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August 20, 2016

THIS DAY IN REDS HISTORY 1997-The Reds become only the fifth club in major league history to go through an entire game without an assist.

MLB.COM Emotional Lorenzen honors late father with 1st MLB HR

Reliever activated from bereavement list, caps Reds' win with 3-run shot

By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | @m_sheldon | 1:32 AM ET

CINCINNATI -- Reds reliever Michael Lorenzen let the tears flow in the dugout Friday night after a powerfully emotional trot

around the bases. How could they not? What were the odds something this amazing could happen for him under such difficult

circumstances?

Back from the bereavement list following the death of his father, Clif, Lorenzen pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings and also batted for

just the fourth time this season. And on the first pitch he saw from Pedro Baez in the bottom of the seventh, he slugged a three-run

homer that capped the Reds' 9-2 victory over the Dodgers. It was the first home run of Lorenzen's career.

"Definitely, everything happens for a reason," Lorenzen said. "It was something that I look and just praise God for. It was

something special, not only for me, but for my family. Everyone that's been supporting us, I just want to say thank you for the

prayers and just the support. It's really helped out a lot, just people reaching out. It's humbled me, this whole situation. Everything

that happened tonight, I don't think I will ever feel that way again."

Reds manager Bryan Price did not plan on giving Lorenzen a soft landing upon his return, since he told him he was ready to go

pregame. Although Price gave him a 6-1 lead to protect with one out in the seventh, there were two men on.

Any thoughts of a late Dodgers comeback were put out when Lorenzen retired the final two batters of the seventh. Needed to pitch

the next inning, he was given the chance to bat for himself in the bottom of the seventh with two men on and two out. Even getting

the bat in his hands was no easy feat.

"Even after the third out of my first inning I threw, I had to go back into the bathroom because I broke down," Lorenzen said.

"There were some teammates back there that were able to help me out. I was able to go out and hit."

Baez threw Lorenzen a 97 mph fastball and Lorenzen hit it to the opposite field, easily clearing the right-field wall.

"I think it was emotional for all of us, none more certainly than Michael after what he's been through here recently," Price said. "I

never thought I would see something like that, this majestic and poetic and emotional as that moment. For him to first come in and

put out a rally and then face Baez, who is a big, hard-throwing guy and hit a home run off a 97-98 mph fastball, it seems unlikely. It

seemed like divine intervention, for sure."

When Lorenzen touched home plate, he pointed both index fingers to the sky. Upon his return to the dugout, he was received by all

of his Reds teammates -- with a tight hug from backup catcher Ramon Cabrera coming last.

"We're pretty close," Cabrera said. "I saw him running the bases and I cried. I just wanted to stay back and be the last person to give

him a hug. I said, 'You're OK, you're doing good.' It was very special. I know how hard it is. That kind of moment, you just give

him a hug and say something. I wanted him to relax after that."

As Lorenzen and the team had their moment together, the 28,184 fans at Great American Ball Park -- seemingly aware of

Lorenzen's circumstances -- got louder and asked for a curtain call. The pitcher obliged with the encouragment of teammates.

"I was humbled by everything and just so happy, my family needed that," Lorenzen said. "It was just a great feeling to be able to do

that."

After all of that, Lorenzen still had to gather himself another time so he could pitch the top of the eighth inning. He allowed a pair of

two-out singles, but got Chris Taylor to ground to first base and covered the bag himself for the third out.

"Somehow he collected himself to go out there," Price said. "I think it was just a continuation of a real nice memorable outing in

honor of his father. I was glad to be here and be able to witness it in person."

Lorenzen took a three-day leave on Tuesday and returned to California to be with his family. When he entered the game, he changed

his entrance music to "Who Are You," by The Who. It was to honor Clif, a big fan of the classic rock band.

"He took me to a concert and he says I throw so hard because I used to play the drums on the floor all the time," Lorenzen said.

"That's one of his favorite stories. It was awesome to come out. I've kind of just been listening to The Who for the past two days. It's

good to have that, to have good memories of when I was really young and he was around."

With Lorenzen activated, the Reds optioned outfielder Kyle Waldrop to Triple-A Louisville. Waldrop was recalled on Monday for

his fourth big league stint of the season. He appeared in two games as a pinch-hitter during his latest promotion and went 0-for-2.

Reds cruise behind Votto (4 RBIs), Adleman

By Mark Sheldon and Cody Pace / MLB.com | 1:26 AM ET

CINCINNATI -- The Dodgers spent about three months trying to climb up from second place to first and finally did it on Tuesday.

But their narrow lead at the top of the heap disappeared after a 9-2 loss to the Reds on Friday gave them back-to-back defeats.

Joey Votto provided the Reds with four RBIs, including a three-run home run three batters into the game against Dodgers starter

Bud Norris. Votto also walked with the bases loaded in the fourth, a few batters after pitcher Tim Adleman hit a two-run double.

Reds pitchers provided five RBIs as hitters to help their own cause.

Norris, who spent the past two weeks on the disabled list with a back injury, struggled in his return. He lasted 3 2/3 innings and

allowed six earned runs and seven hits with four walks and three strikeouts.

"Even with a three-run lead or a six-run lead, the Dodgers are swinging the bats extremely well, probably better than anybody in

baseball, or at least the National League, at this time," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "No lead is safe. You have to create more

separation, which we were able to do and bring home the win."

Back in the big league rotation for the first time since May 19, Adleman pitched five scoreless innings, but gave the Dodgers what

seemed to be an open invitation to do damage. Los Angeles was 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position against Adleman, who gave

up five hits with two walks, three strikeouts and four hit batters. Dodgers batters hit drives to the warning track four times off of

him, but three went for outs.

"I'm not going to run out there every night and punch out 10," said Adleman, who is 2-1 with a 2.96 ERA in five big league starts.

"That's not the kind of pitcher I am, so if guys are going to be aggressive and swing early in the count and be on base, it's my job to

minimize damage and get double plays, working out of some trouble."

With the loss and the Giants' 8-1 win over the Mets, the Dodgers fall into second place in the National League West, one-half game

behind San Francisco.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

Powerful return: Reds reliever Michael Lorenzen, who missed three games on the bereavement list because of his father's death, had

a special return. Lorenzen, who entered to pitch with one out in the seventh of a 6-1 game, batted for himself in the bottom of the

inning and hit a Pedro Baez first pitch for a three-run homer to right-center. It was his first big league home run and the crowd of

28,184 fans at Great American Ball Park -- seemingly aware of Lorenzen's circumstances -- called for and received a curtain call

from the right-hander.

"Definitely, everything happens for a reason," Lorenzen said.

Mound dilemma: Before he'd even thrown a pitch, Norris appeared uncomfortable. While warming up, Norris called the grounds

crew out to the mound to deal with an apparent issue. Norris said that a chunk of clay came out on the first-base side of the rubber,

making it difficult to get a push off of his back leg. Norris went on to allow three runs in the first inning, including a leadoff walk to

Billy Hamilton and then the three-run homer to Votto.

"It was kind of there," Norris said. "It's something you're trying to have your back foot planted and you're really going to have, drive

off that back leg and just never really got comfortable. It's not really an excuse either, you've just got to go out there and play the

game."

