Diamondbacks hit four homes to hold off Reds
CINCINNATI -- The Arizona Diamondbacks homered four times including two by Yasmany Tomas, then held on for a 9-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a three-game series Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.
The game-time temperature was 91 degrees under sunny skies. The Diamondbacks' bats were hot, too.
Paul Goldschmidt and Wellington Castillo also homered for the Diamondbacks, who avoided being swept in a three-game series at Great American Ball Park for the first time since 2007.
Arizona's bullpen shut out the Reds until the ninth, when Tyler Clippard walked the first two batters before Jay Bruce launched a three-run homer, his 21st of the season, to cut the Reds' deficit to 9-8.
Cincinnati had the tying run on base, but Clippard struck out Ramon Cabrera to end it on his 32nd pitch of the inning.
Both starting pitchers had rocky first innings.
Rickie Weeks' RBI single in the first gave Arizona a 1-0 lead. Finnegan needed 22 pitches to get through the first.
In the bottom half, Duvall's two-out single on an 0-2 pitch to drive home two runs, putting Cincinnati ahead 2-1 as Godley used 25 pitches to escape the bottom half.
Godley (3-1) managed to pitch 5 2/3 innings and earn his third victory. He allowed five earned runs and 10 hits.
Tomas, who hit a career-high seven homers in June, belted his 14th of the season to tie the score 2-2 in the second.
Arizona regained the lead when Castillo belted a three-run homer in the third, his 11th of the season, to make the score 5-2.
Cincinnati pecked away at Godley in the third with five straight singles which produce three runs to tie the score 5-5.
Through three innings there were a combined 13 hits.
Goldschmidt snapped an 0-for-6 skid in the series with his 17th home run leading off the fifth to put Arizona ahead 6-5.
It was the 22nd homer allowed this season by Finnegan (5-8), who finished with six earned runs allowed and seven hits in five innings.
The Diamondbacks' hit parade continued against right-hander Ross Ohlendorf in the sixth. Phil Gosselin's RBI double made the score 8-5.
Ohlendorf allowed two runs and three hits in one inning and a wild pitch allowed another run to score.
Cincinnati loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth. But, Zac Curtis struck out Bruce to end the inning.
NOTES: Arizona plans to recall RHP Braden Shipley from Triple-A Reno to start Monday's game at Milwaukee. ... Diamondbacks CF Michael Bourn and 3B Jake Lamb were given days off Sunday with manager Chip Hale going with an all-right handed lineup against Reds LHP Brandon Finnegan. ... INF Jose Peraza started at shortstop for Cincinnati in place of Zack Cozart. The Reds are trying to find regular playing time for Peraza, whose natural position is second base. ... Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Sunday. Griffey played eight seasons in Cincinnati.