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SPORTS Friday 25 May 2018
Suarez's grand slam leads Reds over slumping Pirates 5-4

By JOE KAY He hurt his right hand while
Associated Press catching in the 10th in-
CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugen- ning of Pittsburgh's 5-4 win
io Suarez wanted to hit one on Wednesday night and
deep enough to get the came out of the game in
runner in from third base. the 12th.
He got all of a hanging slid- Reds: Joey Votto got a day
er — and four runs with one of rest from the starting line-
swing. up, but pinch hit and drew
Suarez hit a grand slam off a walk. He's 5 for 27 in his
Ivan Nova, who dropped last nine games with seven
his sixth straight start against strikeouts. His 1,480th ap-
Cincinnati, and Jesse Wink- pearance tied Dan Dries-
er added a solo shot Thurs- sen for ninth on the Reds'
day as the Reds pulled career list. Frank Robinson
away to a 5-4 victory over is eighth with 1,502 games.
the slumping Pittsburgh Pi- UP NEXT
rates. Pirates: Joe Musgrove (0-
Suarez's third career grand 0) comes off the DL and
slam off Nova (2-5) went starts against the Cardi-
farther than he'd hoped, nals at PNC Park as Pitts-
landing a few rows deep in burgh begins a six-game
the left field seats. homestand. Musgrove has
"If there's a guy on third been sidelined since spring
and less than two outs, I'll at Cincinnati Reds' Eugenio Suarez watches his grand slam hit off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher training by a strained right
least try to get a sacrifice Ivan Nova in the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Cincinnati. shoulder. St. Louis goes with
fly," said Suarez, who leads Associated Press John Gant (1-1).
the team with 38 RBIs. "It Reds: Sal Romano (2-5) tries
was a breaking ball down the Reds load the bases. Pirates leadoff hitter Josh RIGGLEMAN'S RECORD to rebound from his worst
and it. I was able to catch Suarez hit his third career Harrison went 0 for 4, a The Reds are 15-18 un- start when the Reds open
it right at the break." grand slam on a hanging day after he had four hits der interim manager Jim a three-game series in Den-
The Reds took two of three slider. including a game-winning Riggleman, who took over ver. Romano gave up a
in the series, completing a "I'm just missing," Nova said. triple in the 12th inning. Har- when Bryan Price was fired career-high seven runs and
3-4 homestand. Pittsburgh "In the first few innings, I felt rison missed 30 games with on April 19. six walks during a 10-0 loss
has dropped five of six. really good. I got into that a broken left hand. In four TRAINER'S ROOM to the Cubs on Saturday.
Luis Castillo (4-4) gave up one inning, and I walk the games back, he's gone 8 Pirates: C Francisco Cervelli The Rockies start Jon Gray
four hits in six innings, in- pitcher to start the inning. for 19. was available to pinch hit. (4-6).q
cluding a two-run homer On the groundball, I miss
by David Freese . Castillo (retiring) the guy at first
has allowed two earned base."
runs or less in each of his It's been a rough month all
last five starts. around for the most expe-
Austin Meadows hit his sec- rienced starter on the staff.
ond homer of the series, a Nova is 0-4 in five May starts
two-run shot off Amir Gar- with a 7.60 ERA.
rett in the ninth that cut it to "He's the healthiest he's
5-4. Jared Hughes got the been," manager Clint Hur-
last two outs for his second dle said. "It's just inconsis-
save. The Reds are without tency. That's kind of where
closer Raisel Iglesias, who we are. He's doing every-
went on the 10-day dis- thing he can to get himself
abled list Wednesday with in a better place."
a strained biceps in his non- Winker homered off Nova
throwing arm. in the fifth inning for a 5-0
Nova had another tough lead.
time against the Reds, SLAMMED PIRATES
extending his streak into Suarez's grand slam was
a new season. The right- the Reds' second of the
hander lost his last start season. Gennett has the
against Cincinnati in 2016 other — also against the Pi-
and went 0-4 in four starts rates. He connected in Cin-
last year, three of them at cinnati's series-opening 7-2
Great American Ball Park. win on Tuesday.
He had a big role in his lat- HOT ROOKIE
est undoing. Meadows is 11 for 25 in his
Nova hadn't walked a bat- first six major league games
ter in his last two starts, but including two doubles,
opened the third inning by three homers and five RBIs.
walking Castillo. He also He had three hits Thursday
had a throwing error on — a single, double and
Scooter Gennett's come- homer.
back grounder that helped HARRISON CONTAINED