Even with their top two hitters on the bench, the D-backs had no trouble swinging the bats on Sunday. They used a four-run first inning to take an early lead and Yasmany Tomas padded it with a pinch-hit, three-run homer in an 11-2 win over the Reds in the series finale at Chase Field.
“He wasn’t happy about not being in the lineup,” D-backs manager Chip Hale said of Tomas. “He actually talked to me, spoke very good English, and said he was ready and his back felt fine, why wasn’t he in the lineup? So I explained I wanted Michael Bourn in right today, be ready to come off the bench and do something.”
Jean Segura was out due to illness and Paul Goldschmidt took a scheduled rest day. In their absence, Welington Castillo drove in four runs to cap Arizona’s series victory and finish a seven-game homestand with a 4-3 mark. Tomas’ three-run blast in the sixth was his team-high 27th home run, as the D-backs matched a season high with 18 hits. Starter Archie Bradley (5-8) notched the win, allowing two runs on five hits over six innings.
Cincinnati starter Homer Bailey (2-3) was removed after one inning, during which he gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits to take the loss. Brandon Phillips and Scott Schebler homered, but the Reds lost for the fifth time in seven games. This rout came one day after the Reds socked it to Arizona with a 13-0 win.
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