Cincinnati, OH (My Sportsbook) - Jeff Keppinger doubled home the game- winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the
Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the
San Diego Padres in middle installment of a three-game set.
Jay Bruce went 3-for-6 and scored the game-winner, while Paul Bako drove in a pair in helping the Reds snap a two-game slide. Gary Majewski (1-0) anchored a terrific bullpen effort to pick up the win by throwing a perfect 11th.
Brian Giles posted a two-run double, while Edgar Gonzalez notched three of the Padres' six hits in club's seventh loss in eight games. Bryan Corey (1-3) took the loss with his performance in the final inning.
Padres starter Jake Peavy and counterpart Johnny Cueto took no-decisions, with each allowing three runs in their six innings of work. Peavy fanned five and allowed seven hits, while the rookie Cueto allowed four hits while striking out 10, tying his career high set in his first career start April 3.
Each bullpen allowed just two hits going into the bottom of the 11th. Corey entered to begin the frame and surrendered a one-out single to Bruce. Keppinger laced a payoff pitch into the left field corner, and Bruce hustled around to score without a play at the plate.
Edgar Gonzalez fought off an inside pitch to record the Padres' first hit of the game with two away in third. The single advanced Luke Carlin, who was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame, and Giles roped a liner that rolled to the right-center field wall to bring in a pair of runs.
Adrian Gonzalez followed with an RBI single and San Diego led, 3-0.
The Reds managed just one base runner in scoring position before tying the game in the sixth. Bako dribbled a two-out, bases-loaded single up the middle to make it a one-run game, and Joey Votto placed a check-swing, base hit into left field to bring in another.
Game Notes
Peavy remains 5-0 in nine lifetime starts against the Reds...Bruce is in the midst of an 11-game hitting streak...It was the Reds' 10th walk-off win of the year...The season series is tied, 3-3...The Reds Mike Lincoln extended his scoreless streak to 15 1/3 innings with two perfect frames of relief...Before the game, Reds pitcher Josh Fogg was hit in the mouth with a line drive during batting practice. Votto hit a ball into the outfield that caught Fogg in the mouth. The right-hander needed 30 stitches to repair the split upper lip, and it is uncertain whether he will be available for his scheduled start Friday against the Colorado Rockies.