San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds Box Score on May 06, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 6, 2017

CINCINNATI -- Adam Duvall, Patrick Kivlehan, and Eugenio Suarez homered as the Cincinnati Reds pounded the San Francisco Giants for a second straight night, 14-2, on Saturday at Great American Ball Park.

Billy Hamilton tripled, doubled and scored twice as Cincinnati (16-14) had nine extra-base hits among its 18 hits en route to its fourth straight win. The Reds have won the first two games of this weekend's series by a combined 27-5 score, recording a season-high in both hits and runs both nights.

The 27 runs are the most the Reds have scored over two games since 2010.

Hamilton has been the catalyst over the past two games for Cincinnati, going 6-for-10 with two triples, a double, six runs scored, four RBIs, three steals, and two walks. He fell a home run short of the cycle on Saturday.

The Giants (11-20) managed only five hits on Saturday, two by shortstop Eduardo Nunez.

Reds rookie left-hander Amir Garrett (3-2) overcame a rough second inning to allow two earned runs on five hits through six frames. He walked four and fanned two.

Robert Stephenson earned his first career save after tossing three scoreless innings.

Ty Blach, making his third start of the season in place of injured Madison Bumgarner, was charged with eight earned runs in only three innings. Blach (0-2) served up two homers among his 11 hits allowed.

Hamilton, who had a big night in the Reds' 13-3 win on Friday night, led off with a triple and scored on Zack Cozart's sacrifice fly in the first inning.

Duvall's mammoth home run to left field on a 3-1 pitch made the score 2-0. It was his ninth homer this season.

A dropped routine fly ball by Kivlehan in right field led to two runs by the Giants in the second to briefly tie the score.

But Hamilton's two-run double in the bottom half put the Reds back in front 4-2.

Cincinnati poured it on Blach and the Giants in the third, sending 11 batters to the plate.

Suarez and Joey Votto each had RBI double. Kivlehan atoned for his error with a solo homer, his first of the season and second of his career.

When the dust settled on a disastrous inning for the Giants, the Reds led 10-2. Cincinnati has scored 10 runs or more in consecutive games for the first time since 2013.

And the Reds weren't finished. Suarez's seventh home run of the season came off George Kontos in the fourth to make the score 11-2.

NOTES: Cincinnati hasn't scored 10 or more runs in three straight games since 1998. ... Giants SS Brandon Crawford hopes to return to the lineup Monday. He's been on the disabled list since April 29 with a right groin strain. ... Giants OF Drew Stubbs was designated for assignment and OF Justin Ruggiano's contract was purchased from Triple-A Sacramento. ... Cincinnati is 38-24 against the Giants since the 2008. The Reds' .613 winning percentage in that span is highest of any Giants opponent.