Will Venable homers again as Padres quiet Reds
Will Venable homered for the second game in a row, and San Diego's depleted offense took advantage of Cincinnati's season-high four errors for a 3-1 victory over the Reds on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
San Diego Padres
3
Cincinnati Reds
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
W Venable homered to right (354 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-1
Pitch 6: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
B Phillips singled to right, S Choo scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-0
C Headley safe at second on throwing error by third baseman J Hannahan, W Venable scored.
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Error 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 1-0
W Venable singled to center, C Denorfia to second, C Denorfia scored, W Venable to second on error by left fielder X Paul.
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Error 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 3-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
T Frazier struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
T Frazier batting
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Play Result 3-1
T Frazier hit for S LeCure.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
J Bruce struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
J Bruce batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
B Phillips grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 3-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
B Phillips batting
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Play Result 3-1
H Street relieved L Gregerson.
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Start Inning 3-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
A Amarista flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
A Amarista batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
N Hundley struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
N Hundley batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
L Forsythe walked, Y Alonso to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Head to Head
CIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
San Diego Padres
- Luis Gutierrez Out
- Bryan Hoeing Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCIN
Shin-Soo ChooCF17
Zack CozartSS7
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Xavier PaulLF28
Devin MesoracoC29
Jack Hannahan3B9
Tony CingraniP54
Substitutes
Manny ParraP39
Sam LeCureP63
Todd FrazierPH99
Derrick RobinsonPH
Alfredo SimonP31
Chris HeiseyLF24
SD
Chris DenorfiaLF38
Will VenableRF30
Chase Headley3B12
Jesus GuzmanLF29
Yonder Alonso1B13
Jedd Gyorko2B5
Logan ForsytheSS11
Nick HundleyC3
Tyson RossP43
Substitutes
Luke GregersonP44
Huston StreetP16
Alexi AmaristaCF2
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