PHOENIX, Jun 14 \u2014 Zach Davies and Tyler Mahle both pitched brilliantly \u2014 Davies for the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> and Mahle for the Cincinnati Reds<\/a>. But it took extra innings to decide this duel. Ultimately, the Reds prevailed, 5\u20133, in a strange 12-inning affair, one where only two of the eight total runs were earned. Davies scattered six hits across seven innings, striking out seven while walking none. Mahle pitched nine scoreless innings, striking out 12 while allowing three hits.<\/p>\n The closest either starter came to giving up a run came in the top of the seventh. Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer led off with a single. After center fielder Nick Senzel flied to his counterpart, designated hitter Mike Moustakas crushed a deep fly to center. Alek Thomas, who had already made four catches up to that point, leapt at the wall and narrowly missed. Right fielder Daulton Varsho, backing up the play, gathered the ball on one hop and fired to second baseman Ketel Marte. As Marte, the relay man, caught the throw, Farmer rounded third. Marte\u2019s on-target throw home gave catcher Carson Kelly enough time to tag the sliding Farmer in a close play.<\/p>\n Noe Ramirez pitched a scoreless eighth despite plunking second baseman Jonathan India, who had also been hit by Davies in the first plate appearance of the game. Left-handed reliever Joe Mantiply gave up a pair of singles to first baseman Joey Votto and Farmer to start the ninth, putting the Reds in good position to take the lead. However, Senzel grounded into a 6\u20134\u20133 double play, bringing up Moustakas with Votto on third. An unassisted groundout to first kept the game scoreless heading into the bottom of the ninth. Despite a one-out single by Varsho, the Diamondbacks still could not get to Mahle.<\/p>\n Moustakas headed to second as the ghost runner in the top of the 10th against Mark Melancon. A grounder to second by right fielder Albert Almora advanced Moustakas to third, prompting manager David Bell to send in the speedier Matt Reynolds to pinch-run. Pinch-hitter TJ Friedl cracked a double to the right-field corner, giving the Reds a 1\u20130 lead. A wild pitch to India, who ultimately struck out, put Friedl on third, but a grounder to short by third baseman Brandon Drury ended the frame with the score still 1\u20130.<\/p>\n Ketel Marte started the bottom of the 10th on second base as the ghost runner. A grounder to short by designated hitter Christian Walker moved Marte to third with one out. Left fielder David Peralta lined a rocket into the right-field corner, tying the game. A fielding error by Almora allowed Peralta to reach third with one out as first baseman Pavin Smith came to the plate. Smith, who was 5-for-his-previous-51 and 0-for-his-last-12, popped to shallow right, not nearly deep enough to score Peralta. Pinch-hitter Jake McCarthy followed with a strikeout, sending the game to the 11th.<\/p>\n The Reds victimized Ian Kennedy in the 11th. Left fielder Tommy Pham led off by slapping a single to center, advancing ghost runner Drury to third. Kennedy responded with a huge strikeout of Votto, bringing up Farmer with one out and runners on second and third. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo and his staff considered walking Farmer to re-establish the double play and pitch to Senzel, but they chose to pitch to Farmer. He made them pay, driving in both runners with a single.<\/p>\nReds, Diamondbacks See-Saw in Extras<\/h3>\n
A Miraculous Tie, Only to Fall Short<\/h3>\n