CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Noelvi Marte hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. The Reds evened the three-game series after dropping the opener 5-2 Friday.

Arizona took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Cincinnati tied it in the third when Edwin Arroyo singled home Matt McLain. Marte then connected off Arizona reliever Juan Morillo in the eighth for the decisive run.

Reds starter Rhett Lowder pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits with six strikeouts. Chase Petty earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, and Tony Santillan recorded his third save with a perfect ninth. Morillo (1-3) took the loss.

Despite outhitting Cincinnati 7-3, the Diamondbacks (35-35) could not produce further runs. The Reds improved to 33-36. Attendance was 27,563, and the game lasted 2 hours, 22 minutes.