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.

The Cincinnati Reds entered the day a half-game out of playoff position before losing to the Arizona Diamondbacks after the NY Mets won in Atlanta.

Lources Gurriel Jr. singled in the winning run in the 11th inning, Gabriel Moreno added a three-run homer in his return from the injured list and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Friday night.

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Zack Littell lasted just three innings against the Diamondbacks in a game the Reds eventually lost in 11 innings.

Cincinnati Reds prospect Zach 'Big Sugar' Maxwell has pitched well in the second half this season for Triple-A Louisville.

The Cincinnati Reds sent right-handed relief pitcher Luis Mey to Triple-A Louisville after Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Angles. The 24-year-old has been up and down multiple times this season. He has a 3.43 ERA in 23 games for the Reds this season. However, he has walked 17 batters in just 21 innings.

The Cincinnati Reds have made up four games on the New York Mets for the final NL wild-card spot since the All-Star break.

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks will try to keep their three-game home win streak intact when they play the Cincinnati Reds. Arizona has gone 33-31 at home and 63-66 overall. The Diamondbacks have a 34-53 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as Cincinnati Reds Prospect Dominating Florida State League Leaderboards.

With catcher Tyler Stephenson on the injured list and set to visit a hand specialist about his thumb injury, the Cincinnati Reds promoted catcher Will Banfield from Triple-A Louisville. Banfield was batting .220 with two homers and 23 RBIs in 253 plate appearances this season for the Bats.

The Cincinnati Reds' Tyler Stephenson originally hurt the left thumb catching a pitch last week. It was not considered serious enough then for x-rays.

The Cincinnati Reds signed former highly ranked New York Yankees prospect Alexander Vargas to a minor league deal on Tuesday. Vargas, a shortstop, was the Yankees' 13th-ranked prospect in 2021. They paid $2.5 million for Vargas back in 2018.

Cincinnati’s Wild Card chase got a little sweeter on Friday with the addition of the club’s No. 24 prospect, Zach Maxwell, better known in Reds Nation as Big Sugar.