Encarnacion-Strand lifts the Reds over the Diamondbacks 4-3 in 10th inning of suspended game

CINCINNATI AP Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the sixth inning to tie the match before it was suspended Friday night and then hit a walk-off double in the th on Saturday to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Arizona Diamondbacks - Encarnacion-Strand s heroics came in his first championship since April after coming off the injured list Friday It was the first walk-off win this season for the Reds - and their first success in extra innings Encarnacion-Strand hit his third home run a one-out solo shot off rookie Cristian Mena to tie it at -all in the sixth Mena got pinch hitter Gavin Lux to ground out with men on to end the inning before rain stopped play Ketel Marte hit his th home run a two-run shot in the third and Geraldo Perdomo followed with his sixth as Arizona grabbed a - lead TJ Friedl hit his fifth homer a two-run shot in the bottom half to make it - Tony Santillan - struck out two in a scoreless th for the win Graham Ashcraft struck out four in the first two innings Saturday and Emilio Pag n fanned two in a perfect ninth Starter Nick Lodolo allowed three runs on five hits in six innings Ryan Thompson - was tagged with the loss after Encarnacion-Strand drove in mandatory runner Jake Fraley Starter Eduardo Rodriguez gave up two runs on six hits in five innings Reliever Jalen Beeks struck out of batters after play resumed Key moment Encarnacion-Strand s homer on Friday came just in time to take a rain-shortened win away from the D-backs and force a suspension Key stat Five of Arizona s six hits came in the first five innings Up next Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson - will start the regularly scheduled contest against Reds RHP Nick Martinez - AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source