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Gonzalez ends marathon vs. Reds with homer in 18th
May 26, 2008 - 3:40 AM By Tim Powers PA SportsTicker Contributing WriterSAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Adrian Gonzalez hit a walk-off three-run home run in the 18th inning as the San Diego Padres salvaged a 12-9 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
Scott Hairston earned a one-out walk against Edinson Volquez (7-2) and stole second before Brian Giles reached on an error and advanced Hairston to third.
Gonzalez followed with by sending a 3-2 pitch from Volquez to center to help the Padres split the four-game set.
"It's a long game, two games worth, but it was worth it to get the (win)," Gonzalez said. "The guys kept putting together good at-bats up there. It was a good team effort, and that's what this team needs in order for us to win. We need a full team effort."
"I just got into a situation where I threw a pitch right down the middle," Volquez said. "I was ready to pitch. They didn't want to put me in the game, but I had two days (of rest). I was ready to go."
Josh Banks (1-0) contributed five scoreless innings of relief to pick up his first major league victory in his second appearance with the Padres.
"(Banks) came on the club this week, but what a great effort," Padres manager Bud Black said. "There were times where he had to make pitches and he did. You can't say enough. He showed a tremendous amount of heart and grit. It was great."
Cincinnati used two of its starting pitchers, Aaron Harang and Volquez, in relief after going through all seven relievers. Harang entered the game in the 13th held San Diego scoreless for four innings including seven straight strikeouts.
Bill Bray and Reds closer Francisco Cordero both suffered blown saves in the contest, and all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman gave up the go-ahead run in the ninth.
Scott Hairston tied it in the bottom of the frame with a solo shot to send the game to extra innings.
"As much as we will remember the 22-inning game (on April 17 against Colorado), the guys will remember this one, too," Black said. "This was a great win, a great win."
Kevin Kouzmanoff's second homerun of the game knotted the score at 6-6 in the eighth. Kouzmanoff also belted a fourth-inning pitch from Reds starter Matt Belisle to collect the first multi-homer game of his career.
San Diego whiffed 19 times in the game and a 58 times overall in the four-game series.
Brandon Phillips and Dunn homered earlier in the contest for the Reds who have dropped 12 of their last 15 games away from home.
"We had three times where we could've won the game, and three times they fought back," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "We had a lot of chances. We were so close to just getting everything together and this game would've helped."
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FINAL 18
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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CINCINNATI 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1
SAN DIEGO 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E
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CINCINNATI 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 21 2
SAN DIEGO 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 18 1 (FINAL 18)
BATTERIES: CIN
May 25 10:12 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ (14) TO CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 18TH OFF EDINSON VOLQUEZ SCORED SCOTT HAIRSTON AND BRIAN
GILES.
FINAL SCORE: SAN DIEGO 12, CINCINNATI 9
Reds 9, Padres 12 Bot 18, 0 OutsMay 25 10:12 PM - DialH Before I leave: Top of the ninth, Angels and White Sox tied at 2-2, Spurs over Lakers 57-47
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 18, 0 OutsMay 25 10:07 PM - DialH Open the history books, we have something for you.
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 18, 0 OutsMay 25 10:05 PM - DialH Home run, Padres win this 18 inning thriller 12-9 on a Adrian Gonzalez home run.
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 18, 0 OutsMay 25 10:04 PM - DialH The "HMI" challenge! Guess the number of innings this game is going to last!!! We're at 18.
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 18, 0 OutsMay 25 9:55 PM - DialH The "HMI" challenge! Guess the number of innings this game is going to last!!
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 18, 0 OutsMay 25 9:47 PM - DialH Introducing the "HMI" challenge! Guess the number of innings this game is going to last!!
Reds 9, Padres 9 Top 18, 0 OutsMay 25 9:40 PM - DialH In the NBA, the Spurs lead the Lakers 49-39 in halftime
Reds 9, Padres 9 Top 18, 0 OutsMay 25 9:39 PM - DialH Top of the 18th. Reds are 2-4 in 18 inning games, last 18 inning game for the Reds was in 1972
Reds 9, Padres 9 Top 18, 0 OutsMay 25 9:38 PM - DialH In reference to an earlier post that joked about suing the teams for giving me Carpal Tunnel if the game got this far
Reds 9, Padres 9 Top 18, 0 OutsMay 25 9:37 PM - DialH My wrists are nowhere near "Carpal Tunnel
[[WE INTERRUPT THIS POSTING to tell you Carlin struck out to end the 17th]]
Syndrome-land" :-)
Reds 9, Padres 9 Top 18, 0 OutsMay 25 9:36 PM - DialH Angels and White Sox tied at 2 in the top of the 6th
Reds 9, Padres 9 Top 17, 0 OutsMay 25 9:27 PM - DialH Giants and Marlins tied at 4 at the bottom of the ninth, Angels and White Sox scoreless in the second
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 12, 0 OutsMay 25 8:23 PM - DialH Aaron Harang is pitching in the bottom of the 13th
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 12, 0 OutsMay 25 8:17 PM - DialH Click the "+ roots" button to the left of the scoreboard
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 12, 0 OutsMay 25 8:14 PM - DialH Furthermore, on the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome thing, my wrists have many oppertunities to relax.
