Final
Simon outduels Greinke as Reds salvage split
Jun 13, 2014 - 12:59 AM Cincinnati, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - Alfredo Simon outdueled Zack Greinke to lift the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1, in the finale of a four-game set at Great American Ball Park.Simon (9-3) allowed just one run on seven hits, striking out five without a walk, over a career-high eight innings for the Reds, who won the final two games to earn a series split. The right-hander has won his last three starts, surrendering just seven runs and one walk in 20 1/3 innings of work over that span.
"It was much needed," Reds manager Bryan Price said of Simon's outing. "There were three guys in the pen we wanted to stay away from today and we were able to do that."
Todd Frazier added a two-run homer for Cincinnati, which has won four of its last six to salvage a 5-5 mark during a 10-game homestand.
Greinke (8-3) had a rough first inning and his offense couldn't bail him out, as the Dodgers ended a seven-game road trip at 4-3. The right-hander was charged with just two runs on only four hits over six innings.
The Dodgers got a run in the first inning when Matt Kemp singled home Justin Turner, who reached on a one-out, broken-bat single to left and moved to second on Yasiel Puig's single.
The Reds wasted little time responding and got to Greinke before he could even get warm. Skip Schumaker started it off with a single to center and Frazier followed with a homer.
Joey Votto followed with a double, but Greinke got out of any further trouble by getting Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce to ground out and struck out Devin Mesoraco to end the frame. Phillips was initially ruled safe, but a replay review overturned that call.
Greinke continued to dial it up over the rest of his outing, allowing just one hit, a Votto single with two outs in the third, the rest of the way.
Simon also settled down after a hiccup in the first. He allowed just one hit and hit one batter over the next five innings and then got out of a two-on, no-out jam in the seventh to preserve the lead.
With Kemp on third and Andre Either at first after back-to-back singles to start the frame, Simon got Tim Federowicz to fly out to shallow right to hold the runners. Then, Miguel Rojas' grounder to third ended in Kemp being tagged out after a rundown for the second out, and pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke struck out to end the inning.
The Reds added two insurance runs in the eighth. Zack Cozart started the inning by greeting reliever Brandon League with a double and later scored from third on a wild pitch. Schumaker also doubled in the frame and came around on a Ryan Ludwick pinch-hit single to cap the scoring.
The Dodgers threatened against closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth, putting runners on the corners with one out. However, Chapman struck out Rojas and pinch-hitter Jamie Romak to end the game and earn his 10th save of the season.
Game Notes
Los Angeles' Hanley Ramirez missed his second straight game with shoulder inflammation ... Frazier has 14 HRs this season ... Votto's two hits against Greinke makes him 10-for-24 lifetime against the right-hander ... Ludwick was pinch-hitting for Phillips.
- LOS ANGELES: 1
CINCINNATI: 4
Final
Jun 12 3:20 PM - Pinch-Hitter Ryan Ludwick single to center scored Skip Schumaker with two out. On the play, Joey Votto advances to third. Runners on first and third with Jay Bruce due up.
Dodgers 1, Reds 4 Bot 8, 2 OutsJun 12 3:06 PM - Zack Cozart scored on a Brandon League wild pitch with one out. None on and Skip Schumaker at the plate.
Dodgers 1, Reds 3 Bot 8, 1 OutJun 12 3:00 PM - Todd Frazier none-out, two-run Home Run (14) to right scored Skip Schumaker. Joey Votto due up.
Dodgers 1, Reds 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 12 12:51 PM - Matt Kemp single to center scored Justin Turner with two out. On the play, Yasiel Puig advances to third. Runners on first and third with Andre Ethier due up.
Dodgers 1, Reds 0 Top 1, 2 OutsJun 12 12:45 PM - LOS ANGELES: 0
CINCINNATI: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Jun 12 12:37 PM
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