Reds Rally Falls Short Bad Baserunning Seals Second Straight Loss

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On a night the Reds honored the best players in its history the current Reds played like they were in Little League.

The Marlins knocked in three runs without a hit, while taking advantage of wildness by Alfredo Simon, who failed in his fifth attempt at his 13th win.

The Reds ran themselves out of scoring chances in a 4-3 loss.

"In a nutshell it wasn't a terribly well played game by either team," Bryan Price said. "The effort was there but the execution wasn't.  There were baserunning mistakes.  I will leave it at that."

Christian Yellich opened the game with a double.  Donovan Solano bunted him to third.  Giancarlo Stanton the National League home run leader with 28, flied deep enough to center for Yellich to trot home.

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Brad Penny, the veteran, started for Miami.  He pitched for the Marlins 10 years ago before leaving. Penny's contract was purchased today from New Orleans and he made his first Major League start since 2011.

Jay Bruce hit his 12th home run of the season off Penny to tie the game in the bottom of the first.

Simon issued one of his five walks to Jarrod Saltalamacchia to open the second.  Adeiny Hechavarria singled.  Penny's sacrifice moved them up a base. Yellich's ground out scored the run.

"It comes down to pitch execution," Price said.  "The first inning they hit the ball on the screws.  Simon elevated a lot of pitches.  He didn't want to come out of the game in the fifth but he had too.  He threw 91 pitches in five innings."

The Reds tied it off Penny in the third but missed a chance to take the lead.

Billy Hamilton laid down a bunt single.  Bruce's groundball to first got past Garrett Jones at firstbase for an error.  Hamiliton ended up on third.  Bruce stole second base.  Todd Frazier grounded a single to center.  Hamilton scored easily but Bruce was thrown out at home by Marcel Ozuna. It was the 24 th Reds' runner to be thrown out at home without being forced out.

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The Reds loaded the bases with two outs but Yellich made a running catch toward the leftfield line to rob Skip Schumaker of extra bases.

Simon left after five innings with the score tied 2-2.

Sam LeCure walked Saltalamacchia to start the sixth.  Hechavarria singled.  Pinch hitter Jordany Valdespin sacrificed to move both to scoring position.  Yellich delivered the third run with a fly to Bruce in right.  Solano doubled to score Hechavarria. Stanton was wisely walked intentionally by Jumbo Diaz, replacing LeCure.  Diaz struck out Casey McGehee to end the inning.. 

The Reds rallied off Bryan Morris.

Devin Mesoraco doubled to lead off the inning.  Brayan Pena, nursing a tight left hamstring, limped to the plate and hit a long single off the rightfield wall.  Mesoraco held third.  Skip Schumaker got the run home by forcing pinch runner Mike Leake at second.  Kristopher Negron struck out swinging. Zack Cozart worked the count full but grounded to short to end the threat.

Aroldis Chapman, who needed the work after a week off, struck out Stanton to extend his streak to 48 relief appearances with at least one strikeout.

Steve Cishek gave up a single to Chris Heisey, who represented the tying run.  Heisey was picked off badly.  Hamilton popped up to center on a 3-2 pitch.  Bruce struck out swinging.

"No one feels worse than Heisey right now," Price said.