Rookie Matt McLain hit his first career grand slam and the Cincinnati Reds extended their winning streak to three games with a 9-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in a matchup of surprising MLB teams.
Rookie Matt McLain hit his first career grand slam and the Cincinnati Reds extended their winning streak to three games with a 9-6 win over theThe Diamondbacks began the day two games behind the first-place Dodgers in the NL West, and the second-place Reds trail the Brewers by 1 1/2 games in the NL Central."It was a huge hit in the game," Reds manager David Bell said. "The most impressive thing to be able to hit a fastball like that, when you’re down in the count.
"We were inefficient in a lot of different areas," Diamondbacks manager Torey Luvollo said. "Ton of things happened today. Straight fastballs to fastball hitters, one ends up getting clipped for a grand slam."Marte opened the scoring in the first inning with a 351-foot shot to right field. The Reds countered in the bottom of the inning as Nick Sensel scored on a Spencer Steer's groundout to third.
Tommy Henry took the loss. The 25-year-old left-hander allowed four walks — three of which scored — four hits and stuck out two in 4 1/3 innings. In the fifth inning, Marte tripled off Will Benson's glove in right, scoring Perdomo with the Diamondbacks' third run.Three batters later, McLain launched Martinez's pitch 366 feet to the opposite field for a grand slam and a 9-3 lead. The 23-year-old shortstop has nine homers in 56 games.
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