October 7, 2012: Reds 4 Diamondbacks 3 (series tied, 1-1)

The Reds tie up their division series with the Diamondbacks behind a quality start from Bronson Arroyo and 2 big bombs from Ryan Ludwick. Ludwick knocked in himself in the 2nd and 2 in the 4th, and Arroyo got in on the action with a homer of his own in the 5th that would account for the deciding run.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Cincinnati Reds At 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks         10/7/2012
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Diamondbacks       AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Phillips 2B       4  0  0  0 .167     A.Eaton CF          4  0  0  0 .125  
  Z.Cozart SS         4  0  1  0 .250     M.Albers P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Votto 1B          3  1  0  0 .167     A.Hill 2B           4  0  1  0 .429  
  R.Ludwick LF        4  2  2  3 .250     J.Kubel LF          3  1  0  0 .143  
  J.Bruce RF          4  0  0  0 .000     P.Goldschmidt 1B    4  0  2  0 .429  
  S.Rolen 3B          4  0  1  0 .143     J.Upton RF          4  1  1  0 .286  
  R.Hanigan C         4  0  2  0 .429     M.Montero C         4  1  3  0 .625  
  D.Stubbs CF         4  0  0  0 .000     C.Johnson 3B        3  0  3  1 .500  
  B.Arroyo P          2  1  1  1 .500   C-W.Nieves PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
A-C.Heisey PH         1  0  0  0 .000     J.McDonald SS       4  0  0  1 .125  
  J.Broxton P         0  0  0  0 ----     W.Miley P           2  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Chapman P         0  0  0  0 ----   B-G.Parra PH,CF       1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  7  4                 Totals      34  3 10  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Arroyo In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Miley In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 1 0  2 1 0  0 0 0  -  4  7  0
Diamondbacks.... 0 2 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  3 10  0
 
Reds (1-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Arroyo WIN(1-0)         6       9   3   3   0   2   0  83   4.50
J.Broxton HOLD(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0.00
A.Chapman SAVE(1st)       2       1   0   0   0   5   0  25   0.00
Totals                    9      10   3   3   0   8   0
 
Diamondbacks (1-1)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Miley LOSS(0-1)         7       7   4   4   1   9   3 117   5.14
M.Albers                  2       0   0   0   0   1   0  24   0.00
Totals                    9       7   4   4   1  10   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,866 DATE- Sunday, October 7th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Sam Holbrook, Andy Fletcher, Rob Drake, Joe West
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 4  Diamondbacks: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Diamondbacks: 0
DOUBLES- R.Hanigan(1st), M.Montero(1st), C.Johnson(1st)
TRIPLES- A.Hill(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Ludwick-2(2nd), B.Arroyo(1st)
RBIs- R.Ludwick-3(3rd), B.Arroyo, C.Johnson(1st), J.McDonald(1st)
WALKS- J.Votto
HIT BY PITCH- J.Kubel
STRIKE OUTS- B.Phillips, J.Votto, J.Bruce-3, S.Rolen, R.Hanigan, D.Stubbs,
             B.Arroyo, C.Heisey, A.Eaton, A.Hill, J.Kubel, P.Goldschmidt,
             J.Upton, W.Nieves, J.McDonald, G.Parra
GIDP- J.Upton
RLISP 2-out- W.Miley, D.Stubbs, J.McDonald, J.Upton
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Zack Cozart robbed Jason Kubel of a base hit.
          Bot 6th: Ryan Hanigan blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Ryan Ludwick smashed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Cincinnati Reds outscored
the Arizona Diamondbacks 4 to 3.
 
Ludwick led the offense for Cincinnati.  He delivered a solo blast in the 2nd
inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the 4th
inning.  Arizona had 10 hits in the game while Cincinnati had 7, but
Cincinnati had the more timely hits.  
 
The victory was credited to Bronson Arroyo(1-0) who went 6 innings, allowing 3
runs. Aroldis Chapman gained credit for his 1st save.  Wade Miley(0-1) ended
up with the loss.  He served up 3 homeruns in his 7 innings.