Ashcraft lifts Reds over Giants amid Kapler anthem protest May 28 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink CINCINNATI (AP) Rookie right-hander Graham Ashcraft earned his first victory with six strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat San Francisco 5-1 Friday night following a political protest by Giants manager Gabe Kapler and a scuffle between Tommy Pham and Joc Pederson. Kapler refused to take the field for the national anthem, Meanwhile, the Reds' Pham and Giants' Pederson had a brief altercation on the field pregame. Major League Jackie Robinson Jersey Baseball is investigating the incident, and Pham was scratched after a pregame rain delay of 2 hours, 8 minutes pending the results of that inquiry.Kapler endured an embara sing moment in the eighth, when he brought in left-hander Jake McGee from the bullpen, then had to replace him because McGee wasnt on San Franciscos lineup card. McGee was reinstated from the IL before the game but had to exit after beginning his warmup to ses on the mound. Left-hander Jose Alvarez then entered the game for San Francisco. Ashcraft (1-0) pitched 6 1/3 scorele s innings in his second big league start. He threw Niko Goodrum Jersey first-pitch strikes to his first 12 batters, limiting San Francisco to four hits and two walks while striking out two. Matt Reynolds had an RBI double in the third and later scored on a check-swing single by Tyler Stephenson. Brandon Drury added a solo homer in the fifth, his eighth of the season.Carlos Rodon (4-4) allowed three runs on seven hits. The Giants scored two combined runs over his last two starts, both defeats. Art Warren got five outs for his third save. Albert Almora Jr. added an RBI double in the ninth for Cincinnati. Later in the inning, a bases-loaded catcher's interference call on Joey Bart allowed Nick Senzel to reach, forcing in the Reds' fifth run. Reds first baseman Joey Votto was given a day off after seven straight starts since an 18-day layoff with COVID-19. Mike Moustakas started at first base. TRAINERS ROOMGiants: C Curt Casali is expected Alan Trammell Jersey to come off the 7-day concu sion list Saturday. ... 1B Brandon Belt (right knee inflammation) is eligible to come off the 10-day IL on Sunday but will need a few more days. Reds: LHP Mike Minor threw six innings in a minor league rehab start and remains on track to rejoin the rotation next week. He's been on the IL all season with a left shoulder strain. UP NEXT:LHP Alex Wood (3-3, 4.82) will start the second game of the series for the Giants. The Reds had not yet named a starter for Saturday and might use an opener. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Graham Ashcraft San Francisco Giants Cincinnati Reds Curt Casali Joey Bart Tyler Stephenson Brandon Belt Art Warren Joey Votto Nick Senzel Jake McGee Jos lvarez Alex Wood Cincinnati Reds San Francisco Giants share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has Nick Castellanos Jersey left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Joe Jimenez Jersey Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS