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Apr 20, 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
Arizona (7-10) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Cincinnati (7-9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
W: Madison Bumgarner (2-0) L: Luis Castillo (0-4) S: Joakim Soria (4) |
Luis Castillo had his best start by far this season, but the Reds' inability to play defense or generate offense was their undoing in a 3-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.
The Reds managed to manufacture one run off of Madison Bumgarner in the 1st inning, but the Diamondbacks starter settled in and made the Reds look silly the rest of the game. Bumgarner gave up one run and scattered six hits across eight innings of work. He walked one and struck out six to pick up his second win of the season.
It looked like it was going to be another roller coaster ride for Castillo judging by the 30 pitches he threw in the first inning. The Reds ace settled in nicely, and had it not been for a throwing error by Tucker Barnhart and Castillo's own throwing error in the 5th inning, the outcome could've been different. Castillo gave up three unearned runs on seven hits in 7 and 1/3 innings pitched. He walked two and struck out nine hitters, but it wasn't good enough to avoid his fourth loss of the season.
The Diamondbacks' offense was paced by CF Tim Locastro, who went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored.
The Reds managed to get the tying run to the plate against Diamondbacks' closer Joakim Soria, but both Eugenio Suarez and Mike Moustakas flashed that warning track power.
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Apr 21, 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
Arizona (7-11) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Cincinnati (8-9) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 2 |
W: Sean Doolittle (1-0) L: J.B. Bukauskas (0-1) S: Lucas Sims (4) |
The Reds bullpen had to put in the work today.
Reds starter Jeff Hoffman had a rough first inning, giving up a three-run homer to Pavin Smith in the first inning following a Eugenio Suarez throwing error. Hoffman got out of a jam in the second inning, but upon recording the final out of the inning, he was pointing to his elbow as he was coming off the field. Hoffman finished with three runs (two earned) on three hits in two innings of work.
The bullpen combined for seven innings of shutout baseball, highlighted by reliever Cam Bedrosian striking out all five hitters he faced.
Jesse Winker broke a 3-3 tie in the 7th inning with a three-run blast to right field off of Diamondbacks reliever J.B. Bukauskas. Amir Garret worked around two 8th inning walks to get out of the inning while Lucas Sims struck out two in the 9th to pick up his fourth save of the year.
Diamondbacks starter Luke Weaver gave up three runs on six hits in six innings pitched. He walked one and struck out seven in the no-decision.
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Apr 22, 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
Arizona (7-12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Cincinnati (9-9) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 11 | 0 |
W: Wade Miley (3-0) L: Caleb Smith (0-3) |
The Reds offense exploded today for 11 runs including two grand slams as the Reds defeated the Diamondbacks 11-5 to win the three-game series.
The Reds got started early as Scott Heineman led the game off with his first homer of the season to give the Reds the early 1-0 lead. The wheels came completely off for Diamondbacks' starter Caleb Smith in the 3rd inning, as he loaded up the bases before Kyle Farmer came up and smoked a line drive to left field that just got over the wall to give the Reds a 5-0 lead.
Smith was pulled after that, allowing six runs on four hits in 2 and 2/3 innings pitched. He walked three and struck out four in his third loss of the season.
The Diamondbacks bullpen stopped the bleeding until the 6th inning. Relievers Humberto Castellanos and Alex Young combined to load the bases before Eugenio Suarez crushed a ball 425 feet into the left-field bleachers to give the Reds the 11-5 lead.
Wade Miley gave up one run while scattering eight hits across seven innings of work. He walked one and struck out six en route to winning his third straight start.
Nick Castellanos had to be pulled from the game in the 3rd inning after getting hit by a pitch on the hands. X-rays were negative and he is listed as day-to-day with a bruised wrist.
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MLB Headlines
4/20 -- Dodgers announced RP Brusdar Graterol will miss an additional two weeks after an "issue" landed him on the injured list in the first place.
4/20 -- Royals announced SP Carlos Hernandez had radial nerve decompression surgery on his elbow and will be out for five months.
4/20 -- Giants placed SP Logan Webb on the IL with a strained triceps. He is expected to be out for five to six weeks.
4/20 -- Braves placed RP Chris Martin on the IL after having surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow. He is expected to miss six weeks.
4/20 -- Indians RF Victor Reyes went 5-for-6 today in their 13-2 victory over the White Sox.
4/21 -- Padres announced C Austin Nola will miss an additional two weeks after a setback in his recovery from a fractured finger.
4/21 -- Orioles SP Jeff Samardzija announced he will retire at the end of the season.
4/22 -- Red Sox placed SP Garrett Richards on the IL after having knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. He will miss four to five months.
4/23 -- Tigers placed RP Jose Urena on the IL after elbow surgery to repair a partially torn UCL. He will miss at least six months, effectively putting him out for the season.
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