Hunter Greene pitched seven effective innings, Will Benson hit a two-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds bounced back from a difficult loss with a 6-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona handed the reeling Reds a 6-5 loss on Monday night on Kevin Newman’s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Cincinnati Reds ’ Elly De La Cruz breaks his bat on an infield grounder against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Phoenix. Cincinnati Reds ’ Will Benson shouts after being hit by a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Phoenix.
Arizona handed the reeling Reds a 6-5 loss on Monday night on Kevin Newman’s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning. Cincinnati gave the Diamondbacks no chance of another late rally, racking up 13 hits while scoring six runs between the fourth and sixth innings. Benson homered off Slade Cecconi in the fifth, and the Reds posted a pair of pinch-hit, run-scoring singles in the sixth for their second win in 13 games.Blaze Alexander hit a two-run single for Arizona, which had six hits.
Cecconi was sharp in his previous start, allowing a run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings against Cincinnati last week.After Alexander’s two-run single in the third, Cincinnati tied it in the fourth on Jake Fraley’s sacrifice fly and Jeimer Candelario’s run-scoring single. Benson put the Reds ahead with his fifth homer, a two-run shot near the pool deck in right-center.Naylor brothers key big frame for Guardians in 7-4 win.
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