NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 1 SAN DIEGO 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 x 8 11 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: CIN - STEVE PARRIS, ELMER DESSENS (4TH), MANNY AYBAR (6TH), SCOTT SULLIVAN (8TH) AND EDDIE TAUBENSEE, BENITO SANTIAGO (8TH) SDG - BRIAN MEADOWS, CARLOS REYES (3RD), MATT WHITESIDE (6TH), KEVIN WALKER (7TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND CARLOS HERNANDEZ
WP - CARLOS REYES (1-2) LP - STEVE PARRIS (2-10) SAVE - TREVOR HOFFMAN (15)
HOME RUNS: CIN - POKEY REESE (4) OFF MEADOWS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON SEAN CASEY (4) OFF MEADOWS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON CHRIS STYNES (2) OFF MA WHITESIDE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON SDG - BRET BOONE (9) OFF PARRIS IN THE 1ST, 2 ON CARLOS HERNANDEZ (2) OFF PARRIS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
TIME: 2:39 ATT: 60,760
PROBABLES: CIN - RON VILLONE (6-3, 5.58) SDG - ADAM EATON (1-0, 2.89)
Extended BoxCINCINNATI (5) VS SAN DIEGO (8) - FINAL
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Reese 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .281 B Larkin ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304 Griffey Jr cf 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .229 Bichette rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .270 M Tucker lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .291 S Casey 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .235 A Boone 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .276 Taubensee c 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .287 b-Santiago ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Parris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .158 Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Stynes ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .407 Aybar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-D Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Sullivan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 37 5 10 5 4 6 16
a-homered for Dessens in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop for Taubensee in the 8th; c-flied to right for Aybar in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - Griffey Jr (8, Meadows); A Boone (15, Meadows). HR - Reese (4, 1st inning off Meadows 0 on, 0 out); S Casey (4, 2nd inning off Meadows 0 on, 0 out); Stynes (2, 6th inning off Ma Whiteside 0 on, 0 out). RBI - Reese (23), S Casey (13), Taubensee (15), A Boone (31), Stynes (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Tucker 2, Griffey Jr 1, Parris 1, Taubensee 2. Team LOB - 9.
FIELDING: E - Reese (9, bobble). DP: 2 (A Boone-Reese-S Casey, B Larkin-Reese-S Casey).
SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Owens cf-rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .342 A Martin lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .323 Gwynn rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .312 Ru Rivera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Nevin 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .290 Klesko 1b 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 .323 B Boone 2b 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .251 Ca Hernandez c 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .277 D Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .257 Meadows p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .120 C Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ma Whiteside p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Dehaan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 K Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 8 11 8 2 5 8
a-struck out for Ma Whiteside in the 6th.
BATTING: 2B - Klesko (17, Sullivan). HR - B Boone (9, 1st inning off Parris 2 on, 1 out); Ca Hernandez (2, 3rd inning off Parris 1 on, 2 out). RBI - Nevin 2 (51), B Boone 3 (37), Ca Hernandez 3 (21). 2-out RBI - Ca Hernandez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Reyes 1. GIDP - Nevin, D Jackson. Team LOB - 3.
BASERUNNING: SB - D Jackson (9, 2nd base off Parris/Taubensee). CS - Klesko (1, 2nd base by Dessens/Taubensee).
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era Parris (L, 2-10) 3 6 7 5 2 2 2 5.77 Dessens 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 5.72 Aybar 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.10 Sullivan 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.14
SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era Meadows 2 1/3 8 4 4 1 1 2 4.87 C Reyes (W, 1-2) 2 2/3 0 0 0 2 3 0 5.17 Ma Whiteside (H, 2) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2.49 K Walker (H, 4) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.18 Hoffman (S, 15) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.81
Pitches-strikes: Meadows 50-25; C Reyes 39-22; Ma Whiteside 19-9; K Walker 24-14; Hoffman 10-9; Parris 63-34; Dessens 27-18; Aybar 17-11; Sullivan 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: Meadows 3-3; C Reyes 1-4; Ma Whiteside 0-2; K Walker 2-3; Hoffman 0-3; Parris 6-1; Dessens 4-0; Aybar 3-2; Sullivan 2-0. Batters faced: Meadows 16; C Reyes 10; Ma Whiteside 5; K Walker 6; Hoffman 4; Parris 18; Dessens 7; Aybar 6; Sullivan 4.
UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Alfonzo Marquez. 2B--Joe Brinkman. 3B--Jeff Nelson. T--2:39. Att--60,760. Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.
How They ScoredCINCINNATI (5) AT SAN DIEGO (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
CINCINNATI 1ST: Reese homered to left. B Larkin fouled out to first. Griffey Jr doubled to left. Bichette flied out to deep right, Griffey Jr to third. M Tucker grounded out to second. CINCINNATI 1, SAN DIEGO 0.
SAN DIEGO 1ST: Owens reached on infield single. A Martin singled to left, Owens to second. Gwynn singled to right center, Owens to third, A Martin to second. Nevin singled to left, Owens and A Martin scored, Gwynn to second. Klesko grounded into fielder's choice to first, Gwynn to third, Nevin out at second. B Boone homered to left center, Gwynn and Klesko scored. Ca Hernandez grounded out to third. D Jackson struck out looking. CINCINNATI 1, SAN DIEGO 5.
