Matt McLain and his stellar rookie teammates aim to continue their remarkable run as the upstart Cincinnati Reds host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game set.
In the opener on Friday night, McLain drilled a 101 mph fastball from reliever Justin Martinez into the seats in right for his first career grand slam in a 9-6 win.
One Cincinnati rookie who has fallen into a slump is phenom Elly De La Cruz, who has just two hits and no RBIs in 31 at-bats since the All-Star break. On Wednesday, Kyle Nelson and Kevin Ginkel pitched out of trouble in the eighth and ninth innings en route to a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. "It's a nice feeling to have a lot of pieces that I can maneuver down there on that back end," Lovullo said.
Pfaadt would be making his seventh major league start of the season but first since June 29 against Tampa Bay, a 6-1 loss. In two-plus innings, he allowed six runs and seven hits. Before that start, he last appeared for Arizona in late May.
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