Cincinnati Reds vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

Aug 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CIN	1	0	2	3	1	1	2	1	0	11	16	1	11
ARI	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	5	10	0	9

loss:

M. Sorokawin: Cincinnati Reds logo

R. Lowder

Game Recap

PHOENIX – JJ Bleday didn’t know if his sixth-inning line drive was going to clear the right-field wall. When it did, his name was forever etched into the Major League Baseball history books....

Scoring Summary

CINARI

1
JJ Bleday doubles (14) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Corbin Carroll, deflected by first baseman Tim Tawa. Elly De La Cruz scores. [1 run]
10
3
JJ Bleday triples (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Sal Stewart scores. [1 run]
20
3
Tyler Stephenson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. JJ Bleday scores. [1 run] [1 out]
30
4
Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Hector Rodriguez scores. Elly De La Cruz to 2nd. [1 run]
40
4
Tyler Stephenson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
50
4
Matt McLain challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Matt McLain walks. Sal Stewart scores. JJ Bleday to 3rd. Eugenio Suarez to 2nd. [1 run]
60
4
Nolan Arenado homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
61
5
Elly De La Cruz homers (21) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
71
5
Lars Nootbaar grounds into a force out, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Ildemaro Vargas scores. Jose Fernandez out at 2nd. Lars Nootbaar to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
72
6
JJ Bleday homers (21) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
82
6
Tim Tawa homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Nolan Arenado scores. [2 runs]
84
7
Hector Rodriguez homers (1) on a line drive to right center field. [1 run]
94
7
Tyler Stephenson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart to 2nd. [1 run]
104
8
Matt McLain homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
114
8
Ryan Waldschmidt singles on a line drive to right fielder Hector Rodriguez. Nolan Arenado scores. Jose Fernandez to 3rd. [1 run]
115

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Elly De La CruzSS	4	6	4	1	1	0	1	3	.263
2Sal Stewart1B	3	6	2	1	1	0	0	1	.262
3JJ BledayLF	4	6	2	3	1	0	1	2	.224
4Tyler StephensonC	2	4	0	3	2	0	0	1	.242
5Eugenio SuarezDH	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	4	.205
6Matt McLain2B	1	4	1	2	2	1	1	2	.198
7Dane MyersCF	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	.251
8Hector RodriguezRF	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	.162
9Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	.152
TOTAL	16	41	11	11	8	5	4	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Rhett LowderRHP	6.0	6	4	3	1	1	2	92	5.13
Luis MeyRHP	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	18	3.26
Tony SantillanRHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	22	5.34
Tejay AntoneRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	3.43
TOTAL	9.0	10	5	4	4	3	2	148	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lars NootbaarLF	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.225
2Corbin CarrollRF	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
3Gabriel MorenoC	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	.307
4Geraldo PerdomoSS	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.246
5Nolan ArenadoDH	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	.243
6Tim Tawa1B	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.245
7Ildemaro Vargas2B	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.259
8Jose Fernandez3B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.265
9Ryan WaldschmidtCF	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.279
TOTAL	10	37	5	5	4	3	2	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael SorokaRHP	3.1	6	6	6	3	3	0	84	3.40
Zack LittellRHP	3.2	8	4	4	1	2	3	63	5.21
Dennis SantanaRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	13	5.89
Kevin GinkelRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	3.79
TOTAL	9.0	16	11	11	8	5	4	177	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCINARI

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Elly De La Cruz doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll.
00
LINEOUT — Sal Stewart lines out to third baseman Jose Fernandez. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — JJ Bleday doubles (14) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Corbin Carroll, deflected by first baseman Tim Tawa. Elly De La Cruz scores. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Eugenio Suarez grounds out, third baseman Jose Fernandez to first baseman Tim Tawa. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Lars Nootbaar doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday.
10
LINEOUT — Corbin Carroll lines out to first baseman Sal Stewart. [1 out]
10
GROUNDOUT — Gabriel Moreno grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. [2 outs]
10
FLYOUT — Geraldo Perdomo flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

CIN

ARI

11Runs5

16Hits10

1Errors0

.390Batting Avg.270

41At Bats37

8Extra-base Hits4

4Home Runs2

11Runs-Batted-In5

5Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts4

11Left on Base9

33Total Bases18

Game Details

Saturday, August 22, 2026 · 8:10 PM

Chase Field · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 36,405 (75.2%)

weather: 75 degrees, roof closed

spread: ARI -187

over/under: 8.5