Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds Match Player Stats On Jun 04, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 4, 2017

CINCINNATI -- Ender Inciarte drove in a career-high five runs while matching his high with five hits, including a three-run homer, to spark a productive Atlanta Braves' offense that set a season high for scoring in a 13-8 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Danny Santana hit his first home run since being acquired from Minnesota on May 8 and finished with four hits and three RBIs, and Matt Adams homered for the third time in the last two games for the Braves, who pounced on Amir Garrett for nine runs in the first three innings.

Zack Cozart hit two home runs and a triple and drove in five runs to lead the Reds' attack that reached Atlanta starter Julio Teheran (5-4) for 11 hits and seven runs in five innings. The Reds outhit the Braves, but they couldn't avoid suffering their fifth loss in their last six games.

The teams combined for 15 extra-base hits among the total of 26.

Garrett (3-4), making his first start since May 23 while spending 10 days on the disabled list with right hip inflammation, was rocked for nine runs on seven hits -- five for extra bases, including three home runs -- in 2 2/3 innings. The rookie left-hander walked three with one strikeout while seeing his ERA climb from 6.00 to 7.17.

After scoring an unearned run in the first on shortstop Cozart's throwing error on a routine two-out play, the Braves got a two-run homer from Santana -- his first home run for Atlanta after being acquired from Minnesota on May 8 -- and Inciarte's RBI single in the second.

Inciarte drove in Johan Camargo, whose drive off the right-center field wall missed going out by about a foot.

Adams' leadoff homer deep into the right-field seats, his third home run in two games, ignited a five-run third inning that was capped by Inciarte's three-run shot, which knocked Garrett out of the game.

NOTES: The Reds optioned RHP Jackson Stephens to Triple-A Louisville to make room on the roster for LHP Amir Garrett. Stephens didn't pitch in four games after being recalled on May 30. ... Garrett is 1-4 with a 9.08 ERA in his last seven starts after winning his first two. ... Braves 1B Matt Adams now has 14 homers and 36 RBIs in his career against Cincinnati and 10 homers and 22 RBIs in his career at Great American Ball Park. ... Reds RHP Jake Buchanan's fourth-inning RBI single was his first major-league hit. His 5 1/3 innings was the longest outing by a Cincinnati relief pitcher this season.