First career hit a big one: With two outs and Eugenio Suarez on third base in the fourth, the Dodgers intentionally walked No. 8

hitter Tucker Barnhart to face Adleman. In an 0-2 count, Adleman burned Norris by sharply lining a fastball for a two-run double

through the right-center-field gap and to the wall to make it 5-0. It was the rookie Adleman's first big league hit and runs batted in.

"Definitely felt great," Adleman said. "Any way you can contribute, it's a good feeling. At the end of the day, when the team wins,

it's nice."

Smooth return for Liberatore: Left-handed reliever Adam Liberatore made his return from the disabled list on Friday, pitching a

scoreless eighth inning, which included a strikeout and a double play. Liberatore had been out since Aug. 3 with inflammation in his

left elbow. Before the injury, Liberatore had been one of the Dodgers' best options out of the bullpen with a 1.65 ERA in 33 1/3

innings.

QUOTABLE

"He's pressing. He's getting some pitches in the strike zone that he's not finishing the at-bat, whether it's a swing-and-miss or a foul

ball, getting out of the zone a little bit. There's some visible frustration. He wants to perform. It seems like there comes some spots

during each game where he has a chance to impact the game but hasn't come up with that hit." -- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts,

on Josh Reddick, who went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base

SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS

Reds pitchers collected five RBIs in a game for just the second time in franchise history. It also happened on Aug. 20, 1937, against

the Cubs when Paul Derringer drove in five runs.

WHAT'S NEXT

Dodgers: Brett Anderson takes the mound for the second of a four-game series against the Reds on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. PT.

Anderson allowed five runs in one inning on Sunday against the Pirates in his season debut before being pulled with a mild left

wrist sprain.

Reds: When the series resumes at 7:10 p.m. ET Saturday, Brandon Finnegan will get the start for Cincinnati. On May 23 at Dodger

Stadium, Finnegan had the best start of his career with an eight-inning complete game, but he was a 1-0 loser to Clayton Kershaw.

Cozart remains day to day with knee, Achilles injuries

All-Star Duvall could be ready to return Saturday

By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | @m_sheldon | August 19th, 2016

CINCINNATI -- As the Reds took batting practice on Friday, shortstop Zack Cozart was receiving treatment in the training room.

He was not in the starting lineup against the Dodgers for the second straight game and the third time this week because of soreness

in his surgically-repaired right knee and his Achilles tendon.

"He didn't have enough improvement to justify having him in the lineup, against a usable player," Reds manager Bryan Price said.

"But I'd like to get this behind him if we can. I don't think playing the full nine innings is going to make him feel better tomorrow.

Perhaps a day's rest will get him over the hump."

Cozart is batting .263 with a .755 OPS, a career-high-tying 15 home runs and 46 RBIs. But he is hitting .239 in August, and hasn't

hit a home run since July 18 against the Braves.

Ivan De Jesus Jr. started in Cozart's place again on Friday.

The news was more optimistic for left fielder Adam Duvall, even though he was out of the starting lineup for a fourth straight game

on Friday because of a bruised left foot. Duvall was expected to be able to start on Saturday.

"One more day could make a big difference in how he feels when he's out there for nine innings," Price said.

Duvall fouled a ball off of the in-step of his foot on Monday against Miami and spent a couple of days in a walking boot. He was

able to take batting practice on Thursday without any problems.

"We did some running today. Everything felt good. I'm available and ready to go," Duvall said.

When Duvall does return, he planned on wearing a protective shield over his foot to prevent another ball from putting him out. He

said he's never missed an inning of a game before because of a foul ball off of the foot.

"But obviously, I never had one like this," Duvall said. "It was pretty painful, especially for the first day or two. The guys in the

training room did a great job. The first night was unbearable. I didn't get any sleep. I stayed up all night. It was throbbing. But it's

made a drastic change since then."

A first-time All-Star this season, Duvall entered the day batting .243 with an .813 OPS, 27 home runs and 76 RBIs.

Finnegan faces Dodgers eyeing eighth victory

By Cody Pace / MLB.com | August 19th, 2016

It is a battle of lefty starters on Saturday at Great American Ballpark as the Reds send Brandon Finnegan (7-9, 4.54 ERA) to the

mound against the Dodgers' Brett Anderson (0-1, 45.00 ERA).

The Dodgers are hitting .228 against left-handed pitching the season, the lowest mark in the Majors, while their 27 homers are fifth

fewest. While the Reds have fared better against southpaws, they haven't fared much better. The Reds are hitting .236, third-lowest

in the Majors, and their 33 homers are 10th fewest.

In his last outing, Finnegan allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings, but he had a stretch of three quality starts before that, allowing

three runs over 18 innings.

Anderson will be making his second start of the season. His first didn't go as planned, exiting after one inning and five runs allowed

with an injury to his left wrist.

• Reds shortstop Zack Cozart remains day to day with soreness in his right knee. He was originally included in Friday's starting

lineup, but was scratched early in the afternoon.

• Adam Duvall, who has been out since Monday with a bruised foot, is expected to return to the Reds' lineup on Saturday. Duvall is

on an 0-for-8 stretch after going 5-for-8 with a homer in the first two games in Milwaukee.

• Each starter has faced off against their opponents previously in their careers. Arguably his best start, Finnegan pitched an eight-

inning complete game in his only career outing against the Dodgers on May 23, but lost, 1-0. Anderson saw the Reds twice last

season, pitching 12 2/3 innings, allowing three runs and striking out nine.

Senzel, Winker among top prospect performers Friday

Phillies' slugger impresses in doubleheader; Rays' No. 2 fires six scoreless

By Mike Rosenbaum / MLB.com | 12:26 AM ET

For much of the season, it's been either Dylan Cozens or Rhys Hoskins pacing the Minor Leagues in home runs. On Friday, it was

Cozens who took the outright lead as he belted his 36th and 37th home runs to help power Double-A Reading to a 9-1 rout against

Erie in Game 1 of a doubleheader.

Cozens began the game 0-for-3 at the plate before he launched a solo shot in the top of the eighth inning. The Phillies' No. 7

prospect wasn't done yet, however, as he connected on a two-run homer in the following frame.

Cozens also starred for Reading in the nightcap, as he went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs to increase his Minor League-leading

RBI total to 114. Though he failed to leave the yard in the contest, the 22-year-old outfielder delivered a key bases-clearing double,

his 36th two-bagger, with two outs in the second inning. Cozens also swiped second base in the first inning, making him the first

20-homer, 20-steal player in the Minors this year.

Overall, Cozens has posted a .294/.372/.633 slash line through 117 games for the Fightin Phils, with 100 runs scored and 20 steals

to go along with his impressive power numbers.

• No. 10 overall prospect Austin Meadows hit a three-run home run to help power Indianapolis past Louisville, 8-7. The deep fly

was the Pirates' No. 2 prospect's third with the Indians and seventh of the season. Overall, Meadows, 21, is hitting .290/.349/.569

with 44 extra-base hits and 13 steals through 72 games across three levels.

