PHOENIX -- Anthony DeSclafani was in uncharted territory pitching in the ninth inning Saturday night, and he responded by going into attack mode.
DeSclafani threw a four-hitter and Scott Schebler homered twice to lift the Cincinnati Reds over the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-0 on Saturday night.
DeSclafani (8-2) had nine strikeouts and a walk, needing 108 pitches to throw the first complete game of his career. He'd never thrown a pitch in the ninth as a starter.
"In the ninth inning, you don't want to beat around the bush," he said. "You just attack. I felt like I got that last out and I was still so focused, I didn't even realize it happened because I was so locked in."
Joey Votto and Schebler homered during a four-run first inning and Schebler homered again during a five-run second, all against Zack Godley (4-3).
"Every pitch I threw, they hit. Chalk it up to a bad game," Godley said. "I didn't let my defense do what they are out there for. I gave up too many fly balls and a couple of them went over the fence."
Schebler had a career-high five RBI and three hits in the first multihomer game of his career.
Zack Cozart hit his 16th homer in the fourth inning and Adam Duvall got his 29th homer in the eighth, both solo shots.
DeSclafani has been outstanding since beginning the season on the disabled list with an oblique injury. He made his first start June 10 and began the year 6-0, and his ERA after Saturday's gem is 2.96. He twice went eight innings earlier this season.
"The ninth inning and him (DeSclafani) closing it out was great," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We didn't need him to do that, but it was a great opportunity for him to throw his first complete game and his first shutout.
"It was one of those things where you need to be rewarded for a job well done," Price added.
Brandon Phillips went 3 for 4 with two RBI for Cincinnati.
Diamondbacks reliever Vicente Campos made his major league debut and allowed two runs and four hits over 5 2/3 innings.
"All my career I have been a starter, so it is not really a big deal going more than five innings," Campos said through an interpreter.
Stars for both teams were subbed out long before the game ended. Votto and the Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt each played six innings.
ALUMNI ACTION
The Diamondbacks held their annual alumni game earlier Saturday between former players wearing throwback red and purple jerseys. The starting pitchers were Rodrigo Lopez, now a broadcaster, and Elmer Dessens.
Reggie Sanders tripled in Alex Cintron and Willie Bloomquist doubled in a run for the red team, but Andy Stankiewicz and former pitcher Stephen Randolph each doubled in two runs off J.J. Putz to lead the purple team to a 5-2 win in the three-inning game.
ROSTER MOVE
The Reds purchased the contract of catcher Raffy Lopez from Triple-A Louisville. Infielder Tony Renda, who pinch-hit Friday night, was optioned to Louisville.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: C Tucker Barnhart remained out with a right hand injury. Ramon Cabrera filled in at catcher for the second straight night.
Diamondbacks: 2B Jean Segura left after two innings due to illness. Segura walked to lead off the first but was replaced by Brandon Drury at second base to begin the third.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey (2-2) starts against Arizona on Sunday. It'll be his first career start at Chase Field. Bailey has at least one win against every NL team except Arizona.
Diamondbacks: RHP Archie Bradley (4-8) lost to the Reds on July 22 in his only other career start against them.
Cincinnati Reds
DeSclafani threw a four-hitter and Scott Schebler homered twice to lift the Cincinnati Reds over the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-0 on Saturday night.
DeSclafani (8-2) had nine strikeouts and a walk, needing 108 pitches to throw the first complete game of his career. He'd never thrown a pitch in the ninth as a starter.
"In the ninth inning, you don't want to beat around the bush," he said. "You just attack. I felt like I got that last out and I was still so focused, I didn't even realize it happened because I was so locked in."
Joey Votto and Schebler homered during a four-run first inning and Schebler homered again during a five-run second, all against Zack Godley (4-3).
"Every pitch I threw, they hit. Chalk it up to a bad game," Godley said. "I didn't let my defense do what they are out there for. I gave up too many fly balls and a couple of them went over the fence."
