Pagán has hamstring injury; undergoing further evaluation

CINCINNATI -- Closer Emilio Pagán's final pitch in the ninth inning of Tuesday's 2-1 Reds victory over the Giants tied him for the second most saves in the Majors, with five, but it also proved painful.

As pinch-hitter Daniel Susac hit a drive to Will Benson on the left-field warning track for the third out, Pagán was visibly limping and a television camera caught him wincing. He appeared to injure his right hamstring.

“His hammy grabbed a little bit. So we need to check him out. He’s getting looked at right now," said Reds manager Terry Francona.

The 34-year-old Pagán, who returned as a free agent to the Reds on a two-year, $20 million contract, worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning vs. San Francisco with one strikeout. He is 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA and has one blown save in his six opportunities.

If Pagán were to miss any extended time, the Reds could likely turn to eighth-inning set-up man Tony Santillan to close games.

Pagán wasn't the only Reds pitcher to leave the game banged up. With one out and one on in the top of the sixth, Jung Hoo Lee zinged a comebacker off of the right foot of starter Brady Singer that bounced up and directly into Sal Stewart's glove at first base for the out.

Singer walked around for a few moments and was checked out by the trainer and Francona. After taking one warm-up pitch, the right-hander told them he wanted to continue.

“I wanted to get through the sixth there. I’ve had some short outings this year," Singer said. "I wanted to finish that off and get through the sixth. Just tried to push through it.”

“I was a little nervous," Francona said. "I told [pitching coach Derek Johnson] when I got back, we better get somebody up. I knew [Singer] was hurting.”