Reds outlast Pirates 5-4 in 13 innings on Phillips' homer
Brandon Phillips led off the top of the 13th inning with his fourth homer of the season to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
5
Pittsburgh Pirates
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| PIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Phillips homered to left (391 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Frazier homered to left center (419 feet), Votto scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Cervelli singled to right, McCutchen scored, Kang to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Out 2-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 5-4
End of the 13th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Harrison flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Harrison batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Rodriguez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Rodriguez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Mercer flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Mercer batting
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Start Inning 5-4
Bottom of the 13th inning
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End Inning 5-4
Middle of the 13th
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Play Result 5-4
Frazier caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
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Caught Stealing 5-4
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Peña batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Byrd flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Byrd batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Frazier singled to center.
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Single 5-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Frazier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Votto bunt grounded out to pitcher.
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Head to Head
CIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Josh HarrisonRF4
Gregory PolancoLF25
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Neil Walker2B12
Jung Ho Kang3B16
Pedro Alvarez1B24
Francisco CervelliC29
Jordy MercerSS27
A.J. BurnettP34
Substitutes
Arquimedes CamineroP48
Antonio BastardoP58
Tony WatsonP56
Starling MartePH0
Mark MelanconP34
Vance WorleyP45
Jose TabataPH31
Rob ScahillP18
Sean Rodriguez1B13
CIN
Brandon Phillips2B0
Joey Votto1B37
Todd Frazier3B99
Marlon ByrdRF6
Brayan PenaC25
Eugenio SuarezSS28- Skip SchumakerRF55
Anthony DeSclafaniP21
Billy HamiltonCF0
Substitutes
Ivan De Jesus Jr.LF11
Chris DominguezPH61
Burke BadenhopP72
J.J. HooverP40
Ryan MattheusP41
Jay BrucePH30
Carlos ContrerasP53
Aroldis ChapmanP44
Mike LeakePH8
Pedro VillarrealP62
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