Arizona Diamondbacks vs Cincinnati Reds Match Player Stats On Jul 18, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 18, 2017

CINCINNATI -- Chris Hermann and Rey Fuentes homered, and the Arizona Diamondbacks tied a season high with nine extra-base hits in an 11-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park.

On a night when they acquired slugging outfielder J.D. Martinez in a trade with the Detroit Tigers, the Diamondbacks saw their struggling offense erupt for six runs in the fifth inning.

David Peralta went 3-for-5 with a double and RBI, helping Arizona (54-39) snap a season-high, five-game losing streak.

Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray (9-4) allowed two runs on four hits in six innings and retired seven of the final eight batters he faced. He recorded his 500th career strikeout in the fourth inning and finished with four on the night.

Zack Cozart homered and had three hits for Cincinnati (39-54), which has dropped five straight since the All-Star break by a combined 46-14.

Fuentes' three-run homer in the seventh inning off Lisalverto Bonilla was his first career pinch-hit home run and only his second homer of the season.

Right-hander Sal Romano (1-2) was recalled from Triple-A to start the game for Cincinnati, and he allowed six runs and five walks in four-plus innings.

Cozart's solo home run, his first since June 4, put Cincinnati ahead 1-0 in the first. It was his 10th homer of the season, and it snapped an 0-for-11 skid.

The Diamondbacks tied the score when Chris Owings doubled and scored on Daniel Descalso's sacrifice fly in the second and took a 2-1 lead on Paul Goldschmidt's RBI double in the third. Goldschmidt walked in his other four plate appearances.

The Diamondbacks managed only two runs on three hits through four innings against Romano. However, with the score tied 2-2 in the fifth, Arizona erupted for four doubles, a triple and a home run to take control.

The big blow was Jake Lamb's two-run triple down the right field line, putting the Diamondbacks ahead 5-2. Lamb scored on Brandon Drury's double to make it 6-2. Herrmann then launched his eighth home run of the season, a two-run shot, to give Arizona a six-run advantage.

NOTES: Arizona acquired J.D. Martinez from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night in exchange for INF Dawel Lugo, INF Sergio Alcantara and INF Jose King. ... The Reds placed RHP Scott Feldman on the 10-day disabled list with right knee inflammation, recalled RHP Sal Romano and RHP Lisalverto Bonilla from Triple-A Louisville and optioned OF Jesse Winker to Triple-A. ... Romano is one of seven rookie pitchers to start a game this season for Cincinnati.