Diamondbacks rally past Reds behind Vargas’s big night
PHOENIX (Interstat) — Ildemaro Vargas collected two hits and drove in two runs, including a go-ahead triple in a four-run seventh inning, as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field.
Cincinnati scored three times in the third inning. Sal Stewart singled to right to score Elly De La Cruz, and Eugenio Suárez followed with a two-run single. Arizona answered with Gabriel Moreno’s sacrifice fly in the sixth, then rallied in the seventh. Lars Nootbaar’s groundout scored Tim Tawa, Vargas tripled to bring home Jordan Lawlar and James McCann, and Corbin Carroll added a sacrifice fly.
Jonathan Loáisiga (5-3) earned the win with one scoreless inning. Andrew Abbott (6-9) took the loss, allowing four earned runs over six innings with six strikeouts. Kevin Ginkel worked the ninth for his second save.
Both teams finished with eight hits. Arizona improved to 69-62, while Cincinnati fell to 62-71. Attendance was 28,433. Time of game was 2:48.