Gavin Lux hits a grand slam, Reds rout Diamondbacks 13-1 for 2nd win of the day

By: The Associated Press Posted: 6:39 PM CDT Saturday, Jun. 7, 2025

CINCINNATI (AP) — Gavin Lux hit a grand slam, Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered for the second straight game and the Cincinnati Reds routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1 on Saturday after completing a suspended game with a 4-3 victory in 10 innings.

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TJ Friedl and Elly De La Cruz drew walks off Arizona starter Ryne Nelson, and Encarnacion-Strand hit his fourth homer for a 3-0 lead. Will Benson walked and took third on Tyler Stephenson’s double before scoring on Spencer Steer’s single. Jake Fraley drove in a run with a forceout for a 5-0 first-inning lead.

Eugenio Suárez went 2 for 4 and led off the third against Nick Martinez (4-6) with his 17th home run for the Diamondbacks’ run.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Gavin Lux watches his grand slam during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Lux’s grand slam came off reliever Kendall Graveman, who needed 33 pitches to end the fourth after coming in with two on and no outs.

Graveman gave up a single to Matt McLain to load the bases before hitting Friedl with a pitch to force in a run. Lux hit his next pitch out to right field for a 10-1 lead. De La Cruz doubled and scored on a Stephenson single in the eight-run inning. Stephenson finished 3 for 5 and scored twice.

Martinez allowed a run on six hits in six innings with six strikeouts. Joe La Sorsa, Brent Suter and Lyon Richardson pitched a scoreless inning to close.

Nelson (2-2) gave up seven runs in three innings. Graveman allowed six runs in an inning.

Key moment

Encarnacion-Strand’s first-inning homer gave the Reds all the runs they needed to climb within a game of .500 at 32-33.

Key stat

Two of Lux’s three grand slams have come against Arizona. He hit his other two in 2021 while playing for the Dodgers.

Up next

RHP Zac Gallen (4-7, 5.13) was set to start Sunday for Arizona against Cincinnati RHP Brady Singer (6-4, 4.66) in th series finale.

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