Reds top Nationals to end 5-game losing skid

Published 11:35 pm Monday, July 4, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tucker Barnhart singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning to lead Cincinnati to a 9-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night, snapping the Reds’ five-game losing streak.

Cincinnati scored on a fielding error and a wild pitch, and Jose Peraza and Jay Bruce also had RBIs in the five-run 10th.

Josh Smith (1-1) pitched 1 1/3 innings for his first career win.

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Eugenio Saurez and Brandon Phillips opened the 10th with singles off Sammy Solis (1-3) and first baseman Ryan Zimmerman was unable to field Billy Hamilton’s sacrifice attempt, loading the bases.

Barnhart singled to right for his third hit of the game to drive in Suarez. Phillips also scored on the play when Bryce Harper booted the ball for an error. Hamilton later scored on a wild pitch, and Peraza had an RBI single and Bruce a run-scoring groundout.

Danny Espinosa homered for the Nationals, who had won six straight. after losing seven in a row.

Washington trailed 4-1 entering the eighth, but Espinosa had a two-run homer off starter Don Straily and Harper added an RBI single to tie the score.

Zack Cozart had three hits for the Reds and Adam Duvall doubled twice.

After allowing 17 runs in his last three starts, Straily took a one-hitter into the eighth.

Washington starter Joe Ross was touched for four runs on 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings. He allowed three runs and two hits with four strikeouts and three walks.

Nationals center fielder Ben Revere saved at least two runs with a diving catch in short center to end the fifth and a leaping catch at the wall for the last out of the sixth.

Ross, who gave up three runs in the first three innings before winning his last start, again struggled early.

The first two Reds hitters reached base to open the game and came home on Duvall’s double. Brandon Phillips, batting sixth for the first time this season, singled home Duvall.

Cozart’s double made it 4-0 in the second.

Revere had an RBI triple in the third.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Reds: 1B Joey Votto (sore right shoulder) was a late scratch. … RHP Homer Bailey (elbow surgery) threw 38 pitches on Saturday night in his second rehab appearance with Triple-A Louisville, allowing a run and five hits in two innings.

Nationals: Manager Dusty Baker hasn’t determined if RHP Stephen Strasburg (back, ribs) will come off the off the DL and take his turn Sunday. “It’s up to how Stras feels,” Baker said. “Right now he’s feeling pretty good. Probably be a decision tomorrow. It might be a game-time decision because sometimes you’ve got to go out there and warm up to see if you’re indeed 100 percent.” … RHP Jonathan Papelbon (right intercostal strain) threw a scoreless inning Saturday night in his second rehab appearance for Double-A Harrisburg.

UP NEXT

Reds: LHP John Lamb (1-4, 4.60) has allowed two earned runs or less in four of his last six starts with only one win to show for it.

Nationals: If Strasburg (10-0, 2.90) can’t go, RHP Lucas Giolito (0-0, 0.00) will make his second career start. He threw four shutout innings before a rain delay ended his debut Tuesday against the Mets.

SATURDAY’S GAME

Reds 9, Nationals 4, 10 innings

Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Cozart ss 5 2 3 1 1 0 .264

Peraza lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .246

Bruce rf 5 0 1 1 1 1 .272

Duvall 1b 5 1 2 2 1 0 .254

Suarez 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .235

Phillips 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .255

Hamilton cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .248

Barnhart c 4 2 3 1 0 1 .268

Straily p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

b-Cabrera ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254

Diaz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

Totals 41 9 14 7 3 5

 

Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Revere cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .225

Werth lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .253

Harper rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .258

Murphy 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .346

Ramos c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .336

Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Solis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Drew 3b 2 2 0 0 2 0 .238

Espinosa ss 4 1 1 2 0 2 .230

Ross p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Rivero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

a-Rendon ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254

Treinen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

Zimmerman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 33 4 3 4 6 6

 

Cincinnati 310 000 000 5 = 9 14 1

Washington 001 000 030 0 = 4 3 2

 

a-walked for Rivero in the 8th. b-struck out for Smith in the 10th.

E—Cozart (9), Harper (1), Zimmerman (2). LOB—Cincinnati 10, Washington 6. 2B—Cozart (20), Duvall 2 (20). 3B—Revere (3). HR—Espinosa (16), off Straily. RBIs—Cozart (33), Peraza (3), Bruce (60), Duvall 2 (58), Phillips (30), Barnhart (15), Revere (15), Harper (47), Espinosa 2 (43). SB—Barnhart (1), Werth (2), Harper (11), Rendon (9). CS—Duvall (5). S—Hamilton, Straily 2, Revere.

Runners left in scoring position—Cincinnati 6 (Bruce, Duvall 2, Hamilton, Straily 2); Washington 3 (Werth, Robinson 2). RISP—Cincinnati 7 for 20; Washington 1 for 4.

Runners moved up—Bruce.

 

Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Straily 7 2 3 3 3 4 97 4.34

Wood BS, 3-4 2-3 1 1 1 3 1 26 3.38

Smith W, 1-1 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 14 3.98

Diaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.97

Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Ross 5 1-3 10 4 4 0 2 84 3.49

Rivero 2 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 34 5.35

Treinen 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.14

Solis L, 1-3 1-3 3 4 3 1 0 19 2.17

Belisle 1 1 1 1 1 1 29 1.98

Straily pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

Solis pitched to 4 batters in the 10th.

Inherited runners-scored—Smith 3-0, Rivero 2-0, Belisle 2-2. IBB—off Belisle (Cozart). HBP—Ross 2 (Peraza,Barnhart). WP—Ross, Belisle.

Umpires—Home, Eric Cooper; First, Adrian Johnson; Second, Ramon De Jesus; Third, Gary Cederstrom.

T—3:35. A—35,195 (41,418).