Schebler had a career-high five RBI and three hits in the first multihomer game of his career.
Zack Cozart hit his 16th homer in the fourth inning and Adam Duvall got his 29th homer in the eighth, both solo shots.
DeSclafani has been outstanding since beginning the season on the disabled list with an oblique injury. He made his first start June 10 and began the year 6-0, and his ERA after Saturday's gem is 2.96. He twice went eight innings earlier this season.
"The ninth inning and him (DeSclafani) closing it out was great," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We didn't need him to do that, but it was a great opportunity for him to throw his first complete game and his first shutout.
"It was one of those things where you need to be rewarded for a job well done," Price added.
Brandon Phillips went 3 for 4 with two RBI for Cincinnati.
Diamondbacks reliever Vicente Campos made his major league debut and allowed two runs and four hits over 5 2/3 innings.
"All my career I have been a starter, so it is not really a big deal going more than five innings," Campos said through an interpreter.
Stars for both teams were subbed out long before the game ended. Votto and the Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt each played six innings.
ALUMNI ACTION
The Diamondbacks held their annual alumni game earlier Saturday between former players wearing throwback red and purple jerseys. The starting pitchers were Rodrigo Lopez, now a broadcaster, and Elmer Dessens.
Reggie Sanders tripled in Alex Cintron and Willie Bloomquist doubled in a run for the red team, but Andy Stankiewicz and former pitcher Stephen Randolph each doubled in two runs off J.J. Putz to lead the purple team to a 5-2 win in the three-inning game.
ROSTER MOVE
The Reds purchased the contract of catcher Raffy Lopez from Triple-A Louisville. Infielder Tony Renda, who pinch-hit Friday night, was optioned to Louisville.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: C Tucker Barnhart remained out with a right hand injury. Ramon Cabrera filled in at catcher for the second straight night.
Diamondbacks: 2B Jean Segura left after two innings due to illness. Segura walked to lead off the first but was replaced by Brandon Drury at second base to begin the third.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey (2-2) starts against Arizona on Sunday. It'll be his first career start at Chase Field. Bailey has at least one win against every NL team except Arizona.
Diamondbacks: RHP Archie Bradley (4-8) lost to the Reds on July 22 in his only other career start against them.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | CIN | ARI |
| Hamilton singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton to second on passed ball by Gosewisch. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto homered to right (397 feet), Hamilton scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Duvall flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Phillips to second on wild pitch by Godley. | 2 | 0 |
| Schebler homered to right (422 feet), Phillips scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Suárez singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ARI |
| Segura walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Bourn lined out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Segura out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | CIN | ARI |
| DeSclafani lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Cozart singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Votto doubled to left, Cozart to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Duvall hit by pitch. | 4 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to right, Cozart and Votto scored, Duvall to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Schebler homered to left (389 feet), Duvall and Phillips scored. | 9 | 0 |
| Suárez flied out to center. | 9 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ARI |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to second. | 9 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| Tomás struck out looking. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Vicente Campos pitching for Arizona | CIN | ARI |
| Drury at second base. | 9 | 0 |
| Campos relieved Godley. | 9 | 0 |
| Cabrera popped out to shortstop. | 9 | 0 |
| DeSclafani struck out looking. | 9 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ARI |
| Owings grounded out to second. | 9 | 0 |
| Gosewisch struck out looking. | 9 | 0 |
| Campos grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Campos pitching for Arizona | CIN | ARI |
| Cozart homered to left (400 feet). | 10 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to third. | 10 | 0 |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 10 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to left center. | 10 | 0 |
| Schebler singled to right, Phillips to second. | 10 | 0 |
| Suárez safe at first on error by left fielder Bourn, Phillips scored, Schebler to third. | 11 | 0 |