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 12, 0 OutsMay 25 8:04 PM - DialH If this goes any longer than 18 innings, I'm suing the Pads and Reds for giving me Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. That was me kidding, so don't feel any bit offended
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 12, 0 OutsMay 25 8:02 PM - DialH Edgar Gonzalez, brother of Adrian Gonzalez, is uo
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 12, 0 OutsMay 25 8:00 PM - DialH Could this be a 22 inning game? Or will the Padres score in the bottom of the 12th that is starting? Find out now
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 12, 0 OutsMay 25 7:56 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRIAN GILES SCORED JODY GERUT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B GILES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 9
SAN DIEGO 9 BOTTOM, 11TH
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.273, 1-FOR-5, RBI)
Reds 9, Padres 9 Bot 11, 0 OutsMay 25 7:45 PM - DialH The Padres had a 22 inning ballgame earlier in the season
Reds 9, Padres 8 Bot 11, 0 OutsMay 25 7:43 PM - DialH Two gone, but the Padres score, and a pitching change is up
Reds 9, Padres 8 Bot 11, 0 OutsMay 25 7:42 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY TADAHITO IGUCHI SCORED LUKE CARLIN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GERUT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 9
SAN DIEGO 8 BOTTOM, 11TH
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.303, 1-FOR-4, BB)
Reds 9, Padres 8 Bot 11, 0 OutsMay 25 7:42 PM - DialH Yesterday, the Cubs-Pirates game went to 14 innings
Reds 9, Padres 7 Bot 11, 0 OutsMay 25 7:39 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PAUL JANISH SCORED KEN GRIFFEY JR AND BRANDON
PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P JANISH ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 9
SAN DIEGO 7 TOP, 11TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.325, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Reds 9, Padres 7 Top 11, 0 OutsMay 25 7:36 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY SCOTT HAIRSTON (6) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF FRANCISCO CORDERO.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 7, SAN DIEGO 7
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: T IGUCHI (.258, 1-FOR-4)
Reds 7, Padres 7 Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 25 7:29 PM - DialH I wonder why the score won't update. Maybe I'm overloading the system?
Reds 7, Padres 6 Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 25 7:16 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN FREEL SCORED KEN GRIFFEY JR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R FREEL ON FIRST, B PHILLIPS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 7
SAN DIEGO 6 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.241, 0-FOR-4)
Reds 7, Padres 6 Top 9, 0 OutsMay 25 6:57 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (7) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF DAVID WEATHERS.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 6, SAN DIEGO 6
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.226, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
Reds 6, Padres 6 Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 25 6:39 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRANDON PHILLIPS (9) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 7TH OFF CLA MEREDITH SCORED JERRY HAIRSTON JR.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 6, SAN DIEGO 5
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.255, 2-FOR-2, BB, HR, 2 RBI)
Reds 6, Padres 5 Top 7, 0 OutsMay 25 6:12 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ SCORED TADAHITO
IGUCHI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, B GILES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
SAN DIEGO 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.281, 2-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
Reds 4, Padres 5 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 25 5:35 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ADAM DUNN (13) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF GREG MADDUX SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, SAN DIEGO 4
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.250, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
Reds 4, Padres 4 Top 5, 0 OutsMay 25 5:28 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY SCOTT HAIRSTON ALLOWED JERRY HAIRSTON JR TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B PHILLIPS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
SAN DIEGO 4 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.250, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Reds 2, Padres 4 Top 5, 0 OutsMay 25 5:28 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (6) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF MATT BELISLE.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, SAN DIEGO 4
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.229, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Reds 1, Padres 4 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 25 5:10 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JAVIER VALENTIN SCORED KEN GRIFFEY JR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VALENTIN ON SECOND, A DUNN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
SAN DIEGO 3 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.246, 0-FOR-1)
Reds 1, Padres 3 Top 4, 0 OutsMay 25 5:03 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL MCANULTY (3) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF MATT BELISLE.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, SAN DIEGO 3
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G MADDUX (.063, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Reds 0, Padres 3 Bot 2, 0 OutsMay 25 4:41 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MICHAEL BARRETT SCORED KHALIL GREENE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
SAN DIEGO 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: P MCANULTY (.200, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
Reds 0, Padres 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsMay 25 4:37 PM - NL
AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY KHALIL GREENE SCORED KEVIN KOUZMANOFF.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GREENE ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BARRETT (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Reds 0, Padres 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsMay 25 4:34 PM
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