Final/12
Reds blow 9-run lead, then beat SF in 12 innings
Aug 26, 2010 - 1:13 AMVideo
Only hours after Atlanta squandered that exact same advantage and fell to Colorado, the Reds wound up with a win - barely.
Saved by Paul Janish's tying single in the ninth inning, the Reds regrouped and rallied past the San Francisco Giants 12-11 Wednesday on Joey Votto's two-out, tiebreaking single in the 12th.
Votto homered twice, and finished with four hits and four RBIs as the NL Central leaders avoided a sweep.
"We had such a comfortable lead for most of the game," Votto said. "For them to come back like that, it could have been difficult to recover. Momentum plays a big role in a game like this. We just showed some resiliency to come back ourselves."
Votto hit a pair of home runs and Jonny Gomes hit his 100th career shot that gave the Reds their huge lead going into the bottom of the fifth. The Giants came back and Aubrey Huff's sacrifice fly capped a six-run burst in the eighth that put them ahead 11-10.
A two-base throwing error by third baseman Pablo Sandoval on Drew Stubbs' one-out grounder in the Reds ninth set up Janish's single.
Miguel Cairo doubled and scored on Votto's two-out single in the 12th off Barry Zito (8-9), making his second career relief appearance.
"For us to play as well as we did and to still be able to come back and win sure means a lot to all of us," Votto said. "Zito is difficult to face because he knows exactly what he wants to do. I'm just trying to put the ball in play and I end up finding a hole."
Ryan Hanigan and Stubbs also homered for Cincinnati. The Reds homered three times in the first inning, and the slugfest put an exclamation mark on the highest-scoring three-game series at AT&T Park.
"That was a heavyweight fight out there," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "Votto, that's what MVPs and All-Stars do. They come through when you need them."
The Giants scored at least 11 runs in three straight games for the first time since June 1953. The Reds' rally spoiled what would've been the biggest comeback in franchise history.
The NL East-leading Braves weren't so fortunate in their 12-10 loss at Coors Field. The major league record for the biggest comeback is 12 runs, most recently by Cleveland against Seattle in 2001. The NL mark is 11, last done by Houston against St. Louis in 1994.
Francisco Cordero (4-4) pitched the final two innings.
"It just feels terrible to let the team down in a situation where we come back from 10-1," Zito said. "It could have been a huge sweep for us. It's frustrating as ever but they hit the pitches I was making."
Juan Uribe's three-run homer in the eighth sparked the Giants' late rally as the first six hitters reached base. Jose Guillen and Sandoval singled ahead of Uribe's shot. Cody Ross and Mike Fontenot singled ahead of Andres Torres' two-run double. Torres later scored on Huff's medium fly.
"We just kept chipping away, had a big eighth and unfortunately it wasn't enough," Ross said. "You want to win these games and at the same time we showed a lot of resiliency."
Reds starter Homer Bailey lasted 5 1-3 innings and was in line for his third straight start since coming off the disabled list on Aug. 15.
Giants rookie Madison Bumgarner had his worst outing in the majors, allowing eight runs in 2 2-3 innings.
The Reds hit three home runs in the first inning, taking a 4-0 lead. Votto hit a two-run shot, while Gomes and Hanigan went back-to-back. The Reds hit consecutive homers for the eighth time this season and the second time in a week.
"You can call this a 25-man roster win," Gomes said. "We used just about everybody. It's fortunate we have a day off."
NOTES: Reds 2B Brandon Phillips left the game an inning after getting hit by a pitch from Santiago Casilla in the fifth. ... Former Giants closer Robb Nen was a visitor to the Reds' clubhouse before the game and was greeted enthusiastically at the door by Darren Baker, Dusty's 11-year-old son. ... Sanchez finished 9 for 11 in the series. ... Sandoval recorded three hits for the 10th time, all at home. ... Zito pitched a scoreless inning of relief on Aug. 5, 2007.
