Cincinnati 010 101 010 000 4 — 8 16 0
Two outs when winning run scored.
a-homered for A.Wilson in the 8th. b-singled for C.Dominguez in the 8th. c-struck out for Mattheus in the 8th. d-doubled for B.Hardy in the 10th. e-struck out for Alburquerque in the 12th. f-struck out for D.Hand in the 12th.
LOB—Detroit 6, Cincinnati 11. 2B—Kinsler (15), R.Davis (8), Bruce 2 (9), B.Pena (8). 3B—C.Dominguez (1). HR—Mi.Cabrera (15), off Cueto; Ty.Collins (2), off Mattheus; Frazier (21), off Price; Frazier (22), off Soria. RBIs—Mi.Cabrera 3 (51), Ty.Collins (7), Frazier 5 (46), B.Pena (11), C.Dominguez (2), Suarez (4). SB—J.Iglesias (9). S—Suarez, Negron.
Runners left in scoring position—Detroit 4 (Cespedes, Gose 2, Romine); Cincinnati 7 (Cueto 2, Suarez, Schumaker, Phillips, Lorenzen 2). RISP—Detroit 1 for 7; Cincinnati 5 for 15.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Price 5 4 2 2 1 6 72 2.50
A.Wilson BS, 1-1 2 2 1 1 0 1 26 1.85
Chmberlin BS, 2-2 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 23 1.53
B.Hardy 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 15 2.93
Alburquerque 2 3 0 0 1 3 41 3.21
Krol L, 1-1 1 1-3 2 2 2 2 1 39 6.75
Soria 1-3 2 2 2 0 1 14 2.45
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cueto 5 1-3 3 3 3 2 4 88 2.98
M.Parra 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.87
Contreras 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.08
Mattheus 1 1 1 1 0 1 11 3.60
A.Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 3 17 2.08
D.Hand 3 2 0 0 1 3 59 0.00
Badenhop W, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 6.12
Inherited runners-scored—B.Hardy 2-0, Soria 2-2. HBP—by D.Hand (J.Martinez). Balk—Alburquerque.
Umpires—Home, Tim Timmons; First, Todd Tichenor; Second, Tim Welke; Third, Mike Everitt.
T—4:56 (Delay: 1:14). A—32,546 (42,319).