Diamondbacks lefty Jalen Beeks will start Saturday's game against the Cincinnati Reds after one inning of scoreless baseball in a walk-off win on Friday.

The Cincinnati Reds meet the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday for the second game of their 3-game series at Chase Field.

The St. Louis Cardinals are just 3.5 games behind the Reds, and the Diamondbacks lurk a half-game behind St. Louis.

The Arizona Diamondbacks scored single runs in the 10th and 11th innings to upend the Reds 6-5, and gain a game on them in the wild-card race.

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The Diamondbacks face the Reds in the second game of this important series tomorrow with a 5:10pm first pitch Arizona time. Nabil Crismatt will be on the hill for the Snakes and he will be opposed by lefty Andrew Abbott who is 8-3 with a sparkling 2.28 ERA. I don’t know how that game could top this, but I’m excited to find out how!

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