Final
Reds rally in ninth to beat Giants 10-5
Aug 8, 2009 - 6:30 AM SAN FRANCISCO(AP) -- Not much has gone right for the Cincinnati Reds since the All-Star break.Outlasting reigning NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum and rallying for five runs in the ninth inning will definitely count as a much-needed positive.
Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips drew a tie-breaking bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning and the Reds took advantage of a meltdown by San Francisco's bullpen to beat the Giants 10-5 on Friday night.
"It wasn't easy but we needed it and we got some breaks tonight, big-time breaks," Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker said. "That's a good club over there and to give Lincecum a no-decision, that's quite a feat. These guys, they don't quit. They just keep playing and playing. They get down but don't stay down."
The Reds, who trailed 4-2 and 5-3, scored twice in the eighth and five times in the ninth to win consecutive games for the first time since July 1-2.
They did it against the Giants' normally reliable bullpen, which gave up seven runs in two innings after Lincecum had handcuffed the Reds most of the night.
Pinch-hitter Drew Sutton led off the ninth with an infield single off Giants closer Brian Wilson (3-5) before Alex Gonzalez and Joey Votto drew one-out walks. Phillips, who doubled and scored when the Reds tied the game with two runs in the eighth, walked to force in Sutton.
The Reds then took advantage of two San Francisco errors and a wild pitch to tack on four more runs, ending their eight-game road losing streak.
"Regardless of who was pitching, for us to do what we did was a beautiful thing," Phillips said. "We're starting to believe in ourselves. We're picking each other up. It's all about team chemistry. You could look in the dugout and see everybody was on their feet, the whole team was on the fence and pushing for everybody."
Bengie Molina and Eugenio Velez homered for the Giants, who committed five errors.
"We haven't had a night like this in a while, in quite a while," San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. "The last two innings were tough. We killed ourselves. Bottom line is we put too many people on base. We set up their rally."
David Weathers (3-3), the third of four Cincinnati pitchers, worked a scoreless eighth to get the win. Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth, giving up two hits and a walk, but got out of the jam without allowing a run.
Lincecum scattered six hits over seven innings, striking out seven while allowing three runs but got a no-decision for the eighth time this season despite leaving with a 5-3 lead.
That lead - and Lincecum's bid to become the National League's first 13-game winner - didn't last long.
Cincinnati scored twice in the eighth on Laynce Nix's two-run bloop single to left then had the big ninth to take its only lead of the game and hand Wilson (3-5) the loss.
Until then the Giants seemed headed for their 17th win in their last 21 home games.
Molina's two-run homer in the first and Velez's two-run shot in the fifth, coming on the two-year anniversary of Barry Bonds' historic 756th career home run, gave San Francisco a 4-2 lead.
"We're spoiled with Timmy," Bochy said. "He left the game with the lead, he threw seven solid innings. That's a pretty good effort."
Lincecum retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced and did not allow a hit until Alex Gonzalez's leadoff single in the fourth. Wladimir Balentin's RBI single four batters later made it 2-1 and ended Lincecum's 14-inning scoreless streak. It was the first earned run the left-hander allowed since July 22, a 22-inning stretch.
Velez gave the Giants some breathing room with his third career homer and Pablo Sandoval added an RBI single in the seventh to make it 5-3.
Cincinnati starter Homer Bailey gave up five runs and nine hits in six-plus innings.
NOTES: Since being recalled from the minors on July 27, Velez is batting .417 (20 for 48). ... San Francisco activated IF Rich Aurilia from the 15-day DL and optioned OF John Bowker to Triple-A Fresno. ... Lincecum has struck out the first batter he's faced in seven of his 22 career starts, including his last three. He needs just two strikeouts for 200 on the year, which would make him the first Giants pitcher since Jason Schmidt (2003-04) to reach that plateau in consecutive seasons. ... The Reds have allowed 95 runs in the first inning, most in the majors.
- ** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 10
SAN FRANCISCO 5 FINAL
Aug 8 1:46 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY LAYNCE NIX SCORED SCOTT ROLEN
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, W BALENTIEN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 10
SAN FRANCISCO 5 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R HANIGAN (.299, 0-FOR-4)
Reds 10, Giants 5 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 8 1:24 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY BRANDON MEDDERS ALLOWED BRANDON PHILLIPS TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, W BALENTIEN ON SECOND, S ROLEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 9
SAN FRANCISCO 5 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: L NIX (.235, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
Reds 9, Giants 5 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 8 1:23 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY PABLO SANDOVAL ALLOWED JOEY VOTTO TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, W BALENTIEN ON FIRST, S ROLEN ON SECOND, B
PHILLIPS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 8
SAN FRANCISCO 5 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: L NIX (.235, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
Reds 8, Giants 5 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 8 1:22 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY BENGIE MOLINA ALLOWED ALEX GONZALEZ TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S ROLEN ON FIRST, B PHILLIPS ON SECOND, J
VOTTO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 7
SAN FRANCISCO 5 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: W BALENTIEN (.308, 2-FOR-2, 2 BB, RBI)
Reds 7, Giants 5 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 8 1:21 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED DREW SUTTON
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B PHILLIPS ON FIRST, J VOTTO ON SECOND, A
GONZALEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 6
SAN FRANCISCO 5 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S ROLEN (.154, 1-FOR-4)
Reds 6, Giants 5 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 8 1:16 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY LAYNCE NIX SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS AND JOEY VOTTO
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, L NIX ON FIRST, W BALENTIEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
SAN FRANCISCO 5 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R HANIGAN (.301, 0-FOR-3)
Reds 5, Giants 5 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 8 12:54 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PABLO SANDOVAL SCORED EUGENIO VELEZ
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P SANDOVAL ON FIRST, F SANCHEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
SAN FRANCISCO 5 BOTTOM,7TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.263, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
Reds 3, Giants 5 Bot 7, 0 OutsAug 8 12:31 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
FORCE OUT BY JONNY GOMES SCORED SCOTT ROLEN
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GOMES ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
SAN FRANCISCO 4 TOP,6TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R HANIGAN (.303, 0-FOR-2)
Reds 3, Giants 4 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 7 11:53 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY EUGENIO VELEZ (2) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF HOMER BAILEY SCORED TIM LINCECUM.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: F SANCHEZ (.299, 0-FOR-2)
Reds 2, Giants 4 Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 7 11:38 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALEX GONZALEZ SCORED WILLY TAVERAS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
SAN FRANCISCO 2 TOP,5TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VOTTO (.326, 0-FOR-2)
Reds 2, Giants 2 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 7 11:27 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY WLADIMIR BALENTIEN SCORED ALEX GONZALEZ
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W BALENTIEN ON FIRST, B PHILLIPS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
SAN FRANCISCO 2 TOP,4TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J GOMES (.265, 0-FOR-1)
Reds 1, Giants 2 Top 4, 0 OutsAug 7 11:10 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BENGIE MOLINA (12) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF HOMER BAILEY SCORED PABLO SANDOVAL.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 2
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.267, 2 HR, 42 RBI)
Reds 0, Giants 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 7 10:31 PM
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