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August 22, 2026 · NL West

Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks

August 22, 2026Chase FieldRoof Closed 75°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
62-68
11
vs
HOME
Arizona Diamondbacks
68-62
5

Game Highlights

Published August 22, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 JJ Bleday 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. CIN 1, AZ 0
T3 JJ Bleday JJ Bleday triples (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Sal Stewart scores. CIN 2, AZ 0
T3 Tyler Stephenson Tyler Stephenson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. JJ Bleday scores. CIN 3, AZ 0
T4 Sal Stewart Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Héctor Rodríguez scores. Elly De La Cruz to 2nd. CIN 4, AZ 0
T4 Tyler Stephenson Tyler Stephenson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart to 3rd. CIN 5, AZ 0
T4 Matt McLain Matt McLain challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Matt McLain walks. Sal Stewart scores. JJ Bleday to 3rd. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd. CIN 6, AZ 0
B4 Nolan Arenado Nolan Arenado homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. CIN 6, AZ 1
T5 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz homers (21) on a fly ball to right field. CIN 7, AZ 1
B5 Lars Nootbaar 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. CIN 7, AZ 2
T6 JJ Bleday JJ Bleday homers (21) on a fly ball to right field. CIN 8, AZ 2
B6 Tim Tawa Tim Tawa homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Nolan Arenado scores. CIN 8, AZ 4
T7 Héctor Rodríguez Héctor Rodríguez homers (1) on a line drive to right center field. CIN 9, AZ 4
T7 Tyler Stephenson Tyler Stephenson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart to 2nd. CIN 10, AZ 4
T8 Matt McLain Matt McLain homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 11, AZ 4
B8 Ryan Waldschmidt Ryan Waldschmidt singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Nolan Arenado scores. Jose Fernandez to 3rd. CIN 11, AZ 5

Box score

  123456789 R
CIN 102311210 11
AZ 000112010 5

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Reds AWAY 11

Rhett Lowder started for Reds, leaving with a 8–4 lead. Out of the bullpen, Tony Santillan took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Rhett Lowder Starter 6.0 92 4 1 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Rhett Lowder threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 27 29% 0 8 7 5 7
    Changeup 20 22% 0 3 1 8 8
    Slider 20 22% 0 5 3 8 4
    Four-Seam Fastball 19 21% 1 6 4 4 4
    Curveball 6 7% 0 1 1 4 0
  • Luis Mey Middle 1.0 18 0 2
  • Tony Santillan Setup 1.0 22 1 0
  • Tejay Antone Middle 1.0 16 0 1
Diamondbacks HOME 5

Michael Soroka started for Diamondbacks, leaving trailing 0–6. Out of the bullpen, Zack Littell took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Michael Soroka Starter 3.1 84 6 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Soroka threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 45% 4.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slurve 30 36% 6 4 5 13 2
    Four-Seam Fastball 19 23% 2 1 5 8 3
    Sinker 14 17% 0 1 5 6 2
    Cutter 13 15% 1 4 1 4 3
    Changeup 6 7% 0 0 1 3 2
    Sweeper 2 2% 0 0 1 0 1
  • Zack Littell Reliever 3.2 63 4 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Dennis Santana Middle 1.0 13 1 1
  • Kevin Ginkel Middle 1.0 17 0 3

Where the game turned

1 run Top 1st · off Soroka
  • Bleday 2B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Elly De La Cruz SS 6 4 4 1 0 1 .263 .344 .475 .819 HR (21), 2B
Sal Stewart 1B 6 2 3 1 0 1 .262 .336 .473 .809
JJ Bleday LF 6 2 4 3 0 1 .224 .335 .449 .784 HR (21), 2B, 3B
Tyler Stephenson C 4 0 2 3 0 2 .242 .323 .409 .732 2B
Eugenio Suárez DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 .205 .293 .408 .701
Matt McLain 2B 4 1 1 2 1 2 .198 .296 .362 .658 HR (13)
Dane Myers CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .345 .358 .703
Héctor Rodríguez RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .162 .262 .270 .532 HR (1)
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .152 .206 .251 .457
HOME · AZ
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Lars Nootbaar LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .225 .330 .345 .675 2B
Corbin Carroll RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .349 .485 .834
Gabriel Moreno C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .307 .383 .468 .851 2B
Geraldo Perdomo SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .354 .372 .726
Nolan Arenado DH 3 3 1 1 1 1 .243 .322 .446 .768 HR (21)
Tim Tawa 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .245 .298 .409 .707 HR (8)
Ildemaro Vargas 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .259 .304 .399 .703
Jose Fernandez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .265 .311 .365 .676
Ryan Waldschmidt CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .279 .344 .392 .736

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Rhett Lowder 6.0 6 4 3 1 1 2 92 5.13 W
Luis Mey 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.26
Tony Santillan 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 22 5.34
Tejay Antone 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.43
HOME · AZ
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Michael Soroka 3.1 6 6 6 3 3 0 84 3.40 L
Zack Littell 3.2 8 4 4 2 1 3 63 5.21
Dennis Santana 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 13 5.89
Kevin Ginkel 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 3.79

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 3.1 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 4.4 R
HOME · AZ
Torey Lovullo
Torey Lovullo
Lineup 4.2 R Bunts 4.8 R IBBs 4.0 R

Recent form

AWAY · CIN
3-7 L2 -41 run diff
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HOME · AZ
4-6 W2 -3 run diff
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Season series: 1-1 with CIN listed first across 2 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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