CINCINNATI 2ND: S Casey homered to right. A Boone doubled to left. Taubensee singled to left, A Boone scored. Parris bunted into fielder's choice to first, Taubensee out at second. Reese flied out to deep right. B Larkin singled to left, Parris to second. Griffey Jr struck out looking. CINCINNATI 3, SAN DIEGO 5.
CINCINNATI 3RD: Bichette grounded out to third. M Tucker walked. S Casey singled to center, M Tucker to third. A Boone singled to center, M Tucker scored, S Casey to second. Carlos Reyes relieved Brian Meadows. Taubensee popped out to shallow right center. Parris popped out to shallow left. CINCINNATI 4, SAN DIEGO 5.
SAN DIEGO 3RD: Nevin grounded out to second. Klesko safe at first on 2nd baseman Reese's fielding error. B Boone flied out to left. Ca Hernandez homered to right center, Klesko scored. D Jackson walked. D Jackson stole second. C Reyes grounded out to first. CINCINNATI 4, SAN DIEGO 7.
CINCINNATI 6TH: Matt Whiteside relieved Carlos Reyes. Stynes hit for Dessens. Stynes homered to left center. Reese lined out to pitcher. B Larkin flied out to left. Griffey Jr walked. Bichette struck out swinging. CINCINNATI 5, SAN DIEGO 7.
SAN DIEGO 8TH: Scott Sullivan relieved Manny Aybar. Klesko doubled to left. B Boone struck out swinging. Ca Hernandez singled to center, Klesko scored. D Jackson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Ca Hernandez out at second. CINCINNATI 5, SAN DIEGO 8.
Game StorySAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Steve Parris and the Cincinnati Reds just keep getting beat.
Bret Boone and Carlos Hernandez both homered and drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres handed Parris his sixth straight loss and the Reds their ninth setback in 10 games, 8-5.
Parris (2-10) leads the majors in losses after posting an impressive 11-4 mark last season. The righthander barely made it out of the first inning tonight, surrendering a two-run single to Phil Nevin and a three-run homer to Boone.
"We started out really good. The bases-loaded hit by Phil Nevin on a tough pitch started us off. We needed that," Boone said. "Then I get the three-run homer, that was big too. It came on a slider. I've had a tough time of late. I needed that."
His problems continued in the third. After the Reds rallied to cut the deficit to 5-4 against Brian Meadows, Parris was rocked for a two-run shot by Hernandez.
Parris is winless since beating the Padres here on May 9, but was rocked for seven runs -- five earned -- and six hits over three innings tonight. He has one more loss than Houston's Jose Lima, who is also experiencing a complete reversal of his suprising success last year.
"You have to get somebody out," Reds manager Jack McKeon said. "He's not getting anybody out. We have to re-evaluate his position. We've got to get somebody else in that slot. You can't go three or four innings every outing. We got the hits tonight, then we had pitching like this. That's kind of the way things are going for us."
"There's no real need for any quotes tonight," Parris said. "This is an easy one to write."
Meadows did not fare much better, allowing four runs and eight hits over 2 1/3 innings. Carlos Reyes (1-2), Matt Whiteside, rookie Kevin Walker and Trevor Hoffman combined to hold the slumping Reds to just one run and two hits over the final 6 2/3 innings.
Pokey Reese led off the game with a homer for Cincinnati (32-33), which slipped one game below .500 for the first time since May when it was 14-15.
Despite the fact that the Padres entered tonight having lost nine of their previous 12 games, a major league season-high crowd of 60,760 showed up at Qualcomm Stadium for a postgame fireworks show. A different type of fireworks were on display in the first inning.
Reese smacked an 0-1 pitch over the wall in left to get the Reds off to a good start. But Parris, who surrendered six runs and 10 hits over six innings against Cleveland on Saturday, gave the lead right back and then some.
Eric Owens led off with an infield single and Al Martin and Tony Gwynn followed with base hits to load the bases. Nevin stroked a single to left, plating Owens and Martin to give San Diego the lead for good.
Parris got Ryan Klesko to ground into a force play, but Boone turned on an 0-1 offering, drilling it into the seats in left-center for a 5-1 lead.
"This was real big," Boone said. "We had to stop the losing streak. It's nice to do it with a big crowd here. The Reds beat us up pretty good out there. Everyone is talking about getting to .500. You can't get to .500 until you win a bunch of series in a row."
Sean Casey began the second inning the way Reese started the first, smacking a homer to right. Aaron Boone doubled to left and Eddie Taubensee singled him home, cutting the deficit to 5-3. Meadows wiggled out of further trouble when he struck out slumping Ken Griffey Jr. with one on to end the inning.
Griffey was 1-for-4 and is batting just .229.
Aaron Boone's RBI single in the third cut the deficit to 5-4, but again Parris could not keep it close.
Nevin grounded out leading off the bottom half, but Klesko reached on Reese's fielding error at short. Bret Boone flied to left and Hernandez cracked a 2-0 pitch over the wall in right-center, giving the Padres a three-run cushion.
"It was a fastball, middle away on a 2-0 pitch," Hernandez said. "You have to be ready to swing and wait for a pitch you can hit. Most of the time, it's going to be a fastball. You better be ready for it."
Chris Stynes homered off Whiteside in the sixth, cutting the deficit to 7-5. But the Padres' bullpen held its ground thereafter and Hernandez singled home Klesko in the eighth to cap the scoring.