| Cabrera lined out to second. | 11 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ARI |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 11 | 0 |
| Bourn singled to center. | 11 | 0 |
| Pollock struck out looking. | 11 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded into fielder's choice to third, Bourn out at second. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Campos pitching for Arizona | CIN | ARI |
| DeSclafani grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 0 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 11 | 0 |
| Cozart walked. | 11 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to third. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ARI |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 11 | 0 |
| Tomás singled to shallow right. | 11 | 0 |
| Owings popped out to first. | 11 | 0 |
| Gosewisch singled to center, Tomás to second. | 11 | 0 |
| Campos lined out to first. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Campos pitching for Arizona | CIN | ARI |
| Duvall walked. | 11 | 0 |
| Phillips lined out to center. | 11 | 0 |
| Schebler flied out to center. | 11 | 0 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ARI |
| Drury lined out to left. | 11 | 0 |
| Bourn struck out swinging. | 11 | 0 |
| Pollock flied out to right. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Campos pitching for Arizona | CIN | ARI |
| Bourn in center field. | 11 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. in left field. | 11 | 0 |
| Gosselin at first base. | 11 | 0 |
| Cabrera lined out to left. | 11 | 0 |
| DeSclafani struck out swinging. | 11 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded out to first. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ARI |
| De Jesús Jr. at first base. | 11 | 0 |
| Peraza at second base. | 11 | 0 |
| Gosselin singled to center. | 11 | 0 |
| Lamb lined out to center. | 11 | 0 |
| Tomás grounded into double play, third to second to first, Gosselin out at second. | 11 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Campos pitching for Arizona | CIN | ARI |
| Cozart lined out to left. | 11 | 0 |
| De Jesús Jr. lined out to right. | 11 | 0 |
| Duvall homered to left (384 feet). | 12 | 0 |
| Bracho relieved Campos. | 12 | 0 |
| Peraza singled to center. | 12 | 0 |
| Schebler grounded out to first. | 12 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ARI |
| Owings grounded out to third. | 12 | 0 |
| Gosewisch flied out to right. | 12 | 0 |
| Bracho struck out swinging. | 12 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Silvino Bracho pitching for Arizona | CIN | ARI |
| Suárez doubled to left. | 12 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop, Suárez to third. | 12 | 0 |
| DeSclafani struck out swinging. | 12 | 0 |
| Hamilton reached on infield single to third, Suárez scored. | 13 | 0 |
| Cozart flied out to center. | 13 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Anthony DeSclafani pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ARI |
| Drury flied out to right. | 13 | 0 |
| Bourn grounded out to pitcher. | 13 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. struck out swinging. | 13 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .261 | .320 | .349 |
| Cozart SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .267 | .317 | .452 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .311 | .435 | .527 |
De Jesús Jr. 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .237 | .286 | .284 |
| Duvall LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .245 | .303 | .527 |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .286 | .322 | .404 |
Peraza 2B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .303 | .331 | .378 |
| Schebler RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .223 | .290 | .405 |
| Suárez 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .252 | .320 | .430 |
| Cabrera C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .230 | .260 | .311 |
| DeSclafani P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .129 | .156 | .129 |
| Totals | 44 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 157 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Votto (25, Godley); Suárez (19, Bracho) HR: Votto (21, 1st inning off Godley 1 on, 1 Out); Schebler 2 (6, 1st inning off Godley 1 on, 2 Out; 2nd inning off Godley 2 on, 2 Out); Cozart (16, 4th inning off Campos 0 on, 0 Out); Duvall (29, 8th inning off Campos 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Votto 2 (76), Schebler 5 (24), Phillips 2 (52), Cozart (47), Duvall (83), Hamilton (17) 2-out RBI: Schebler 5, Phillips 2, Duvall, Hamilton Reds RISP: 5-10 (Cabrera 0-2, Schebler 2-2, Phillips 1-1, Suárez 0-1, DeSclafani 0-1, Hamilton 1-1, Cozart 0-1, Votto 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Cozart-Phillips-Votto, Suárez-Peraza-De Jesús Jr.). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 2B SEGURA LEFT GAME TOP 3RD (ILLNESS) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 34,395 (70.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rob Drake, First Base - Carlos Torres, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