• No. 46 overall prospect Brent Honeywell (Rays' No. 2) tossed six scoreless innings in what turned out to be a no-decision for

Double-A Montgomery. The 21-year-old righty allowed four hits and struck out five, throwing 61 of his 91 pitches for strikes in the

outing. He's posted a 2.14 ERA in eight starts since moving up to the Southern League.

• No. 51 overall prospect Nick Senzel's (Reds' No. 1) torrid pro debut continued when he connected on his seventh home run as part

of a 2-for-4 effort for Class A Dayton. The 2016 No. 2 overall Draft pick has hit .309 through 45 games for the Dragons, with 26

RBIs, 13 stolen bases and a 24-36 walk-to-strikeout ratio.

• No. 60 overall prospect Jesse Winker (Reds' No. 3) connected on his first home run for Triple-A Louisville since April 29. It was

his fifth homer of the season, as he'd gone deep twice for Louisville prior to landing on the disabled list in June, and then added two

more during a rehab assignment. Though he hasn't offered much in the way of power this season, the 23-year-old outfielder still

owns a solid .298 average and a .385 on-base percentage through 89 games this season.

• After sitting out Game 1 of Double-A Reading's doubleheader, No. 66 overall prospect Jorge Alfaro's bat proved the difference in

the nightcap as the Phillies' No. 4 prospect went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and four RBIs in a 10-6 win over Erie. The

multi-hit performance improved Alfaro's season average to .284, and he's now homered 12 times in 85 games for the Fightin Phils.

• Make it three straight scoreless outings for No. 83 overall prospect Mitch Keller. The Pirates' No. 5 prospect allowed just two hits

and matched his season high by tossing seven scoreless innings for Class A West Virginia. Keller fanned five hitters and retired

another 10 on ground balls as he required just 81 pitches (51 strikes) to complete the performance. All together, the 20-year-old

right-hander has posted a 2.56 ERA, a 0.91 WHIP and a 124-16 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 119 1/3 innings (22 starts).

• Braves No. 6 prospect Mike Soroka set a career high as he recorded eight strikeouts in seven innings for Class A Rome in a win

over Asheville. The 2015 first-rounder allowed one earned run on four hits, with 65 of his 93 pitches going for strikes in the outing.

With the performance, Soroka owns a 2.98 ERA through 130 innings in his full-season debut.

• Twins No. 5 prospect Kohl Stewart pitched Double-A Chattanooga to a 2-1 win against Montgomery as he completed eight

innings for a second time in three starts. The 21-year-old right-hander allowed one earned run on five hits and a walk while striking

out five. It was his seventh win in 14 Double-A starts.

• A night after his first multi-homer game, Red Sox No. 21 prospect Bobby Dalbec went deep once again and collected four hits for

the first time in his career for Class A Short Season Lowell. The 2016 fourth-rounder also scored twice and tallied four RBIs for the

second time this season. Dalbec has enjoyed a productive start to his career, with a .373/.420/.680 batting line, five home runs and

21 RBIs through 20 games.

• Phillies No. 29 prospect Alberto Tirado fanned nine of the 21 hitters he faced in Class A Lakewood's win over Delmarva. He

scattered three hits and walked a pair in five innings. The 21-year-old right-hander has now struck out exactly nine hitters in three of

his past four starts for the BlueClaws, with 35 strikeouts in 20 innings in that span.

CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Lorenzen homers in first game since father’s death

Zach Buchanan, zbuchanan@enquirer.com 9:03 a.m. EDT August 20, 2016

Ramon Cabrera wanted to be sure to be the last to greet Michael Lorenzen in the dugout. Lorenzen had just clubbed his first career

homer in his first game back after the unexpected death of his father, Clif. Cabrera knew the Cincinnati Reds right-hander would

need an outlet to flush his emotions.

The two have been close since last year, spending much of the 2015 season in Triple-A together. They were called up to the majors

within a day of each other later that year. So after Lorenzen crossed home and pointed both hands at the sky, after he pointed to his

fiancée in the stands and after a long receiving line of helmet-taps and back pats from his teammates, there was the backup catcher.

Lorenzen enveloped him in a hug so forceful it knocked Cabrera back a few steps. Then the right-hander let go of everything he’d

tried to bottle up.

“That kind of moment, you have to” – Cabrera paused to exhale purposefully – “let it out.”

Those emotions tried to force their way out of Lorenzen earlier in the night. It had been just two days since his father’s death, and

the 24-year-old right-hander had just returned to the team earlier in the day.

He entered the game in the top of the seventh with two on and one out, warming up to “Who Are You?” by The Who, which was his

dad’s favorite band. He recorded two quick outs and calmly walked to the dugout. He felt on the verge of a breakdown, so he

headed to the bathroom located in the tunnel back to the clubhouse.

“There were some teammates back there who were able to help me out,” Lorenzen said. “I was able to go out and hit. Just by the

strength of the Lord and understanding his plan and purpose is perfect. I just have to trust it, especially in a time like this.”

Lorenzen is one of several back-end relievers the Reds have used in multiple-inning stints, and is also one of the more capable

pitchers with a bat in his hands after playing center field in college. After he collected himself, he prepared himself to hit.

Lorenzen’s turn came up with two runners on and two outs. Despite his college background, he stepped into the box against Los

Angeles Dodgers right-hander Pedro Baez owning just 44 career plate appearances in the majors, including just three this season.

Baez carried a high-90s fastball and a 3.02 ERA.

Lorenzen clubbed the first pitch he saw – a 97 mph fastball – into the right-field seats 398 feet away. It gave the Reds a 9-1 lead.

“If you’re around baseball and you’ve been here long enough, you’ll see all sorts of things that you think you’ll never see again or

you never thought you would see,” manager Bryan Price said. “This falls under that heading. I never thought I would see something

like that, as majestic and poetic and emotional as that moment.”

The pitcher crossed home plate to cheers that only grew steadily louder as he returned to the dugout. They persisted as he wrapped

Cabrera in a bear hug and continued as he made his way back across the dugout.

The home fans wanted a curtain call. Lorenzen steeled himself to face them, ascending the dugout steps to deliver a grateful wave as

outfielder Billy Hamilton egged him on in congratulations.

And then before he could really soak in the moment, he had to return to the mound. The batter immediately after him struck out to

end the inning, and Lorenzen headed back out to the field to pitch another scoreless frame.

His 1 2/3 unblemished innings gave him a 2.17 ERA for the season.

“For him to be a pitcher and hit a home run and pitch the way he did? That’s one of the memories you never forget,” said Brandon

Phillips, who was one of the players to meet Lorenzen at home plate after the home run. “His father was with him the whole time he

was out there. He felt it. I felt it with him.”

Lorenzen knew it was an important moment, not only to help him move forward but also to help his family. But he was

overwhelmed by the support he received from the fans and his teammates.

“It’s humbled me, this whole situation,” he said. “Everything that happened tonight, I don’t think I’ll ever feel that way again.”

Adleman, Reds cruise past Dodgers, 9-2

C. Trent Rosecrans, crosecrans@enquirer.com 12:42 a.m. EDT August 20, 2016

Tim Adleman was at his best with runners in scoring position on Friday, holding the Dodgers hitless in eight such spots, while

doubling in two runs with runners in scoring position at the plate.

