Chris Heisey belted a career-high three homers and drove in five runs as the Cincinnati Reds salvaged the nightcap of their doubleheader on Wednesday with a 10-2 home triumph over the New York Yankees.
Jonny Gomes added a solo shot and Scott Rolen drove in a pair of runs for Cincinnati, which dropped a 4-2 decision in the first game of the doubleheader.
Heisey opened the scoring with a solo blast in the first inning and added a two-run shot in the fifth. After he beat a throw to second base to allow Rolen to score in the seventh inning, Heisey capped the scoring with a two-run shot in the eighth.
The offensive outburst was more than enough for Johnny Cueto (5-2), who collected his third straight win after allowing just one run on two hits while striking out six.
Nick Swisher launched a solo homer and Alex Rodriguez had an RBI double for New York, which fell for just the third time in 13 games.
Brian Gordon (0-1) permitted four runs - including three home runs - on five hits in five innings to take the loss.
NY Yankees | Cincinnati | |
Brian Gordon | Player | Johnny Cueto |
Loss | W/L | Win |
5.0 | IP | 7.0 |
1 | Strikeouts | 6 |
5 | Hits | 2 |
7.20 | ERA | 1.29 |
NY Yankees | Cincinnati | |
Alex Rodriguez | Player | Chris Heisey |
2 | Hits | 3 |
1 | RBI | 5 |
0 | HR | 3 |
3 | TB | 12 |
.500 | Avg | .600 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
NY Yankees | 4 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati | 14 | 4 | 27 | .389 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |