Cincinnati Reds Press Clippings May 1, 2017 THIS DAY IN REDS HISTORY 1980-The Reds appear on local pay-television for the first time, in a game broadcast by ON-TV, a subscription service based in Cincinnati MLB.COM Garrett hoping to rebound vs. Pirates By Glenn Sattell / Special to MLB.com | April 30th, 2017 + 1 COMMENT The Reds host Pittsburgh on Monday to begin a four-game series at Great American Ball Park. Rookie Amir Garrett gets the start for Cincinnati, just the fifth of his Major League career. He turned in three stellar outings before being touched for 10 runs (nine earned) over 3 1/3 innings in his last start at Milwaukee. For the Pirates, it's the first of three trips to Cincinnati this season, but they won't be return until a three-game series in August (25- 27) and September (14-16). Gerrit Cole gets the start Monday. The 26-year-old right-hander will be making his sixth start of the season, and 100th of his Major League career. He was Pittsburgh's Opening Day starter. Three things to know about this game • Cole is still looking for his first win against the Reds (0-6, 5.44 ERA lifetime in eight starts) and his first win (0-3) at Great American Ball Park. • Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett had much success against Cole while playing for the Brewers. He hit .471 lifetime (8-for- 17) against Cole and hopes to continue that success with Cincinnati. • Garrett has already turned heads with his swing-and-miss stuff, but opposing batters are hitting the rookie hard when they do connect. Garrett is allowing an average exit velocity of 91.3 mph this season according to Statcast, tied with San Francisco's Matt Moore for the highest of any MLB starter who's induced at least 50 balls in play. Glenn Sattell is a contributor to MLB.com based in Miami. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. Votto's clutch hit finishes Reds' comeback win By Jenifer Langosch and Nate Latsch / MLB.com | April 30th, 2017 + 422 COMMENTS ST. LOUIS -- With his first career hit off reliever Trevor Rosenthal, Joey Votto followed the Reds' climb out of a four-run hole with a go-ahead RBI single as Cincinnati stunned the Cardinals with a 5-4 win that salvaged a split of the rain-shortened series at Busch Stadium. After allowing a sixth-inning run, Cardinals starter Mike Leake exited in position to earn his first career win over the Reds. But that'll have to wait for another day. The Reds erased the Cardinals' 4-1 lead by scoring three runs with two out in the seventh. Then they finished the comeback against Rosenthal, who couldn't wiggle out of a bases-loaded, no-out mess unscathed. "We make a big deal when we come back from a 4-0 deficit, and I think the same thing [has to be] said on the opposite side when you lose a 4-0 lead," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "Those hurt. This is one of those games that we're going to look at and realize we need to put away." • Reds hope to build off gratifying win The Reds opened the eighth with a single sandwiched between two walks, and Votto's sharp single up the middle brought in the go- ahead run. Votto had been 0-for-5 previously against the Cardinals' former closer. The Reds finished the game with a season-high 16 hits, 11 of which came over the final four innings. "The guys battled back," Reds starter Bronson Arroyo said. "A win is a win is a win right now, because we're having a hard time putting two and three together. So just to get one to get out of here is nice." The bullpen blip cost the Cardinals what would have been their 10th victory in 12 games. They still finish April at .500 -- despite opening the year at 3-9 -- but wasted another quality start from Leake and a big day from Matt Carpenter, whose bases-clearing double chased Arroyo with no outs in the fifth. MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Duvall does it all: Outfielder Adam Duvall tied a career high with four hits, including an RBI double that ignited the Reds' three-run seventh. The double was Duvall's third of the game and the first of three consecutive two-out, run-scoring hits that Cincinnati tallied to tie the game. "I got to stay back on my off day yesterday and work on a couple things," Duvall said. "I was seeing the ball great today." Clearing the bases: Carpenter continues to have remarkable success hitting with the bases loaded. His bases-clearing double Sunday bumped Carpenter's career average in such spots to .594 (19-for-32). He has tallied 58 RBIs in