Recap: Cincinnati vs. San Francisco
Sports Network | August 31, 2008
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Joey Votto finished with four hits, including a double and four runs batted in and Bronson Arroyo pitched seven solid innings as the Cincinnati Reds hammered the San Francisco Giants, 9-3, to complete a three-game sweep at Great American Ball Park. Jeff Keppinger went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored for the Reds, who have won four of their last six games. Arroyo (13-10) got the win after giving up two runs on 10 hits, while fanning five and not allowing a walk. The veteran righty improved to 3-3 lifetime against the Giants, including a complete game. He also chipped in with a two- run double and his first career stolen base. Emmanuel Burriss hit his first career home run for the Giants, who have dropped five of their last six. Aaron Rowand had two hits and an RBI in defeat. Matt Cain (8-11) suffered the loss after working five innings. The young right-hander was touched for five runs on eight hits, while striking out three and walking five. He is now 2-2 in four career starts versus Cincinnati. Votto's run-scoring single in the bottom of the first brought home Chris Dickerson, who led off the frame with a base hit, stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt, giving the Reds the early lead. Cincinnati was looking for more as it had the bases loaded with one down, but Jolbert Cabrera struck out swinging and Corey Patterson lined out to first to end the inning. San Francisco, quickly tied things in the top of the second. Pablo Sandoval tripled just inside the right-field line and scored when Rowand followed with an RBI single, making it a 1-1 game. The Reds reclaimed the lead in the home half of the inning. Arroyo, who reached on a fielder's choice, stole second with two down and scored on Keppinger's bloop single to left. After Votto singled and Edwin Encarnacion was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Jay Bruce walked to force in a run, putting Cincinnati up by a 3-1 margin. Burriss' one-out line drive homer over the right field wall in the fourth got the Giants to within a run. However, with the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth, Arroyo's two-run double down the left-field line upped the Reds advantage to 5-2. Encarnacion's two-base hit in the sixth plated Keppinger, who reached on a double to make it a four-run game. Cincinnati continued to pour it on in the seventh. With the bases loaded and two outs, Votto's bases-clearing double increased the Reds lead to 9-2. The Giants got a run in the ninth on Ivan Ochoa's pinch-hit, RBI double to account for the 9-3 final. Game Notes The Reds will host Pittsburgh for the start of a three-game series on Tuesday night, while San Francisco will play at Colorado on Monday...The Giants fell to 9-28 against the NL Central this season...It was the Reds first series sweep of the Giants in Cincinnati since 1994...The Giants took two of three from the Reds from April 25-27. Game Notes The Reds will host Pittsburgh for the start of a three-game series on Tuesday night, while San Francisco will play at Colorado on Monday...The Giants fell to 9-28 against the NL Central this season...It was the Reds first series sweep of the Giants in Cincinnati since 1994...The Giants took two of three from the Reds from April 25-27.