In his return to the Reds’ rotation, Adleman picked up his second win of the season and the Reds’ fourth straight, beating the

Dodgers 9-2 in front of 28,184 at Great American Ball Park on Friday and ending a nine-game losing streak against Los Angeles.

Adleman found himself in trouble in each of his five innings of work, allowing runners to reach third in four of them, but each time

coming out of it unscathed.

“I’m not going to run out there every night and punch out 10. That’s not the kind of pitcher I am. So if guys are going to be

aggressive and swing early in the count and be on base, it’s my job to minimize damage and get double plays, working out of some

trouble,” said Adleman, who was making his first big-league start since May and just his fifth overall. “Regardless of your stuff,

you’re not going to have no-hit, perfect-game stuff every time.”

Dodgers starter Bud Norris couldn’t say the same.

Norris didn’t look comfortable from the time he stepped on the Great American Ball Park mound, calling over the grounds crew to

fill in a hole in front of the rubber before he even threw a pitch.

He incessantly pawed at the ground throughout the first inning as he walked Billy Hamilton and gave up a single to Ivan De Jesus

Jr. Still battling the mound, he lost the battle to Joey Votto, who launched his 20th home run of the season on a full-count fastball,

giving the Reds a 3-0 lead. Brandon Phillips and Eugenio Suarez followed with singles before former Dodger Scott Schebler flew

out to left and Tony Renda grounded into an inning-ending double play.

“I didn’t notice anything, really,” Adleman said of the mound. “Maybe I throw from a different side than him, but I also could have

been the reason that he thought it was screwed up because I got to it before he did. It felt normal to me.”

After a two-out triple to Justin Turner in the first, Adleman struck out Josh Reddick to end the inning. The Dodgers found a runner

in scoring position quickly again in the second when Adrian Gonzalez sent left fielder Tony Renda to the wall for a double. Renda

initially had the ball in his glove, but it popped out upon impact with the chain-link fence that covers the digital advertising in left

field. The next batter, Yasmani Grandal, did the same, but this time Renda held onto the ball.

After Adleman hit Joc Pederson, he got Howie Kendrick to ground into an inning-ending double play, with Phillips turning in a

nifty bare-handed turn to get Kendrick at first.

Adleman gave up a leadoff single to Norris in the third and walked two more to load the bases, but Gonzalez flew out to end that

inning with the bases loaded.

Suarez led off the Reds’ half of the fourth with a single, but was nearly stranded there as the next two batters recorded outs and the

Dodgers elected to intentionally walk Tucker Barnhart to get to Adleman.

Adleman, though, lined a double to right-center, scoring both runners and giving himself a 5-0 lead.

Hamilton then walked and De Jesus singled to load the bases for Votto. Votto didn’t homer this time, but he did walk, driving in his

fourth run of the game and the 700th of his career.

That ended Norris’ night, leaving with the bases loaded before the end of the inning.

Chase Utley led off the fifth with a single, followed by another from Corey Seager to put runners in scoring position again against

Adleman. And just as he had the previous innings, he got out of it.

First Hamilton caught a ball at the wall off the bat of Turner, moving both runners up a base, and then Reddick lined out to left, too

shallow to get in a run.

Gonzalez was then the eighth Dodgers batter of the evening to come to the plate with runners on, and Adleman struck him out to

end the inning and his night.

In all, Adleman allowed no runs on five hits over five innings with two walks and three strikeouts.

“You’ve got to tip your cap to Tucker back there because he doesn’t get away from the gameplan back there when there’s runners

on. He still mixes really well,” Adleman said. “I feel like he does a good job of keeping them off balance and my job is just to

execute pitches.”

Notes: Joey Votto pulls pizza prank on Ichiro Suzuki

Zach Buchanan, zbuchanan@enquirer.com 7:37 p.m. EDT August 19, 2016

At one point during the Cincinnati Reds’ just-completed series against the Miami Marlins, Reds first baseman Joey Votto received a

box of donuts from Dunkin Donuts at his locker. They were from Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.

On Thursday, Votto went overboard with his payback. The 32-year-old heard from some members of the Japanese media that

Suzuki eats a cheese pizza before each game, specifically one from California Pizza Kitchen. There’s only one problem – there are

no CPK restaurants in the Cincinnati area.

Votto solved that problem by ordering from a CPK location in Louisville, more than 95 miles away from Great American Ball Park.

He ordered 51 of them to match Suzuki’s jersey number.

“He’s a funny guy,” Votto said. “He’s got a good sense of humor. He likes pizza, and now he’s got enough pizza to last the last 51

days of the season just about.”

According to a tweet from a person who works at the restaurant, the entire order cost Votto $640 plus an addition $200 for an Uber

up I-71.

Votto doesn’t know what has become of the pizzas now.

“Hopefully it went to a good cause,” he said.

Duvall, Cozart progressing

The Reds were again down two regulars for Friday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as left fielder Adam Duvall

and shortstop Zack Cozart remained out with injuries. Duvall has been dealing with a sore foot after fouling a ball off it earlier in

the week, and Cozart has a sore Achilles and knee.

Duvall may be closer to returning than Cozart. The outfielder was able to do pregame work Thursday, and manager Bryan Price at

least thought about starting him Friday. Cozart still needs some time to feel better.

“He didn't have enough improvement to justify having him in the lineup, against a usable player,” Price said. “But I'd like to get this

behind him if we can.”

Duvall was wearing an immobilizing boot the first few days after the injury, but shed it Thursday. He hit himself in the instep but

will wear a protective cover over it now.

“The first night was unbearable,” Duvall said. “I didn’t get any sleep. I stayed up all night and it was throbbing. But it’s made a

drastic change since then.”

Duvall said before Friday’s game he was available to play.

Lorenzen returns

Reds right-handed reliever Michael Lorenzen returned Friday after three days on bereavement leave due to the unexpected death of

his father.

The normally buoyant 24-year-old was understandably subdued when talking to reporters about his return, but felt getting back to

baseball would be part of the healing process.

“It is nice,” Lorenzen said. “It’s good for me, good for my family to be able to tune in and watch me play too.”

That’s more like it

Entering Friday, the Reds were 19-12 since the All-Star break, and Price feels that’s more reflective of the type of team the Reds

have been all along.

“There was a feeling of, ‘Man, we’re just a couple of pieces short from being able to go out there and compete with everybody

else,’” Price said. “I think we’ve gotten to that point now. This is what we envisioned the second half looking like, just playing

better baseball and not having the long losing streaks and losing it ugly style, which was part of the first couple of months.”

BAR: Answering your Reds questions

Zach Buchanan, zbuchanan@enquirer.com 2:56 p.m. EDT August 19, 2016

As you all know, we have a long-standing tradition in this space of answering your questions on Fridays, dating alllll the way back

to last week. Why mess with a good thing then? Let's get to it.

Q: @ZachENQ Who is the best prospect that is not in the @reds top 30 do you think will be a big part of the future?