bases-loaded opportunities, including seven so far this homestand. Against Toronto last week, Carpenter connected for a walkoff grand slam. "I've always been a guy who is patient at the plate," Carpenter said, when asked about his bases-loaded success. "In that situation, pitchers can't afford to walk you. I feel like with my approach, really honing in on a good pitch to hit, I get them more often in that spot because there's no place to put you. And that's my mindset. I try to put the pressure on the pitcher and then give my best at-bat in that situation." It hurt the Cardinals, however, that they couldn't push Carpenter home in that fifth inning. He advanced to third with no outs but was thrown out trying to score on a fielder's choice. QUOTABLE "I'm pretty happy with where I'm at and pretty happy with where the team is, too. I know we're playing .500, but I still think we have what it takes to put some wins together." -- Leake, who finishes April with a 1.35 ERA and five quality starts SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS Scott Schebler, who grew up a Cardinals fan, has hit safely in eight straight games against the Cardinals. He also has recorded an RBI in seven consecutive games against the Redbirds, becoming the first player to do so since Carlos Beltran (2008-2010). UPON FURTHER REVIEW Jose Peraza was credited with his seventh stolen base of the season with the help of a two-minute, 12-second replay review. After reaching on a bunt single, Peraza was called out trying to swipe second. But the Reds asked for the umpires to review the call, and it was overturned. Later in the inning, Peraza was thrown out trying to score while Arismendy Alcantara stole second. WHAT'S NEXT Reds: Rookie lefty Amir Garrett (2-2, 5.09) opens a four-game series in Cincinnati against the Pirates. First pitch is 7:10 p.m. ET. Garrett got roughed up in his last start, allowing 10 runs (nine earned) in 3 1/3 innings at Milwaukee. Cardinals: The Cardinals will open a four-game home series against the Brewers on Monday, with first pitch scheduled for 7:15 p.m. CT. Michael Wacha, who made four quality starts in April, will start for St. Louis. He is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA in three starts at Busch Stadium this year. Watch every out-of-market regular-season game live on MLB.TV. Jenifer Langosch has covered the Cardinals for MLB.com since 2012, and previously covered the Pirates from 2007-11. Read her blog, follow her on Twitter, like her Facebook page and listen to her podcast. Nate Latsch is a contributor to MLB.com, based in St. Louis. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. Schebler flourishing vs. boyhood favorite Cards By Nate Latsch / MLB.com | April 30th, 2017 + 7 COMMENTS ST. LOUIS -- Reds right fielder Scott Schebler didn't have a lot of options for a favorite baseball team where he grew up. The popular choices were either the Chicago Cubs or St. Louis Cardinals. Schebler chose Albert Pujols and the Cardinals. "I grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa," Schebler said. "So your choices are either Cubs or [Cardinals], and I grew up a Pujols fan. I came up with the Dodgers, but always in the back of my mind, I grew up a Cardinals fan. I got to meet Albert in the Freeway Series when we played the Angels, and I thought that was a treat because he's an awesome guy. He's a great human being." Schebler, acquired from the Dodgers in the three-team trade that sent Todd Frazier to the White Sox, has broken out of a slump with a surge that included five multi-hit games and five homers in his past six games, including a 3-for-5 performance Sunday with two doubles and two RBIs in the Reds' 5-4 win over the Cardinals. Schebler's eight home runs for the season are tied with Joey Votto for the team lead and also tied for the sixth-most in franchise history in March and April. (Tony Perez's 10 in 1970 lead that impressive list.) "I feel like Scott has a skill set that's unique," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "I think he can be an outstanding player. He's just got to continue to learn about the ebb and flow of emotions and try to stay on that so-called even keel, an even plane to where he can just go out there and play and not feel like he has to look over his shoulder and not feel like a rough game at the plate necessitates big changes, to just get a little more comfortable playing here." Schebler has looked comfortable facing his former favorite team.