Diamondbacks resume play vs. Reds after another mid-game rain delay

Rain, rain go away.

However sadly for these at Nice American Ballpark for the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 14-8 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday evening, the rain didn’t go away.

With the D-backs trailing 9-0 after seven accomplished innings, the grounds crew introduced out the tarp as the competition entered an hour-long rain delay earlier than resuming play within the prime of the eighth.

The mid-game delay marks the second consecutive evening wherein play has been stopped as a result of rain in Cincinnati.

Monday’s contest, a 7-0 Reds win, was declared an official sport after heavy rain precipitated umpires to name it with two outs within the backside of the seventh inning. The inclement climate additionally precipitated issues for the grounds crew, who needed to deliver out a second tarp with the intention to fully cowl the infield.

Tuesday was a tough day on the workplace for Diamondbacks starter Tyler Gilbert, who was referred to as up from the taxi squad earlier within the day to make a spot begin rather than the injured Humberto Castellanos.

The lefty solely went 1.2 innings and allowed seven runs (six earned) on 5 hits (two house runs) and two walks to go together with two strikeouts on 55 pitches (31 strikes).

Offensively, the D-backs managed to come back out of the rain delay with a five-run eighth inning because of a pair of house runs from Geraldo Perdomo and Ketel Marte — the previous of which was a grand slam for his first profession house run — adopted by three extra runs within the ninth.

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