RE-WATCH 2019: Cincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks, September 14
May 19 2020
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Date and venue: September 14, 2019, at Chase Field; Phoenix, AZ
Pitching matchup: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (9-8, 4.06 ERA) vs. RHP Merrill Kelly (10-14, 4.68 ERA)
Setup and context: Middle game of a weekend three-game set; the Diamondbacks were swooning, as they entered with a six-game losing streak that pushed them out of the NL wild-card race. The Reds were in full experimentation mode; see Michael Lorenzen starting in CF today. There were only four combined hits in this game; the DBacks took it 1-0, despite logging only one hit.
Links: Game stories, box score, and video highlights here. Full MLB.TV broadcast here.
Pitching matchup: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (9-8, 4.06 ERA) vs. RHP Merrill Kelly (10-14, 4.68 ERA)
Setup and context: Middle game of a weekend three-game set; the Diamondbacks were swooning, as they entered with a six-game losing streak that pushed them out of the NL wild-card race. The Reds were in full experimentation mode; see Michael Lorenzen starting in CF today. There were only four combined hits in this game; the DBacks took it 1-0, despite logging only one hit.
Links: Game stories, box score, and video highlights here. Full MLB.TV broadcast here.
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