Cincinnati 6, Detroit 5
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, June 8, 2012
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
84°
Umpires:
Home -
Mark Carlson, 1B -
Tom Hallion, 2B -
Angel Hernandez, 3B -
Ed Hickox
Attendance:
38563
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Reds 6, Tigers 5 (10): Wilson Valdez bunted home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as host Cincinnati shaded Detroit.
After Miguel Cairo opened the frame with a triple off Tigers reliever Phil Coke (1-2), Valdez ended things with a perfectly-placed bunt down the first-base line that easily scored the speedy Cairo.
Sam LeCure (2-1) tossed two perfect innings to earn the win.
Joey Votto led the Cincinnati attack with three hits - including a mammoth three-run homer - to extend his hitting streak to 14 games, tying a career high set in 2009.
Trailing 4-3 in the seventh and having chased Cincinnati starter Mat Latos from the game, the Tigers drew even on Brennan Boesch's two-out single to center field that brought home Ramon Santiago. Delmon Young gave Detroit its first lead an inning later, depositing an 0-1 pitch from Jose Arredondo deep into the seats in left-center for his fifth home run of the campaign.
The Reds answered right back in the bottom half of the eighth. Cairo opened with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored on a Todd Frazier pinch-hit double to left field.
Latos was charged with four runs (three earned) on seven hits through 6 1/3 innings, walking two and striking out three. Detroit counterpart Rick Porcello surrendered four runs on nine hits in his five-inning stint, with two walks and one strikeout.
The Reds opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, as a Brandon Phillips single to the pitcher brought home Zack Cozart in a close play at the plate.
Votto broke open the game in the third. After Cozart and Chris Heisey reached on back-to-back singles, Votto launched a 2-1 pitch from Porcello over the center-field wall for his 10th home run of the season.
Boesch put Detroit on the board in the top of the fourth inning with a solo shot to right field, his sixth of the campaign. Two innings later, the Tigers struck for a pair of runs on a Miguel Cabrera single to left that plated Matt Young and Quintin Berry.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Votto is batting a scorching .549 (28-for-51) during his hitting streak. ... Cabrera's two-run single made him the second player in the majors to reach the 50-RBI plateau. He trails only Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who came into the night with 58 RBIs. ... Porcello is 0-2 with four no-decisions in his last six starts dating back to May 6.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit |
|
Cincinnati |
Rick Porcello
|
Player |
Mat Latos
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
5.0 |
IP |
6.1 |
1 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
9 |
Hits |
7 |
7.20 |
ERA |
4.26 |
Hitting
Detroit |
|
Cincinnati |
Brennan Boesch | Player |
Joey Votto
|
3 |
Hits |
3 |
2 |
RBI |
3 |
1 |
HR |
1 |
6 |
TB |
7 |
.750 |
Avg |
.600 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Detroit
|
9 |
2 |
16 |
.250 |
15 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Cincinnati
|
15 |
1 |
23 |
.375 |
19 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |