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Diamondbacks avoid sweep in Cincinnati, sneak into first place in NL West

CINCINNATI – The Diamondbacks did not enter their weekend series here expecting to have to scramble to avoid a sweep on getaway day, but that was the position in which they found themselves on Sunday afternoon. As such, their 9-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds was a case of making the best of a bad situation.

“It was a game that we really wanted to win,” Diamondbacks infielder Daniel Descalso said. “I don’t know if it was a must-win, but it kind of felt like we needed to play with a little sense of urgency today, and we did.