#heyBARtender

A: This is an interesting question, although a difficult one. Failure rates are high enough even for guys who do make a top-30

prospects list, so predicting someone not even on that radar is really hard. What I have is more of a guess.

Earlier in the year, a scout raved to me about the sinker of 24-year-old right-hander Ariel Hernandez. The 6-3 righty is already 24

and is only now in High-A after a mid-season promotion, which is why he doesn't appear on any prospects lists. But the

organization likes him a lot. He had a 2.59 ERA out of the bullpen in Low-A – holding opposing hitters to a ridiculous .107 average

– and has recorded a 1.93 mark since moving up a level.

Bullpen guys tend to move more quickly, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him start in Triple-A next season and get a taste of the

majors.

Q: @ZachENQ who do you expect the Reds to bring up in September? #heyBARtender

A: In terms of the names Reds fans care about, all of the usual suspects. The top prospects who have been at Triple-A all year – Jose

Peraza, Robert Stephenson, Cody Reed and probably Jesse Winker – should find some time up here. Winker might be a question

mark because he's not on the 40-man roster. I'd put Amir Garrett's chances at getting a call-up at 50-50. Anyone below him like

Rookie Davis is probably waiting until next year.

One guy to keep an eye on, though – 25-year-old left-hander Wandy Peralta. Peralta throws in the mid-90s and has a change-up the

Reds like, and has a 2.61 ERA in 51 2/3 innings in Triple-A. He's not on the 40-man roster, however.

Q: @ZachENQ #heyBARtender is Yorman Rodriguez still alive?

A: Poor Yorman has been shut down again on his rehab assignment with Double-A Pensacola. His entire season looks to be lost

due to a bunch of nagging injuries. Of course, if he gets healthy by September the Reds can easily fit him on the roster and give him

a look. If not, they can always try to keep him on the 40-man over the offseason and try again next year.

That may be difficult to do since the Reds have several players they need to protect from the Rule 5 draft this offseason.

Minor-league roundup

Triple-A: The Bats were off Thursday.

Double-A: The Blue Wahoos were rained out.

High-A: Daytona 7, Dunedin 6 (10 innings). LF Reydel Medina broke a 6-6 tie with a solo home run to start the top of the 10th. He

went 3 for 5. Ariel Hernandez pitched three innings of relief, allowing only one hit and striking out six.

Low-A: Dayton 4, Fort Wayne 0. LHP Ty Boyles allowed three hits and struck out seven over five scoreless innings. C Chris Okey

tripled, and LF Shane Mardirosian went 2 for 4.

Rookie: Idaho Falls 7, Billings 3. LHP Max Wotell lasted just 1 2/3 innings, giving up four runs. RF Jose Siri went 2 for 4.

WCPO - Channel 9 Todd Frazier, Teddy Kremer have heartwarming reunion

By: WCPO Staff

Posted: 10:15 PM, Aug 19, 2016

Updated: 10:56 PM, Aug 19, 2016

Third baseman Todd Frazier may have left the Reds behind this year when he was traded to the Chicago White Sox, but his Queen

City connections still run deep.

Thursday night, shortly before he took the field for a game against Oakland Athletics, Frazier tweeted a heartwarming picture of his

affectionate reunion with former Reds batboy Teddy Kremer.

Got to see my best bud again. What a great surprise to see my man teddy. Love this guy

pic.twitter.com/Mdlv1Z7kb4

— Todd Frazier (@FlavaFraz21) August 19, 2016

Kremer, who has Down syndrome, supported the Reds as a fan and a guest batboy more than once when Frazier was part of the

team, and they had a special connection, according to Frazier.

“He is so funny. … He’s such a great guy,” Frazier told MLB.com in 2013. “How can you be mad with a guy like that around?”

Looks like the pair’s bromance is still going strong.

Fay: Reds should bring back Bryan Price next year

By: John Fay

Posted: 6:09 PM, Aug 19, 2016

CINCINNATI -- Bryan Price would not talk about it. I asked him if he thought he had made a case for returning next year as the

Reds manager.

“Truth be told, I’m not even comfortable talking about it,” he said. “I don’t even want to take about. I think the decision is in their

hands on what they want to do moving forward. They’ve had almost three assess whether I do a good job or not. They’ll make their

decision based on what they see and what they know moving forward.”

Price, whose contract runs through this season, says he has not talked to the Reds about his status for next year.

Price wouldn’t make the case for his return, so I will.

The Reds should bring him back to manage the team next year. Yes, I know that Red are going to finish with an abysmal record.

Yes, I know that the Reds were out of it before Memorial Day. And, yes, I know that the Twitter crowd would have fired him 99

times.

But you can’t judge Price on his record alone. He was given a team that was set up to fail as part of the rebuilding process. Johnny

Cueto, Mike Leake, Aroldis Chapman and Todd Frazier have been traded away since the deadline last year. The third veteran

starter, Homer Bailey, was coming back from Tommy John.

The best case scenario going into the year was the Reds would be competitive if everything went right.

Everything went wrong early. Anthony DeSclafani got hurt. Michael Lorenzen got hurt. Raisel Iglesias got hurt. Devin Mesoraco

got hurt. The closer J.J. Hoover and the top setup man Jumbo Diaz were demoted before summer started. Alfredo Simon’s return

was a failed experiment.

It looked at one point that 110 losses was a possibility.

But Price kept the Reds from quitting -- even as Jay Bruce was traded.

And, stunningly, the team has played extremely well since the All-Star Break. They went into Friday night 19-12 since the break.

The Chicago Cubs are only team in the majors with a better record since then.

The Reds have won eight of their last 10 series.

It’s a case of too little, too late, of course. But you’ve got to grade this team on a curve. First of all, you want to see the young

players get better. DeSclafani, Billy Hamilton, Eugenio Suarez, Brandon Finnegan, Lorenzen and Iglesias have taken steps forward.

I still think the Reds are looking at 2018 at least before they’re competitive. But given the progress of the aforementioned players,

next year is looking a whole lot more promising.

While Price wouldn’t make a case for himself, he did make a case for his club.

“There was an overriding feeling with this team at the beginning of year that we were actually a pretty good team,” he said. “We

just couldn’t get out pitching straightened out in the first half. Once we got healthy and got the personnel in here all of the sudden

we were the team everyone felt we were the first half, even when we were losing games the first 2 1/2, 3 months of the season.

“There was a feeling we were a couple pieces short of going out and competing with everyone else. We’ve gotten to that point. This

is what everyone envisioned the season half looking like, playing better baseball, not having the long losing streaks, losing in an

ugly style that was part of the first couple of months.”

Those couple of pieces turned out to be Iglesias and Lorenzen. They turned bullpen from historically bad to pretty good. The team

followed suit.

The Reds now find themselves a game out of fourth place. Price hopes his team is motivated to get out of last place.

“It should be,” Price said. “From a selfish perspective, you can say ‘Price doesn’t want to have another last-place team on his

record.’ I think for all of us, we take pride in what we do. We don’t want to be at the bottom of all of statistical categories as we

were at one time in the year. We don’t want to be at the bottom of the division.”

