Toms River's Frazier Belts First Major League Home Run

Toms River High School South graduate Todd Frazier hit his first major league home run, Sunday afternoon as the Cincinnati Reds routed the Giants, 9-0.

Frazier, playing third base and getting his first start since Thursday afternoon, took a 1-1 pitch from Giants' pitcher Barry Zito and lifted it into the third row of seats in left center-field at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati to give the Reds a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The blast came with one out and no one on base.

Frazier ripped a ball in his first at-bat, but lined out to left field, also with one out and none on.

He grounded out to second base with one out in the bottom of the sixth game and struck out with two on and two out in the bottom of the seventh inning.

He batted eighth in the lineup.

Cincinnati jumped out to a lead early. Joey Votto drove in Drew Stubbs in the bottom of the first with an RBI single to right field. Edgar Renteria later scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Brandon Phillips and Votto scored on an RBI single to centerfield by Jay Bruce to give the Reds the 3-0 lead in the first inning.

Bruce drove in Renteria on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth, and two innings later, Votto drove in three more runs with a three-run home run to centerfield. Stubbs and Renteria scored on the shot.

Stubbs would score one more time -- in the bottom of the eighth -- on an RBI single from Yonder Alonso, who replaced Votto.

Johnny Cuteo pitched a complete game for Cincinatti, allowing just three hits and no runs over the nine innings.