Diamondbacks edge Reds 5‑3 behind Perdomo homer, strong bullpen
CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Geraldo Perdomo hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.
Arizona (36-35) took the lead with a run in the third, then Perdomo’s blast to right field in the sixth scored Ildemaro Vargas and put the Diamondbacks ahead 5-2. Ketel Marte added an RBI single in the ninth. The Reds scored single runs in the first, third and sixth, including solo homers from JJ Bleday and Noelvi Marte.
Juan Morillo (2-3) pitched a scoreless seventh inning to earn the win. Paul Sewald struck out one in the ninth for his 17th save. Zach Maxwell (0-1) allowed one run in the ninth and took the loss.
Andrew Abbott struck out five over five innings, allowing four hits and one earned run for Cincinnati (33-37). Zac Gallen gave up three earned runs on six hits over six innings for Arizona.
Attendance was 22,946. The game lasted 2 hours, 39 minutes.