Final
Reds rally for 11-7 win over D'Backs
Aug 19, 2010 - 6:18 AMVideo
But Jim Edmonds showed some hustle scoring from third base on pinch-hitter Chris Heisey's perfectly executed bunt that scored the go-ahead run as the Cincinnati Reds rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-7 on Wednesday night.
Heisey dropped his bunt down the third base line and beat the throw to first base. He eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Paul Janish, and the Reds, trailing 7-3 in the top of the eighth, struck for eight runs in the eighth and ninth in front of the smallest crowd in Diamondbacks history.
The Diamondbacks' bullpen was the team's undoing once again in a wild back-and-forth game that also featured some shoddy defense. Reliever Sam Demel gave up four runs in the top of the eighth on four straight hits. On came Aaron Heilman (3-4), who allowed an RBI double in the eighth before serving up what would be the winning run in the ninth, and three more after that.
"Every ball they hit was down the middle of the plate," Heilman said.
The Reds got help from an overthrow to home plate by Diamondbacks right fielder Justin Upton in the eighth. That allowed a run to score and kept the inning alive for Brandon Phillips to tie the game at 7 with a double, and set the stage for the Reds' 35th come-from-behind win of the season.
"The more you do things, and the more you do them right, and the more you believe it, that's what it's all about," Baker said.
"Gutsy call by Dusty," said Laynce Nix, whose two-run double in the ninth capped the comeback. "That was exciting and a lot of fun."
Two-run homers from Chris Young and Adam LaRoche gave the Diamondbacks its biggest lead. Only 15,509 were on hand at Chase Field to see them rally from a 3-1 deficit with four runs in the fifth off starter Edinson Volquez. The right-hander was making his seventh start since returning from Tommy John surgery July 17 and struggled with his control early.
Volquez's problems led to the Diamondbacks' first run, but his defense was mostly to blame for Arizona's big inning. An error by left fielder Jonny Gomes allowed pinch-hitter Ryan Church to take second on a single with one out, then Gomes and center fielder Drew Stubbs failed to hit the cutoff man on singles by Stephen Drew and Upton, allowing both to take an extra base. Upton's hit drove in Church and Drew to tie the game.
After getting Kelly Johnson to fly out, Volquez lost the battle with Young, who was hitting cleanup for only the second time this season. Volquez was removed after 4 2-3 innings.
The Reds took a three-game lead in the NL Central over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Cincinnati got solo home runs from Edmonds and Jay Bruce, and Phillips took over the NL lead in runs scored with 84.
"I could be critical of myself the way I handled the bullpen," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "Let's not put it all on those guys."
Edmonds, acquired in a trade with Milwaukee on Aug. 9, got the start at first base in place of All-Star Joey Votto, who was scratched due to tightness in his back but could return to the lineup Thursday.
Arthur Rhodes (4-3) pitched a scoreless eighth to earn the win.
The record-low crowd came only two weeks after the previous franchise low, when 15,670 watched the last-place Diamondbacks play Washington on Aug. 4.
Notes: Baker confirmed after the game that the Reds have offered him a contract extension, adding that "It will take care of itself." Baker is in the last year of a three-year contract he signed after the 2007 season, and after two losing seasons, has the Reds in position for the postseason.
- Diamondbacks 7, Reds 11 - FINAL
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Phillips 2b 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 .282
D Stubbs cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .237
J Edmonds 1b 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .275
S Rolen 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .302
J Gomes lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
B Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
J S
Aug 19 1:06 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY LAYNCE NIX SCORED RAMON HERNANDEZ AND JAY BRUCE
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, L NIX ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 11
ARIZONA 7 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.283, 2-FOR-5, RBI)
Reds 11, Diamondbacks 7 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 19 12:55 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY PAUL JANISH SCORED CHRIS HEISEY
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R HERNANDEZ ON FIRST, J BRUCE ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 9
ARIZONA 7 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: L NIX (.281, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)
Reds 9, Diamondbacks 7 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 19 12:53 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHRIS HEISEY SCORED JIM EDMONDS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C HEISEY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 8
ARIZONA 7 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J BRUCE (.263, 3-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)
Reds 8, Diamondbacks 7 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 19 12:49 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED PAUL JANISH
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, B PHILLIPS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 7
ARIZONA 7 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D STUBBS (.237, 1-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
Reds 7, Diamondbacks 7 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 19 12:29 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY LAYNCE NIX SCORED RAMON HERNANDEZ
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, P JANISH ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 6
ARIZONA 7 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.281, 1-FOR-4)
Reds 6, Diamondbacks 7 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 19 12:28 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RAMON HERNANDEZ SCORED JAY BRUCE
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R HERNANDEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
ARIZONA 7 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: P JANISH (.284, 1-FOR-3)
Reds 5, Diamondbacks 7 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 19 12:21 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JAY BRUCE SCORED MIGUEL CAIRO
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BRUCE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
ARIZONA 7 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R HERNANDEZ (.300, 2-FOR-3)
Reds 4, Diamondbacks 7 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 19 12:19 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ADAM LAROCHE (21) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 7TH OFF JORDAN SMITH SCORED CHRIS YOUNG.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3, ARIZONA 7
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.214, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Reds 3, Diamondbacks 7 Bot 7, 0 OutsAug 19 12:10 AM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CHRIS YOUNG (21) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 5TH OFF EDINSON VOLQUEZ SCORED JUSTIN UPTON.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3, ARIZONA 5
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: A LAROCHE (.274, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Reds 3, Diamondbacks 5 Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 18 11:28 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUSTIN UPTON SCORED STEPHEN DREW AND RYAN CHURCH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J UPTON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
ARIZONA 3 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: K JOHNSON (.283, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Reds 3, Diamondbacks 3 Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 18 11:18 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JAY BRUCE (12) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 4TH OFF RODRIGO LOPEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3, ARIZONA 1
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R HERNANDEZ (.298, 1-FOR-1)
Reds 3, Diamondbacks 1 Top 4, 0 OutsAug 18 10:39 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM EDMONDS (9) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF RODRIGO LOPEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2, ARIZONA 1
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S ROLEN (.302, 0-FOR-1)
Reds 2, Diamondbacks 1 Top 3, 0 OutsAug 18 10:28 PM - NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY GERARDO PARRA SCORED ADAM LAROCHE
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M REYNOLDS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ARIZONA 1 BOTTOM,2ND
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: R LOPEZ (.059, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Reds 1, Diamondbacks 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsAug 18 10:19 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 1 1 1 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - EDINSON VOLQUEZ
ARI - RODRIGO LOPEZ
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.261, 8 HR, 41 RBI)
J UPTON (.265, 16 HR, 59 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.284, 19 HR, 55 RBI)
Reds 1, Diamondbacks 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 18 9:48 PM
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