Joey Votto, Xavier Paul help Reds rough up Matt Garza in rout
Xavier Paul hit a three-run home run, Joey Votto added a two-run shot and the Cincinnati Reds roughed up Matt Garza and the Chicago Cubs 12-2 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
12
Chicago Cubs
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wrigley Field · 30,937 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 12-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
Z Cozart homered to left (377 feet), J Hannahan and S Choo scored.
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Advancing On Force 12-2
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Advancing On Force 11-2
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 9-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
C Ransom homered to left (389 feet).
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
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Play Result 9-1
Z Cozart singled to right, R Hanigan scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-1
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
X Paul homered to right (380 feet), J Bruce and T Frazier scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-1
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Advancing On Force 7-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
J Bruce doubled to left, J Votto and B Phillips scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
A Soriano hit sacrifice fly to left, C Ransom scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 12-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
S Hairston lined out to third.
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Line Out 12-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 12-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 12-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2
S Hairston batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
A Soriano fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 12-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2
A Soriano batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
A Rizzo walked.
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Ball 12-2
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 12-2
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 12-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 12-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2
A Rizzo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
C Ransom struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 12-2
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 12-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2
C Ransom batting
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Play Result 12-2
D Lutz in left field.
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Play Result 12-2
D Robinson in center field.
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Play Result 12-2
C Partch relieved M Parra.
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Start Inning 12-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 12-2
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Lineup Change 12-2
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Lineup Change 12-2
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Lineup Change 12-2
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Lineup Change 12-2
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End Inning 12-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
S Choo grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 12-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Head to Head
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Darwin Barney2B20
Cody Ransom3B
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Scott HairstonRF7
Welington CastilloC20
Starlin CastroSS13
Ryan SweeneyCF26
Matt GarzaP22
Substitutes
Hector RondonP28
Zach PutnamP56
Carlos Manuel VillanuevaP91
Julio BorbonPH29
Blake ParkerP53
CIN
Shin-Soo ChooCF17
Zack CozartSS7
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Todd Frazier3B99
Xavier PaulLF28
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
Tony CingraniP54
Substitutes
Curtis PartchP52
Manny ParraP39
Derrick RobinsonCF
Cesar IzturisSS3
Donald LutzLF
Jack Hannahan1B9
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