Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 3, Arizona 2
When: 9:40 PM ET, Monday, August 27, 2012
Where: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Jim Wolf, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Derryl Cousins
Attendance: 17966


Reds 3, Diamondbacks 2: Bronson Arroyo tossed six solid innings and snapped a tie with a solo home run as visiting Cincinnati handed rookie Tyler Skaggs his first major-league loss.

Arroyo (11-7) held Arizona to two runs and five hits while walking one and striking out three. He positioned himself for his fourth straight victory and seventh in eight starts by hitting a 3-2 offering from Skaggs over the left-field wall with two outs in the sixth.

Initially awarded a double, Arroyo was credited with his sixth career homer when video review showed the ball hit a railing in the stands instead of the yellow line at the top of the wall before bouncing back onto the field.

Sean Marshall and Jonathan Broxton each tossed a perfect inning before Aroldis Chapman worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 32nd save in 36 chances.

Brandon Phillips went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the National League Central-leading Reds, who remained six games ahead of St. Louis.

Skaggs (1-1) allowed three runs - two earned - and five hits in 5 2/3 frames. The 21-year-old, who beat Miami in his major-league debut Wednesday, walked two and struck out five.

Justin Upton homered and added an RBI single for Arizona, which fell to 2-6 on its 10-game homestand. Upton's 11th blast in the second inning extended his home hitting streak to 20 games.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Diamondbacks RHP Matt Lindstrom was in uniform a day after being acquired from the Baltimore Orioles for LHP Joe Saunders. ... Cincinnati 1B Joey Votto (left knee) is scheduled to begin a two-game rehab assignment with Class-A Dayton on Tuesday. ... Arizona has scored more than four runs only once over the first eight games of its homestand.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati   Arizona
Bronson Arroyo Player Tyler Skaggs
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 5.2
3 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 5
3.00 ERA 3.18
Hitting
Cincinnati   Arizona
Brandon Phillips Player Justin Upton
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 2
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cincinnati 6 1 11 .176 16 9 2 2 0 0
Arizona 5 1 9 .167 7 5 2 1 0 1