CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Joey Votto homered on consecutive pitches by Eury Pérez in the fourth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds stopped a 6-activity slide by keeping off the Miami Marlins for a 5-2 victory on Monday night time.
TJ Friedl experienced two hits and two RBIs as Cincinnati improved to 10-14 considering the fact that the All-Star break. The 6-match slide matched the period higher for the Reds (60-55), who continue being in the thick of the playoff race.
“We’ve got a lot less than two months to go,” Votto explained. “Everybody is heading to add. We’re heading to need to have everybody to lead. I’d like to be a component of that team. Which is exactly where my head’s at.”
Cincinnati rookie Brandon Williamson (4-2) struck out a occupation-substantial 9 in 6 2/3 innings. The left-hander permitted just one operate and three hits.
“It was just when we needed it the most for absolutely sure,” manager David Bell stated. “Not only for the gain, (but) how a great deal we have utilized our bullpen. It was the ideal we have witnessed him.”
Jorge Soler and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered for Miami in its fifth straight loss. The Marlins (58-56) finished with 5 hits and two errors.
“Keep fighting,” Marlins supervisor Skip Schumaker claimed. “We’re in this. There are all kinds of groups that are pushing to get into wild-card places or gain divisions. The Reds are just one of them. We’re appropriate there with them.”
Bryan De La Cruz and Jake Burger opened the ninth with consecutive walks for Miami. But All-Star nearer Alexis Díaz struck out Jesús Sánchez on a foul suggestion and got pinch-hitter Luis Arraez to bounce into a sport-ending double engage in.
It was Díaz’s 33rd save in 34 chances.
The 20-calendar year-aged Pérez was charged with four operates and 5 hits in 4 2/3 innings. The 6-foot-8 suitable-hander struck out 7 and walked two.
“It meant a great deal to just see him walk through people doors currently,” Schumaker reported. “You like to compose his identify down every single fifth or sixth day, regardless of what we come to a decision to do. I assumed he did a actually fantastic position in his initially start off back.”
It was Pérez’s very first major league begin because July 6. He was optioned to Double-A right after eclipsing his job large in innings.
Soler strike his 27th homer in the initial and Pérez (5-4) retired his very first seven batters, striking out the side in the 2nd. But Will Benson and Elly De La Cruz walked forward of Friedl’s two-run triple in the third.
“These batters are veteran batters, they know their stuff,” Pérez explained via a translator. “Some of the walks did not enable me, primarily in that 3rd inning. The changeup place was doing work quite well. I was satisfied to get the opportunity.”
Encarnacion-Strand and Votto went deep on Pérez’s initially two pitches in the fourth. It was the second homer for Encarnacion-Strand and 13th of the season for Votto.
“The beginning of the sport, I thought they ended up going to ambush the fastball,” Schumaker reported. “They have been on it. 2nd time around, they linked.”
Chisolm, who did not engage in on Sunday due to a ideal hamstring cramp, recorded his 1st job pinch-strike homer in the eighth.
TOSSED
Marlins remaining fielder Avisaíl García was ejected in the fifth by plate umpire Roberto Ortiz. García experienced words and phrases with Ortiz just after a borderline pitch earlier in his at-bat. Right after placing out swinging, García started shouting at Ortiz and was ejected.
In the eighth, Schumaker was ejected by Ortiz subsequent a discussion at the mound even though a coach checked on left-hander Tanner Scott.
“Umpires make mistakes at situations,” Schumaker explained. “We sense like it gets to be 1-sided a small little bit. You have to protect your players and say some items. Roberto’s a excellent person. Just a disagreement now on the strike zone.”
TRAINERS Home
Marlins: RHP Tommy Nance (appropriate shoulder sprain) will make a rehab overall look for Double-A Pensacola on Tuesday.
Reds: RHP Casey Legumina (suitable shoulder soreness) was reinstated from the hurt list and optioned to Triple-A Louisville. … LHP Alex Younger (back again spasms) was not readily available Monday and is day to working day.
UP Up coming
Miami LHP Braxton Garrett (5-3, 4.14 Period) is -2 in three vocation commences vs. Cincinnati. Reds RHP Luke Weaver (2-4, 6.98 Period) has allowed 28 of his 71 runs in the 1st inning. Garrett and Weaver facial area off on Tuesday.
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