Instant Reaction: Cincinnati Reds Rally Late, But Fall to Diamondbacks in 11 Innings

CINCINNATI -The Reds fell to the Diamondbacks in 11 innings 6-5 on Friday night. The Reds would come into Arizona fresh off a series win versus the Los Angeles Angels to start the week.

Here are our postgame takeaways:

Zack Littell Struggles:

Zack Littell struggled with his command in tonight. He would only throw three innings, allowing four hits, four runs (three earned), three walks, and thre e strikeouts. He threw just 44 of his 77 pitches for strikes.

Out of the Bullpen

• Sam Moll threw 1 1/3 innings in relief of Littell, allowing just one hit with two strikeouts.
• Connor Phillips tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. 11 of his 17 pitches were strikes.
• Brent Suter pitched one inning with a walk.
• Tony Santillan pitched an inning with two strikeouts.
• Emilio Pagan pitched a scoreless ninth with a hit and a strikeout.

Scoring Summery:

1st Inning:
Lourdes Gurriel sacrafice fly to right field, Geraldo Perdoma scores Arizona leads 1-0

2nd Inning:
After eadoff walk to Noelvi Marte, Ke'Bryan Hayes ripped a ball to deep left center in the gap for a double to score Marte from first. Hayes would advance to third. Jose Trevino would follow up with a single to score Hayes, Reds lead 2-1.

3rd Inning:
Gabriel Moreno would hit a three-run home run to left field, the Diamondbacks retake the lead, 4-2.

6th Inning:
After an Elly De La Cruz triple, he would score on an Austin Hays ground out. Diamondbacks lead 4-3.

8th Inning:
After a Miguel Andujar double, Elly De La Cruz would single to right field, Andujar scores to tie the game, 4-4.

10th Inning:
Ke'Bryan Hayes scores on a throwing error on on a Jose Trevino bunt. Reds lead 5-4
Ketel Marte singles to center field, Alek Thomas scores, game is tied 5-5.

11th Inning:
Corbin Carroll scores from second on a single to center by Lourdes Gurriel. Diamondbacks win 6-5.

Top Performances:

• Elly De La Cruz: 2-4 with a triple, RBI and run scored
• Connor Phillips: 1 2/3 innings pitched with two strikeouts

On Deck

The Reds look to even up the series on Saturday. Andrew Abbott (8-2 2.28ERA) will face-off against Nabil Crismatt (0-0 1.80ERA) at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona at 8:10 E.T.

It is Serpientes Replica Jersey giveaway night at the ballpark. The New York Mets would win on Friday, 12-7, against the Atlanta Braves. The Reds are 1 1/2 games back of a playoff spot.