Arizona at Cincinnati

It's the end of a nine-game road trek for Arizona on a 4-11 slide. Reliever Jose Ruiz (5.48 ERA) is forced in as a starter and walks too many batters (21 in 42+ innings). The Diamondbacks are 24th in pitching ERA (4.56) and 22nd in the pen (4.38 ERA). Meanwhile, Cincinnati is on a 28-13 run and plays its 10th consecutive home contest. The offense is eighth in runs scored, fourth in on-base percentage, 12th in slugging, and No. 1 in steals. The Reds are 11-4 at home versus NL West opponents and 21-9 after playing seven or more straight home games. Play Cincinnati.