Whether they get out of last or not, I think Price deserves a fourth year. He, of course, is not blameless in terrible start. But once he

got a reasonable facsimile of the team he was supposed to have from the start, the Reds have played respectable baseball.

President of baseball operations Walt Jocketty has said that Price is safe through the rest of the season. I’d be stunned if the Reds do

anything before the season ends as far as extending Price’s contract because it’s not a PR win.

My guess is they announce the day after the season that he’s back for another year.

And I think that’s the right call.

DAYTON DAILY NEWS Reds: Not a team contenders want to play

By: Hal McCoy

Posted: 4:58 pm Friday, August 19th, 2016

CINCINNATI — As the Miami Marlins discovered, much to their chagrin, dismay and grief, now is not a good time for contending

baseball teams to play the Cincinnati Reds.

The Reds took three of four from the Marlins and put a big rip in the fabric of the Marlins wild card desires. And now it is the Los

Angeles Dodgers, leading the National League West over the San Francisco Giants by a half-game. The Dodgers are staring down

the suddenly double-barreled offensive/defensive shotgun aimed their way for the next four games in Great American Ball Park by

The Resurgent Reds.

The Reds are 19-12 since the All-Star break and have won eight of the ten series they’ve played in that span.

AND THAT’S WHY THE Reds are now a danger zone for contending teams. The Reds have nothing to lose. They have some

veterans like Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips and Zack Cozart and Homer Bailey who carry a lot of pride. They have a clubhouse

full of young hands just waiting for a chance to prove themselves.

The first half, of course, was a mess — a bad bullpen, bad starting pitching, untimely hitting if there was any hitting at all, some

debilitating injuries, some lengthy losing streaks and some very bad beats.

That isn’t happening any more. The bullpen is performing at a much higher level, the starting pitching has stabilized, timely hitting

has surfaced and the team is close in nearly every game. In their last two win over the Marlins they held on to one-run leads and

won, 3-2 and 5-4.

FOR YEARS THE REDS have dragged their spikes when it came to hitting with runners in scoring position (RISP). They might as

well have removed the ’S’ from RISP and just made it RIP — rest in peace.

The Reds rank third in the National League with a .269 batting average with runners in scoring position, a head-scratcher that

nobody can explain. And manager Bryan Price wasn’t one to try, although he loves the sudden surge in RISP.

“I wish I had an answer,” he said. “If I had, I would say, ‘This is what we’re going to do all the time.’ Maybe it’s more focused at

bats. The guys are listening to what (batting coach) Don Long is saying. If it was as easy as having a philosophy, we would have

been doing it for the past 150 years.”

ASKED IF HE HAD A sense that contending teams now fear the Reds instead of treating a trip to Cincinnati as a vacation

excursion to enjoy some Skyline chili, some Graeter’s ice cream and a meal or two at the Montgomery Inn, Price said he didn’t.

But. . .

“I know from experience that when you are playing a team that has a fresh start in the second half and is playing well, you

understand that it is exciting for that team to come to the ballpark knowing it has a good chance to win the game,” said Price.

“There are no easy games (in the majors),” he added. “You might play a team that has lost six or seven of its last eight games and

you think, ‘OK, they are ripe for the pickings.’ But it doesn’t work that way. We saw that when the Padres came in and took three

out of four from us and they hadn’t been playing very well coming into that series.

“It’s a funny game, but with our second half record and the way that we’re playing we are not a team that the other team says, ‘We

can’t wait to get to the Red so we can beat up on them,’” said Price. “That’s not the case any more.”

IT WASN’T LONG AGO that the last place Reds were five and six games behind the next-to-last Milwaukee Brewers. Now,

heading into the weekend, they are only one game out of climbing from the sour wine cellar, where they’ve resided so long they

almost have squatter’s rights.

Is it an incentive, a goal, for the Reds to at least avoid last place? They do have six games remaining with the Brewers, three in

Milwaukee and three in Cincinnati.

“It should be, it definitely should be,” Price said quickly. “From a selfish point, people might say, ‘Well, Price doesn’t want another

last-place team on his record.’ But all of us take pride in what we do. We don’t want to be at the bottom of all the statistical

categories as we were at one point in time during the year.

“We don’t want to be at the bottom of the division,” he added. “There is an overiding feeling on this team, from the beginning of

year, that we are a pretty good team. We just couldn’t get our pitching straightened out the first half.”

THAT’S BECAUSE THE BEFORE THE FIRST pitch on Opening Day was thrown, starting pitchers Homer Bailey, Anthony

DeSclafani and Michael Lorenzen were on the disabled list and Raisel Iglesias wasn’t far behind. And the President could have

declared the bullpen a natural disaster area.

“Once we got healthy and got the right personnel in here, I think now we are the team that everybody felt we were when we were

losing all those games the first 2 1/2 to three months of the season,” said Price. “We all felt we were just a couple of pieces away

from being able to compete with everybody else. We are now at that point and the second half is what we envisioned. We are

playing better baseball, not having the long losing streaks and not losing in ugly style.”

ADAM DUVALL, out of the lineup most of this week after fouling a ball of his left instep, could have started Friday’s game, but

Price is being cautious.

“One more day could make a big differene as to how he feels when he is out there for nine innings,” said Price.

Before Friday’s game, Duvall said he did baseball stuff on the field, did some running, and was available.

“I had never before missed an inning for a foul ball off my foot, but I’ve never had one like this,” said Duvall. “It was pretty painful

the first day or two.

“Throughout my career I’ve fouled plenty of balls off my foot, but not for a while,” he said. “This one, though, the first night I

didn’t get any sleep. I stayed up all night because it was throbbing.”

Duvall learned a painful lesson. When he returns to the lineup he will wear a protective shield on the instep.

Reds Lorenzen returns with a heavy heart

By Mark Schmetzer - Contributing Writer

Posted: 7:08 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2016

CINCINNATI — Michael Lorenzen was happy to be back with his Cincinnati Reds teammates Friday.

For the right-handed reliever — and his family — it was much-needed therapy after enduring a tragic loss.

Lorenzen was reinstated from Cincinnati’s bereavement list, three days after leaving the team to attend the funeral of his father.

“It is good to be back around the team,” Lorenzen said before Friday’s game. “It’s good for me. It’s good for my family to be able

to tune in and watch me play.

“I think it will weigh on me a little bit,” he added about the loss. “It’ll be tough. He took me to all my games and stuff. I’ll always

remember him.”

Lorenzen, who missed the first two months of the season with elbow problems and mononucleosis, is 2-0 with a 2.30 earned-run

average in 18 relief appearances this season. His ERA was 0.62 over his last 10 appearances. Manager Bryan Price didn’t expect to

have to ease Lorenzen back into action.

“He’s champing at the bit,” Price said. “There will be no change in his role — no soft landing.”

Outfielder Kyle Waldrop was optioned to Triple-A Louisville to make room on the roster for Lorenzen. Waldrop was 0-for-2 in his

third stint of the season with Cincinnati after being recalled Tuesday.

Shelf life: Left fielder Adam Duvall and shortstop Zack Cozart, both nursing nagging injuries, were not in Friday’s starting lineup

against the Dodgers.

Duvall has missed the last three games after fouling a ball off his left foot Monday.

