MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds

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Arizona Diamondbacks
31-33, 16-16 Away
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Cincinnati Reds
32-33, 17-16 Home

Gavin Lux hits a grand slam, Reds rout Diamondbacks 13-1 for 2nd win of the day

Christian Encarnacion-Strand mashes a 3-run home run

TJ Friedl and Elly De La Cruz drew walks off Arizona starter Ryne Nelson, and Encarnacion-Strand hit his fourth homer for a 3-0 lead. Will Benson walked and took third on Tyler Stephenson's double before scoring on Spencer Steer's single. Jake Fraley drove in a run with a forceout for a 5-0 first-inning lead.

Eugenio Suárez went 2 for 4 and led off the third against Nick Martinez (4-6) with his 17th home run for the Diamondbacks' run.

Lux's grand slam came off reliever Kendall Graveman, who needed 33 pitches to end the fourth after coming in with two on and no outs.

Graveman gave up a single to Matt McLain to load the bases before hitting Friedl with a pitch to force in a run. Lux hit his next pitch out to right field for a 10-1 lead. De La Cruz doubled and scored on a Stephenson single in the eight-run inning. Stephenson finished 3 for 5 and scored twice.

Martinez allowed a run on six hits in six innings with six strikeouts. Joe La Sorsa, Brent Suter and Lyon Richardson pitched a scoreless inning to close.

Nelson (2-2) gave up seven runs in three innings. Graveman allowed six runs in an inning.

Key moment Encarnacion-Strand's first-inning homer gave the Reds all the runs they needed to climb within a game of .500 at 32-33.

Key stat Two of Lux’s three grand slams have come against Arizona. He hit his other two in 2021 while playing for the Dodgers.

Up next RHP Zac Gallen (4-7, 5.13) was set to start Sunday for Arizona against Cincinnati RHP Brady Singer (6-4, 4.66) in th series finale.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Herrera struck out swinging.
9th Inning Thomas grounded out to second.
9th Inning Grichuk grounded out to third.
9th Inning Richardson relieved Suter
8th Inning Joe grounded into fielder's choice to third, Encarnacion-Strand out at third.
8th Inning Stephenson singled to center, Encarnacion-Strand to second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
9 Ground Balls 12
8 Strikeouts 6
1 Runs Batted In 13
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 11
0 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 7
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 13
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 35
1 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 1
15 Runners Left On Base 13
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 2
16 Fly Balls 17
0 Caught Stealing 0
149 Pitches 173
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
10 Total Bases 19
36 Plate Appearances 43
162.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
1 Extra Base Hits 4
2.5 Runs Created 8.6
.212 Batting Average .314
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.303 Slugging Percentage .543
.182 Secondary Average .429
.278 On Base Percentage .442
.581 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .985
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
2.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 9.7
14.0 Batter Rating 73.0
33.0 At Bats Per Home Run 17.5
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.14 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.02
.091 Isolated Power .229
0.38 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.17
.083 Walks Per Plate Appearance .163
-.030 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .114
2.0 Runs Produced 26.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.7
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
70.3 MLB Rating 109.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Great American Ball Park

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 27,951 | Capacity:
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