Chapman Gets His First Win Hanigan Blasts Brewers 6-1 Lead By 8

Aroldis Chapman got his first Major League win when Ryan Hanigan hit a three-run pinch-hit home run off former batterymate, Todd Coffey in the seventh inning..

 It was his fifth of the season and the 10th pinch-hit home run by the Reds this season.  The record is 13 set in 2006.

For six innings, Milwaukee's starter, Chris Narveson, pitched and hit the Brewers into the lead.  His second single of the game off Johnny Cueto in the sixth plated Lorenzo Cain with the first run of the contest in the top of the fifth.

"Narveson was dealing but Johnny was good too.  If we could have gotten a fielder's choice before Narveson's hit, they wouldn't have scored either," Baker said.

Cueto completed six innings and allowed just five hits but Narveson, who now sports a .341 average put him in a one-run hole as he left the game.

The crowd got into the game when the with the Cuban Missile, Aroldis Chapman, incoming.  For the second straight night, Chapman sent the digital diplays of the radar guns spinning.  However, Cain hit a 101 mph fastball hard on one hop to Scott Rolen at third.  Chapman took command and whiffed Alcides Escobar and Jonathan Lucroy to end the inning.

"We weren't dead on the bench. Narveson made us look dead," Baker said.  "When you're not scoring and their pitchers is pitching well sometimes you look dead.  But Chapman coming in did change the energy in the ballpark.  You don't say anything but you absorb it."

The excitement carried over into the offense.  Jonny Gomes swung threw Narveson's two-strike pitch for the first out, but Ramon Hernandez coaxed a walk. Coffey replaced Narveson.  With an extra catcher on the roster Dusty Baker could pinch run for him.  Brandon Phillips, who hasn't played all week with a swollen right hand, scored another run when Miguel Cairo doubled off Coffey.  Paul Janish reached on an infield single that Escobar dove for an saved a run, temporarily.  Hanigan launched a three-run home run into the upper deck in left.  The Brewers changed pitchers.

"I hit a slider middle in," Hanigan said.  "Everyone feels like they want to be the guy.  Everyone has stepped up, top to bottom.  We trying to build on our lead.  We're not taking anything for granted.  We haven't played St. Louis too well this year.  We'll take the momentum we have now and see what happens."

Mike McClendon walked Drew Stubbs and surrendered a single to Chris Heisey.  Milwaukee manager Ken Macha selected Zach Braddock to work his lefty on lefty voodoo on  Joey Votto.  Votto walked for the second time.  Rolen capped the scoring with a two run single.

"I am really happy to have my first victory in my big leagues.  I'm very proud of it," Chapman said through an interpreter.  "I didn't talk much about it before now.  I just wanted to get here (Major Leagues) and stay here.  I feel really good when people cheer for me.  I think their starting pitcher from the other team was doing a great job.  When their bullpen came in then we started to hit."

The Reds and Baker wanted to ease him into his role but a short bullpen forced Baker to use him in a 1-0 game.

"It was not by choice that we used him tonight but Arthur (Rhodes) was not available and Bill Bray worked two in a row. That's why I didn't use him two innings last night," Baker said.

Nick Masset and Francisco Cordero finished off the Brewers.

Phillips took the scoring lead back from Albert Pujols with his 93rd run scored.  The only bad news was Votto's 10-game hitting streak ended.  He was 0-for-2 with two walks.

Lost in the night was the first Major League at bat by the Reds top pick in the 2008 draft.  Yonder Alonso made the last out in the six-run seventh by hitting a check swing grounder to the pitcher.