- Giants 11, Reds 12 - FINAL
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Phillips 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
C Valaika 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
vb-M Cairo ph-2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .287
C Heisey rf-lf 6 0 0 0 1 1 6 .252
J Votto 1b 7 2 4 4 0 1 0 .326
S Rolen 3b 6 1 2 0 1 1 2 .297
J Gomes l
Aug 25 8:12 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOEY VOTTO SCORED MIGUEL CAIRO
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VOTTO ON FIRST, C HEISEY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 12
SAN FRANCISCO 11 TOP,12TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S ROLEN (.297, 2-FOR-6)
Reds 12, Giants 11 Top 12, 0 OutsAug 25 7:51 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PAUL JANISH SCORED DREW STUBBS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P JANISH ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 11
SAN FRANCISCO 11 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J BRUCE (.265, 13 HR, 50 RBI)
Reds 11, Giants 11 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 25 7:00 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY AUBREY HUFF SCORED ANDRES TORRES
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 10
SAN FRANCISCO 11 BOTTOM,8TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B WILSON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Reds 10, Giants 11 Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 25 6:50 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ANDRES TORRES SCORED MIKE FONTENOT AND CODY ROSS
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, A TORRES ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 10
SAN FRANCISCO 10 BOTTOM,8TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B POSEY (.334, 0-FOR-4)
Reds 10, Giants 10 Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 25 6:47 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JUAN URIBE (17) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 8TH OFF LOGAN ONDRUSEK SCORED PABLO SANDOVAL AND
JOSE GUILLEN.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 10, SAN FRANCISCO 8
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: C ROSS (.269, 11 HR, 59 RBI)
Reds 10, Giants 8 Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 25 6:41 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY MIKE FONTENOT SCORED NATE SCHIERHOLTZ
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 10
SAN FRANCISCO 5 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: A TORRES (.288, 1-FOR-3)
Reds 10, Giants 5 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 25 6:04 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY BILL BRAY ALLOWED JUAN URIBE TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N SCHIERHOLTZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 10
SAN FRANCISCO 4 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: M FONTENOT (.284, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Reds 10, Giants 4 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 25 6:03 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PAT BURRELL SCORED ANDRES TORRES AND MIKE
FONTENOT
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P BURRELL ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 10
SAN FRANCISCO 3 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: J GUILLEN (.387, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Reds 10, Giants 3 Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 25 5:44 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY HOMER BAILEY SCORED DREW STUBBS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H BAILEY ON FIRST, P JANISH ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 10
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP,5TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.290, 1-FOR-3)
Reds 10, Giants 1 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 25 5:27 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOEY VOTTO (31) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 4TH OFF RAMON RAMIREZ.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 9, SAN FRANCISCO 1
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S ROLEN (.297, 1-FOR-2)
Reds 9, Giants 1 Top 4, 0 OutsAug 25 5:04 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY MADISON BUMGARNER ALLOWED DREW STUBBS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 8
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: P JANISH (.264, 0-FOR-1)
Reds 8, Giants 1 Top 3, 0 OutsAug 25 4:47 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY DREW STUBBS SCORED RYAN HANIGAN AND JONNY GOMES
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D STUBBS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 7
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: P JANISH (.264, 0-FOR-1)
Reds 7, Giants 1 Top 3, 0 OutsAug 25 4:45 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JONNY GOMES SCORED SCOTT ROLEN
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GOMES ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R HANIGAN (.290, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
Reds 5, Giants 1 Top 3, 0 OutsAug 25 4:38 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED JOSE GUILLEN
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F SANCHEZ ON FIRST, P SANDOVAL ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM,2ND
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: M BUMGARNER (.148, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
Reds 4, Giants 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsAug 25 4:28 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 4 4 4 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - HOMER BAILEY
SFO - MADISON BUMGARNER
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: A TORRES (.287, 13 HR, 55 RBI)
B POSEY (.339, 10 HR, 49 RBI)
A HUFF (.301, 22 HR, 74 RBI)
Reds 4, Giants 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 25 3:59 PM
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