Ramon Hernandez lifted a three-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds used two big innings to win their sixth straight with Thursday’s 9-5 triumph over the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the three-game sweep.
Jay Bruce homered and Drew Stubbs and Joey Votto each drove in a pair of runs in guiding the Reds to their eighth win in a row at Chase Field.
Travis Wood (4-1) picked up his fourth consecutive victory after allowing a run on four hits over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked one.
The left-hander received plenty of support with Cincinnati plating four runs in the fourth and five more in the eighth to account for the scoring. Stubbs had a two-run single and Votto followed with a double that plated two runs for the 9-1 bulge.
The runs turned out to be important as the Diamondbacks responded with four runs in the bottom half to make things respectable. Chris Young provided the big blow with a three-run homer after Justin Upton singled home a run.
Joe Saunders (1-3) gave up four runs on eight hits in six innings for Arizona, which has dropped six of seven.
Cincinnati | Arizona | |
Travis Wood | Player | Joe Saunders |
Win | W/L | Loss |
6.1 | IP | 6.0 |
6 | Strikeouts | 5 |
4 | Hits | 8 |
1.42 | ERA | 6.00 |
Cincinnati | Arizona | |
Jay Bruce | Player | Chris Young |
2 | Hits | 2 |
1 | RBI | 3 |
1 | HR | 1 |
5 | TB | 6 |
.400 | Avg | .500 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Cincinnati | 11 | 2 | 18 | .289 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona | 8 | 2 | 17 | .235 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |