The Cincinnati Reds are back to .500, but staying above that threshold and contending in a meaningful way will have to involve some difficult series in the near future. The Reds ascended to the .500 mark again (33-33) with a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks,

Matt McClain's two-out, two-run home run off Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the seventh. It sent Arizona to a third straight loss.