Final
Votto, Hanigan power Reds to 14-2 win over Cubs
May 9, 2010 - 3:18 AMVideo
CINCINNATI(AP) -- For the first time, the Cincinnati Reds won one going away.
Joey Votto hit a two-run homer in his first at-bat Saturday, and Jonny Gomes broke the game open with a bases-loaded single in the seventh off Carlos Zambrano, setting up a 14-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs that brought the Reds some rare, relaxing moments.
For once, everything went right.
"We had some hard-hit balls, and we had some bloopers fall in," Ryan Hanigan said. "It gets to be contagious."
Votto extended his hitting streak to seven games when he connected off left-hander Tom Gorzelanny (1-4), who hadn't allowed a homer by a left-handed batter. Gomes' single sparked a five-run rally in the seventh, and Hanigan added his first career grand slam an inning later as the Reds beat up on Chicago's relievers.
"It's not fun, the way things are going right now," Gorzelanny said. "This is too good of a team to be in the situation we're in right now. There's so much more there."
Aaron Harang (2-4) struck out a season-high nine in 6 2-3 innings of Cincinnati's most lopsided win this season. The Reds have been one of the majors' most dramatic teams, getting nine of their 15 wins in their final at-bat. They hadn't beaten a team by more than four runs all season.
"This was a tight game for a while, but once we got into their bullpen, we were able to put the pressure on them, kind of like what they did to us last night," Harang said. "The quote is: What goes around, comes around."
Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro doubled and scored in four at-bats, a day after he drove in a record six runs during his debut during a 14-7 Cubs win. He also committed his first error, one that came at a bad time.
The 20-year-old shortstop doubled off Harang in the top of the seventh and eventually scored when Arthur Rhodes walked Xavier Nady with the bases loaded, cutting it to 3-2.
Then, it all came apart.
Castro then started the Reds' seventh by botching Orlando Cabrera's grounder. Second baseman Mike Fontenot followed with another error, and Sean Marshall walked the bases loaded. Zambrano, who agreed to move to the bullpen last month to give it some stability, came on and gave up Gomes' two-run single.
Hanigan drove in Cincinnati's final runs with his first career grand slam in the eighth off Justin Berg.
Afterward, manager Lou Piniella sat in the chair in his office, holding the bridge of his nose with his left hand while thinking about how his young relievers had melted down again.
"It's 3-2 in the seventh and we had the bases loaded with a chance to take the lead, and what did we lose? 14-2? That's hard to do," Piniella said. "We thought it (the bullpen) would be better than this. Boy, I'll tell you, it gets out of hand in a hurry."
Castro had an historic debut on Friday night, hitting a three-run homer in his first at-bat and driving in a record six runs. A day later, he had a couple of bad moments in the field.
The first one came in the third inning, when Brandon Phillips singled to the hole at shortstop - Castro's long throw wasn't even close. Phillips then stole second by reaching around Castro's tag to get the base with his left hand, a veteran trick that worked on the youngest shortstop in Cubs history. Gomes' single made it 3-0.
NOTES: It was 81 degrees at the first pitch on Friday night, 51 degrees on Saturday night. ... The Cubs activated RH reliever Esmailin Caridad off the 15-day DL. He'd been sidelined since April 12 with a strained right forearm. Reliever Jeff Gray was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. ... Struggling LH reliever John Grabow went back to Chicago for a precautionary MRI on his sore left knee. No problem was found. Grabow will get a couple days of rest. He's 0-2 with a 9.26 ERA.
- Reds 14, Cubs 2 - FINAL
CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .338
E Caridad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Berg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
vc-J Baker ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220
K Fukudome r
May 8 10:28 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY RYAN HANIGAN (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF JUSTIN BERG SCORED DREW STUBBS, JAY BRUCE AND
JOEY VOTTO.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 14
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: L NIX (.171, 0-FOR-1)
Cubs 2, Reds 14 Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 8 10:17 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO DREW STUBBS SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D STUBBS ON FIRST, J BRUCE ON SECOND, J
VOTTO ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
CINCINNATI 10 BOTTOM,8TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R HANIGAN (.395, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
Cubs 2, Reds 10 Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 8 10:15 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VOTTO ON FIRST, B PHILLIPS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
CINCINNATI 9 BOTTOM,8TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N MASSET (-, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Cubs 2, Reds 9 Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 8 10:09 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN HANIGAN SCORED DREW STUBBS
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, R HANIGAN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
CINCINNATI 8 BOTTOM,7TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A RHODES (-, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Cubs 2, Reds 8 Bot 7, 0 OutsMay 8 9:50 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DREW STUBBS SCORED JONNY GOMES AND JOEY VOTTO
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, D STUBBS ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
CINCINNATI 7 BOTTOM,7TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R HANIGAN (.381, 1-FOR-2, BB)
Cubs 2, Reds 7 Bot 7, 0 OutsMay 8 9:47 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JONNY GOMES SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS AND ORLANDO
CABRERA
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J GOMES ON FIRST, J VOTTO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
CINCINNATI 5 BOTTOM,7TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J BRUCE (.248, 1-FOR-3)
Cubs 2, Reds 5 Bot 7, 0 OutsMay 8 9:43 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO XAVIER NADY SCORED STARLIN CASTRO
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, X NADY ON FIRST, R THERIOT ON SECOND, M
FONTENOT ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
CINCINNATI 3 TOP,7TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.221, 0-FOR-3)
Cubs 2, Reds 3 Top 7, 0 OutsMay 8 9:22 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARLON BYRD SCORED RYAN THERIOT
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
CINCINNATI 3 TOP,6TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.159, 1-FOR-2)
Cubs 1, Reds 3 Top 6, 0 OutsMay 8 8:49 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JONNY GOMES SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GOMES ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0
CINCINNATI 3 BOTTOM,3RD
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J BRUCE (.253, 1-FOR-1)
Cubs 0, Reds 3 Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 8 8:11 PM - NL
AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOEY VOTTO (6) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF TOM GORZELANNY SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0, CINCINNATI 2
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S ROLEN (.273, 6 HR, 12 RBI)
Cubs 0, Reds 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 8 7:20 PM
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