Diamondbacks 5, Reds 4
CINCINNATI -- Chris Owings' solo home run started the rally and center fielder A.J. Pollock finished it by with a two-out, two-run single in the eighth, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a four-game series Thursday night at Great American Ball Park.
Owings fell a triple shy of the cycle and Pollock went 4-for-5 with three RBIs for Arizona (59-61), which trailed 4-0 after two innings.
Center fielder Jason Bourgeois went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI for Cincinnati (51-68), which dropped its sixth straight.
Reds rookie right-hander John Lamb, making his second major league appearance, allowed three runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Lamb was denied his first career victory when the D-backs rallied in the eighth.
With the bases loaded and two outs, Pollock singled to center off right-hander Burke Badenhop, Pollock singled to center driving in two runs to put the Diamondbacks ahead 5-4.
Badenhop (1-3) allowed two runs and three hits in one inning to take the loss.
Arizona's bullpen pitched seven scoreless innings.
The Reds threatened to break through in the eighth with a walk and a single to begin the inning. But, righty Daniel Hudson retired the next three batters to end the threat.
Brad Ziegler pitched the ninth for his 22nd save. David Hernandez (1-3) earned the victory.
Five of the first eight batters D-backs left-hander Patrick Corbin faced reached base, and three scored.
Cincinnati went ahead 1-0 in the first on right fielder Jay Bruce's bases-loaded sacrifice fly. Corbin avoided further damage in the inning when left fielder Ender Inciarte threw out Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez attempting to reach third on the play.
The Reds added a run in the second when left fielder Skip Schumaker doubled and scored on catcher Tucker Barnhart's single.
The hits kept on coming for Cincinnati as center fielder Jason Bourgeois doubled off the center field wall, scoring Barnhart. Suarez followed with a sharp single to center, putting the Reds ahead 4-0.
Cincinnati was denied a fifth run when Suarez was thrown out again, this time at home on a relay from shortstop Nick Ahmed. It took a 3-minute, 26-second review to confirm the out call, but Corbin's night was finished. Corbin allowed four runs and eight hits in two innings.
Lamb scuffled in the fifth when Owings launched a 1-0 pitch for his fourth homer and center fielder A.J. Pollock added a RBI single, making the score 4-2.
NOTES: The Reds took another step in their rebuilding process Thursday, trading veteran OF Marlon Byrd to the Giants in exchange for Double-A RHP Stephen Johnson. Byrd batted .237 with 19 homers and 42 RBIs in 96 games for the Reds. OF Skip Schumaker started in left field Thursday after the deal was official. ... Diamondbacks RHP Jeremy Hellickson was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. Arizona recalled RHP Chase Anderson from Triple-A Reno just two days after he was demoted. He will start Sunday's series finale in Cincinnati. RHP Randall Delgado will move from the bullpen to start Saturday. ... Reds 2B Brandon Phillips was out of the lineup after leaving Wednesday's game with inflammation in his right biceps tendon. INF Ivan De Jesus Jr. started at second.