Bruce hits 3-run HR, Reds beat fading Diamondbacks 6-1

Cincinnati left the bases loaded twice through the first four innings and the Diamondbacks did so once.Straily tossed three straight hitless innings with eight strikeouts through five. His next step either will be a simulated game with the Diamondbacks or a minor league rehab game, manager Chip Hale said. Raisel Iglesias struck out three in two scoreless innings for Cincinnati. The Texas native is struggling to keep the ball in the yard with seven home runs surrendered in 12 1/3 innings over his last three outings.

Michael Lorenzen (1-0) took over in the fourth inning for Keyvius Sampson, who made his first start of the season after seven relief appearances.

Hamilton lined Archie Bradley’s (3-6) first pitch of the game to center field for a single, giving him a five-game hitting streak (9-for-22, .409). He’d had an all-around solid afternoon when he stepped to the plate in the Bottom of the 9th – 1 for 3 with a walk, a ribbie, a stolen base, and a pair of runs scored to that point – but he then blasted a 3-run homer into the first row of the RF seats in his final at bat, the kind of feel-good story that bookended perfectly his meteoric entrance to the Cincinnati lineup that summer night back in 2008.

After allowing two hits, a walk and a run in the first, Sampson, who was making his first start of the season, knew he had to turn things up a notch.

Goldschmidt was 0-for-6 with four walks in the series before leading off the fifth with his 17th home run of the season to break a 5-all tie.

“If you’re a baseball fan and you love the game, Saturday night’s game is a game you’d want to come and see”, Mets manager Terry Collins said.

NOTES: The Diamondbacks reinstated SS Chris Owings (foot) from the 15-day disabled list and placed INF Nick Ahmed on the 15-day DL because of a right hip impingement…. Votto ended up on second and both scored on third baseman Jake Lamb’s two-base throwing error of Adam Duvall’s grounder. Zack doesn’t mind hitting one or two, but we’re different players.

As for the Reds, they’re 4-1 in their last five game threes of a series, and 15-38 in their last 53 Sunday games. Brandon Phillips doubled home a run to complete the inning, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. At home against Atlanta his last time out, Finnegan put up a win with seven hits and two earned in five innings. “I talked it over with (pitching coach) Mack Jenkins and we chose to get him out of there”.

The Diamondbacks were still fuming over leadoff hitter Jean Segura getting hit in the lower back by Dan Straily on Friday night. Ray’s first pitch to Joey Votto in the first inning was an 82 miles per hour breaking ball that sailed over his head for a wild pitch.

Godley (3-1) became the first pitcher in franchise history to reach seven career wins as a starter in as few as 10 starts. Votto also extended a hitting streak to eight games, while Cozart improved his streak to six games.

John Travolta and Kelly Preston watched the game from a suite.

Hale’s only comment: “I would just say you’re never surprised in this game about anything”.