“I fouled it off my instep,” Duvall said. “I’ve fouled plenty of balls off it, but I’ve never missed any time. The first night was

unbearable. I couldn’t sleep. It was throbbing. It is better now. I’m going to wear a guard on it.”

Duvall actually spent some time with the foot immobilized to help the healing process.

“He hit live on the field (Thursday) and did some straight, forward running,” Price said. “He was available to pinch-hit (Thursday),

and there was some talk about starting tonight, but I just think one more day can make a big difference.”

Cozart is available for limited duty while dealing with patella and Achilles’ tendon soreness related to his 2015 season-ending knee

surgery. He continues to undergo treatment.

“He didn’t have enough improvement,” Price said. “We’d like to get this behind him if we can. He’s still got some soreness in his

Achilles. I don’t think playing a full nine innings would help him.”

Finnegan plan: After throwing a total of 105 1/3 innings for five teams on three levels last season, left-hander Brandon Finnegan has

reached 134 2/3 with the Reds this season. Price was asked if there were any plans to remove him from the starting rotation

sometime over the last six weeks of the season.

“Not necessarily,” the former pitching coach said. “We have a lot of options. We could go to a six-man rotation or he could skip a

start and we could use another man there. He’s got to pass the smell test. There are limitations, but he hasn’t run out of starts yet.”

Next: The last time Finnegan faced the Dodgers, he turned in an eight-inning complete game in a 1-0 loss to Clayton Kershaw on

May 23 at Los Angeles. Kershaw also threw a complete game. Finnegan (7-9) is due to get another shot in the second game of the

four-game series on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. He is scheduled to be opposed by left-hander Brett Anderson (0-1).

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Reds pitcher does the unbelievable in his first game since his dad's death

Michael Lorenzen had quite an emotional and amazing outing Friday

By Chris Bahr

Aug 20, 2016 at 5:53a ET

It’s been a terribly tough time for Reds reliever Michael Lorenzen, who lost his father earlier this week.

But what happened Friday -- his first day back from the bereavement list -- put a smile on his face and a few happy tears in his eyes.

Lorenzen inherited a two-on, one-out jam in the seventh inning against the Dodgers and retired the first two batters he faced. And

then came the real magic. Batting for only the fourth time all season, Lorenzen blasted a three-run homer -- his first long ball in 45

career plate appearances in the majors -- on the first pitch he saw.

Lorenzen was emotional rounding the bases, crossing home plate and when he got a curtain call from the home fans at Great

American Ball Park. In fact, he said he had to compose himself even after getting the third out of the seventh inning.

"Definitely, everything happens for a reason," Lorenzen said, per the team’s website. "It was something that I look and just praise

God for. It was something special, not only for me, but for my family. Everyone that's been supporting us, I just want to say thank

you for the prayers and just the support. It's really helped out a lot, just people reaching out. It's humbled me, this whole situation.

Everything that happened tonight, I don't think I will ever feel that way again."

Incredibly, Lorenzen was able to compose himself and pitch a scoreless eighth inning, as well, in Cincinnati's 9-2 win.

What an emotional and inspirational turn of events.

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WATCH: Reds pitcher slugs home run in first game following his father's death

Friday night was one Michael Lorenzen will never forget

By: Dayn Perry

9h ago • 1 min read

The Reds thumped the Dodgers on Friday night in Cincinnati (CIN 9, LAD 2), and without question the highlight was a late-inning

home run that occurred when the game was mostly out of reach. That home run came in the seventh of the bat of Reds reliever

Michael Lorenzen.

Lorenzen was seeing his first game action since the the sudden death of his father on Wednesday. Here's the big moment:

Forgive the lack of eloquence on this writer's part, but that's pretty awesome. As Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer notes,

Lorenzen was a pretty fair hitter in college for Cal State Fullerton, so it's not surprising that he's capable of running into one. The

weight of the moment, though, surely wasn't expected.

This image says it all ...

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CINCINNATI -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed a National-League leading 26 players on the disabled list this season.

Slowly but surely, they are getting healthy.

Good news abounded on Friday. Right-handed starter Bud Norris and left-handed reliever Adam Liberatore were reinstated from the

DL and ace Clayton Kershaw will take a significant step forward in his rehab from a herniated disk on Saturday when he throws 20-

25 pitches off the mound inside Great American Ball Park.

"I'm always cautiously optimistic," manager Dave Roberts said on Friday. "With all the things we've incurred, we still find a way."

The news wasn't as good on the field Friday as Norris allowed six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings in his return in a 9-2 loss to

Cincinnati.

The Dodgers had won nine straight against the Reds. They'll be looking to start another streak when Brett Anderson takes the

mound Saturday hoping to improve on his season debut on Sunday when he allowed five runs and five hits in one inning of an 11-3

loss to the Pirates.

Anderson will make his third career start against Cincinnati. In his two prior starts against the Reds, Anderson went 2-0 with a 2.13

ERA with just three earned runs given up in 12 2/3 innings. Cincinnati batted .224 against him in those outings.

The Reds will counter with left-hander Brandon Finnegan who will make his 25th appearance and start of the season on Saturday.

He'll face the Dodgers for the second time in his career.

Finnegan's last start at Dodger Stadium was a memorable one.

On May 23, Finnegan allowed one run and five hits through eight innings of a 1-0 loss. It was the first complete game by a Reds

left-hander since Lance Davis beat the Tigers on July 16, 2001, at Cinergy Field.

Finnegan, who was acquired last July in the trade which sent Johnny Cueto to the Kansas City Royals, has endured some hard luck

this season.

He was matched up against Kershaw in the aforementioned start in May. He took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on April 11

only to have it broken up with two outs then eventually lost the game. Finnegan also was the Reds' starter on April 21 when Jake

Arrieta no-hit them at Great American Ball Park.

Fortunes for Cincinnati have turned around. Since the All-Star break, the Reds are 20-12 and have won eight of 10 series. They own

the second-best record in the major leagues since the break.

"I understand that it was a tough first half and now it's exciting to come to the ballpark knowing you have a chance to win," said

Reds manager Bryan Price. "Nobody wants to be at the bottom (off the standings). The overriding feeling in the first half, besides

getting the pitching together, was we're just a couple of pieces short. This is the way we envisioned the second half going."

ASSOCIATED PRESS Michael Lorenzen homers in return after father's death

Mark Schmetzer | Associated Press

7:07 AM, Aug 20, 2016

2 hours ago

CINCINNATI -- Michael Lorenzen could barely make it to the plate after recording the third out of his first inning following the

death of his father.

Once he got there, he made it count. The Cincinnati reliever hit a three-run homer to cap the Reds' 9-2 win over the Los Angeles

Dodgers on Friday night. It was the first home run of his major league career.

"Even after the third out of my first inning, I needed to go back into the bathroom because I broke down," said Lorenzen, activated

from the bereavement list before the game. "There were some teammates who helped me out, and I was able to go out and hit."

Joey Votto also hit a three-run homer as the Reds snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Dodgers.

Tim Adleman pitched into and out of trouble in his first start since May 19 and added his first career hit and runs batted in as the

Reds matched their season high with a fourth consecutive win and first against the Dodgers since Aug 13, 2015.

