Cincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks

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Cincinnati Reds

61-68, 29-32 Away

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Arizona Diamondbacks

68-61, 37-27 Home

Jordan Lawlar hits a 2-run HR and has 3 RBIs to lead the Diamondbacks past the Reds 9-0

The D-backs remain a game behind the San Diego Padres for the final NL wild-card spot.

The 24-year-old Lawlar had the first three-hit game of his career while Geraldo Perdomo also had a three hits. Gabriel Moreno, Tim Tawa and Corbin Carroll all had two hits. Lawlar's two-run shot to left field in the second gave the D-backs a 3-0 lead and was the center fielder's second homer in the big leagues.

Rodriguez (13-4) continued his brilliant season, giving up four hits and two walks while striking out four. The left-handed All-Star lowered his ERA to 2.61.

The Reds have dropped six of their past eight games.

Cincinnati left-hander Nick Lodolo (3-3) was hit hard, giving up six runs on 10 hits and two walks over 3 1/3 innings. The D-backs scored at least one run in each of the first four innings, building a 6-0 lead by the fifth.

Arizona stole four bases in the first two innings, which happened for just the fourth time in franchise history.

Reds left fielder Michael Toglia left the game in the first inning because of a dislocated right shoulder. Toglia made a diving catch on Geraldo Perdomo's fly ball in the gap, but landed hard on the shoulder and left the field with medical personnel.

Up next The Diamondbacks send RHP Michael Soroka (8-3, 2.93 ERA) to the mound on Saturday vs. Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (4-8, 5.17).

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Banfield struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Bleday grounded out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	McLain popped out to second.
	9th Inning	Clarke relieved Martinez
	9th Inning	Fernandez at shortstop.
	9th Inning	Tawa at third base.

Statistics

CIN		ARI
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	0
13	Ground Balls	8
8	Strikeouts	4
0	Runs Batted In	9
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
4	Hits	15
0	Stolen Bases	4
3	Walks	5
0	Catcher Interference	0
0	Runs	9
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	1
30	At Bats	37
0	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
14	Runners Left On Base	18
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	4
9	Fly Balls	26
0	Caught Stealing	0
150	Pitches	161
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	1
4	Total Bases	22
34	Plate Appearances	43
0.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
0	Extra Base Hits	5
0.3	Runs Created	10.7
.133	Batting Average	.405
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.133	Slugging Percentage	.595
.100	Secondary Average	.432
.235	On Base Percentage	.465
.369	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	1.060
1.4	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.3
0.3	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	12.6
4.0	Batter Rating	66.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	37.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.41	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.74
.000	Isolated Power	.189
0.38	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	1.25
.088	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.116
-.033	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.027
0.0	Runs Produced	18.0
0.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.2	Patience Ratio	0.7
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.4
59.5	MLB Rating	110.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0