October 9, 2012: Diamondbacks 6 Reds 5, 11 inn (Diamondbacks lead series, 2-1)

It took extra frames, but the Arizona Diamondbacks are just one game away from the NLCS after a 6-5 win. Paul Goldschmidt was all the offense the DBacks needed early, with a solo homer in the 2nd and a 2-run shot in the 4th. Ian Kennedy held on to that 2-run lead until Dionner Navarro hit a 2-run shot in the 8th, which brought JJ Putz out of the bullpen, only to be greeted by a game-tying solo shot from Bradon Phillips. The 3-3 tie held until the 11th, when John McDonald broke it with a home run, then Jason Kubel added a 2-run double after back-to-back singles from Adam Eaton and Aaron Hill. Those extra runs proved important when Ryan Ludwick cracked a 2-run shot in the bottom of the inning to pull the Reds within a run, which would end up being the final margin of victory.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks At 2012 Cincinnati Reds         10/9/2012
 
  Diamondbacks       AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Eaton CF          5  1  2  0 .231     B.Phillips 2B       5  1  1  1 .182  
  A.Hill 2B           5  1  2  0 .417     Z.Cozart SS         4  0  0  0 .167  
  J.Kubel LF          5  1  1  2 .167     J.Votto 1B          3  1  1  0 .222  
  D.Hernandez P       0  0  0  0 ----     R.Ludwick LF        5  1  1  2 .231  
  P.Goldschmidt 1B    4  2  2  3 .455     J.Bruce RF          5  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Upton RF          3  0  0  0 .200     S.Rolen 3B          5  0  0  0 .083  
  M.Montero C         3  0  1  0 .545     R.Hanigan C         2  0  0  0 .333  
  C.Johnson 3B        3  0  0  0 .333     J.Arredondo P       0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Putz P            0  0  0  0 ----   B-X.Paul PH           1  0  0  0 .000  
E-C.Ransom PH         1  0  0  0 .000     J.Broxton P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Lindstrom P       0  0  0  0 ----   D-T.Frazier PH        1  0  1  0 .500  
F-G.Parra LF          0  0  0  0 .000     S.Marshall P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.McDonald SS       4  1  1  1 .167     S.Lecure P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  I.Kennedy P         2  0  0  0 .000   G-C.Heisey PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
C-W.Bloomquist 3B     2  0  0  0 .000     D.Stubbs CF         4  1  2  0 .182  
                                          H.Bailey P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-D.Navarro C         3  1  2  2 .500  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6  9  6                 Totals      40  5  8  5
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bailey In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Arredondo In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Kennedy In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Broxton In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Putz In 11th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Lindstrom In 11th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Lecure In 11th Inning
 
Diamondbacks.... 0 1 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 -  6  9  0
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0  0 2 -  5  8  0
 
Diamondbacks (2-1)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
I.Kennedy                 7 2/3   4   2   2   1   4   1 108   2.35
J.Putz WIN(1-0) BS(1st)   2 1/3   3   1   1   1   5   1  50   3.86
M.Lindstrom               0 2/3   1   2   2   1   2   1  18  27.00
D.Hernandez SAVE(1st)     0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                   11       8   5   5   3  12   3
 
Reds (1-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Bailey                  5 1/3   5   3   3   4   4   2  98   5.06
J.Arredondo               2 2/3   0   0   0   5   4   0  44   4.91
J.Broxton                 2       0   0   0   0   3   0  24   0.00
S.Marshall LOSS(0-1)      0 2/3   3   3   3   0   2   1  14  32.40
S.Lecure                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                   11       9   6   6   9  14   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,055 DATE- Tuesday, October 9th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Brian Runge, Marvin Hudson, Tim McClelland, Ted Barrett
T- 4:08
LEFT ON BASE- Diamondbacks:10  Reds: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Diamondbacks: 1  Reds: 2
TRIPLE PLAYS- Diamondbacks: 0  Reds: 1
DOUBLES- J.Kubel(1st)
HOME RUNS- P.Goldschmidt-2(2nd), J.McDonald(1st), B.Phillips(1st),
           R.Ludwick(3rd), D.Navarro(1st)
RBIs- J.Kubel-2(3rd), P.Goldschmidt-3(4th), J.McDonald(2nd), B.Phillips(1st),
      R.Ludwick-2(5th), D.Navarro-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- P.Goldschmidt(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- I.Kennedy
WALKS- A.Hill, J.Kubel, P.Goldschmidt-2, J.Upton, M.Montero-2, C.Johnson,
       J.McDonald, Z.Cozart, J.Votto-2
HIT BY PITCH- A.Eaton, J.Upton
STRIKE OUTS- A.Eaton-2, J.Kubel-2, P.Goldschmidt, J.Upton-2, M.Montero-2,
             C.Johnson, C.Ransom, J.McDonald-2, W.Bloomquist, Z.Cozart, J.Votto,
             J.Bruce-3, S.Rolen-2, X.Paul, C.Heisey, D.Stubbs, H.Bailey,
             D.Navarro
GIDP- A.Hill, R.Ludwick
BALKS- J.Arredondo
2-out RBI- D.Navarro-2, B.Phillips, J.Kubel-2
RLISP 2-out- Z.Cozart-3, J.Kubel, J.McDonald, P.Goldschmidt
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Cincinnati turns a triple play!
 
Paul Goldschmidt knocked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Arizona Diamondbacks
beat the Cincinnati Reds in 11 innings by a score of 6 to 5.
 
Both teams had scored 3 runs after nine full innings.  Arizona came out on top
in the 11th inning.  After an out was recorded, John McDonald got things
rolling when he blasted a solo shot.  Willie Bloomquist was next to the
plate, but was promptly struck out.  Adam Eaton then laced a single.  Aaron
Hill came up and he smacked a single.  Hill took second on the throw.  Jason
Kubel stepped into the box and doubled.  Goldschmidt got his turn next, but
he was a strikeout victim.  Arizona finished with 9 hits in the victory.
 
The victory went to J.J. Putz(1-0) who went 2 and 1/3 innings, allowing 1 run.
David Hernandez recorded his 1st save.  Sean Marshall(0-1) took the loss in
relief.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up 3 hits and no walks.