Los Angeles hit four balls to the outfield wall, but three were caught for outs in Adleman's five scoreless innings. Adleman (2-1),

who was sidelined with a strained left oblique, allowed five hits with two walks and three strikeouts. He also hit Joc Pederson twice

with pitches.

The Dodgers were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position against Adleman, leaving runners on third four times.

"Getting out of those situations had a lot to do with the defense," Adleman said.

Bud Norris (6-10) gave up six runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings in his first start since July 31 due to a back strain. He struck out

three and walked four while lasting fewer than five innings for the 10th time in 17 starts this season.

The Reds wasted no time pouncing on Norris, who had trouble with the pitching mound while warming up for the first inning and

needed some maintenance. The first five batters reached base, four with hits, including Votto's blast over the center field wall for his

20th home run of the season.

"A big piece of clay came out," Norris said about the mound issue. "They came out and fixed it. It was always there, but it's not

really an excuse. It didn't go my way."

The Reds sent nine batters to the plate while knocking Norris out in their three-run fourth. He walked Tucker Barnhart intentionally

to get to Adleman with two outs and Eugenio Suarez on second. The pitcher crossed him up with a two-run double up the right-

center field gap.

Lorenzen hit his first career home run in the seventh. He had to be prodded by his teammates as the crowd of 28,184 pleaded for a

curtain call.

"The Lorenzen home run was emotional for all of us," manager Bryan Price said. "If you stay in this game long enough, you still

think you won't see anything like that. It was so improbable. It was majestic and poetic The emotions were palpable and got stronger

when he got to the dugout. The curtain call showed there was some awareness in the crowd."

Mystery guest

LHP Julio Urias will start for the Dodgers in Sunday's third game of the series. Urias is 3-2 with a 4.41 ERA in 12 overall

appearances, including 10 starts, the last on Aug. 8 against Philadelphia in Los Angeles. Sunday's starter previously had been listed

as "to be announced."

Rarefied air

Votto's homer gives him seven 20-homer seasons with the Reds, tying him with Adam Dunn and George Foster for fifth on the

Reds' list of players with seasons of 20 or more home runs. His four RBIs give him 700 in his career.

Hard knocks

The fans in the left field corner gave LF Tony Renda a standing ovation after he slammed into the wall on consecutive fly balls in

the second inning. The ball was knocked loose for a double the first time, but he hung on to the second drive, earning the applause.

Training room

Dodgers: LHP Rich Hill, on the disabled list since July 18 with a left middle finger blister, threw 75 pitches in a simulated game on

Thursday at the Dodgers' spring training facility. Roberts said Hill most likely will be activated next week.

Reds: OF Adam Duvall missed his fourth consecutive start on Friday after fouling a ball off of his left instep on Monday. He was

available to pinch-hit.

Up next

Dodgers: LHP Brett Anderson (0-1) is scheduled to make his second start of the season after making his 2016 debut last Sunday

after recovering from herniated disk surgery. He is 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA in two career starts against Cincinnati.

Reds: LHP Brandon Finnegan (7-9) lost a complete-game 1-0 decision to Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers on May 23 in Los

Angeles.

TRANSACTIONS 08/19/16

Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Vin Santarsiero to a minor league contract.

Colorado Rockies optioned Carlos Estevez to Albuquerque Isotopes.

Colorado Rockies activated RHP Chad Qualls from the 15-day disabled list.

Seattle Mariners activated RHP Steve Cishek from the 15-day disabled list.

Seattle Mariners optioned Joe Wieland to Tacoma Rainiers.

Seattle Mariners optioned Dae-Ho Lee to Tacoma Rainiers.

Seattle Mariners recalled Stefen Romero from Tacoma Rainiers.

New York Mets optioned T.J. Rivera to Las Vegas 51s.

New York Mets optioned Ty Kelly to Las Vegas 51s.

Chicago Cubs selected the contract of LHP Rob Zastryzny from Iowa Cubs.

Chicago Cubs selected the contract of RHP Felix Pena from Iowa Cubs.

Chicago Cubs placed RHP Hector Rondon on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 17, 2016. Right triceps strain.

Chicago Cubs placed RHP John Lackey on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 15, 2016. Right shoulder strain.

New York Mets activated SS Asdrubal Cabrera from the 15-day disabled list.

New York Mets activated CF Yoenis Cespedes from the 15-day disabled list.

Chicago Cubs transferred RHP Dallas Beeler from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Right shoulder inflammation.

Chicago Cubs transferred RHP Aaron Brooks from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Hip contusion.

Toronto Blue Jays sent RF Junior Lake outright to Buffalo Bisons.

Houston Astros signed free agent LHP Eury De La Rosa to a minor league contract.

Milwaukee Brewers activated RF Domingo Santana from the 15-day disabled list.

Milwaukee Brewers designated CF Ramon Flores for assignment.

New York Mets optioned LHP Josh Edgin to Las Vegas 51s.

Milwaukee Brewers optioned Damien Magnifico to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

New York Mets recalled LHP Josh Smoker from Las Vegas 51s.

Milwaukee Brewers selected the contract of Brent Suter from Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

Philadelphia Phillies selected the contract of Emmanuel Burriss from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

Houston Astros optioned RHP James Hoyt to Fresno Grizzlies.

Houston Astros recalled Brad Peacock from Fresno Grizzlies.

Toronto Blue Jays optioned CF Darrell Ceciliani to Buffalo Bisons.

Toronto Blue Jays recalled Ryan Goins from Buffalo Bisons.

Philadelphia Phillies transferred RHP Zach Eflin from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. August 2016 surgery in

both knees.

Philadelphia Phillies optioned Taylor Featherston to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

Tampa Bay Rays designated LF Oswaldo Arcia for assignment.

Atlanta Braves placed LHP Eric O'Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 18, 2016. Left elbow neuritis.

Atlanta Braves activated RHP Julio Teheran from the 15-day disabled list.

Colorado Rockies sent RHP Justin Miller on a rehab assignment to Albuquerque Isotopes.

Los Angeles Dodgers optioned RHP Ross Stripling to Oklahoma City Dodgers.

Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Casey Fien to Oklahoma City Dodgers.

Miami Marlins signed free agent 3B Danny Muno to a minor league contract.

Los Angeles Dodgers activated RHP Bud Norris from the 15-day disabled list.

Los Angeles Dodgers activated LHP Adam Liberatore from the 15-day disabled list.

Miami Marlins designated LHP Chris Narveson for assignment.

Miami Marlins selected the contract of Xavier Scruggs from New Orleans Zephyrs.

Cleveland Indians optioned Kyle Crockett to Columbus Clippers.

Cleveland Indians recalled Shawn Armstrong from Columbus Clippers.

St. Louis Cardinals sent C Brayan Pena on a rehab assignment to Palm Beach Cardinals.

Cincinnati Reds optioned RF Kyle Waldrop to Louisville Bats.

Cincinnati Reds activated RHP Michael Lorenzen from the bereavement list.

New York Mets traded RHP Richard Reina to Toronto Blue Jays for cash.