CINCINNATI -- Paul Goldschmidt made his only hit in three games count.Goldschmidts solo home run in the fifth inning gave Arizona the lead for good, and the Diamondbacks finished with four homers in holding off the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 on Sunday.Yasmany Tomas chipped in a with a pair of solo home runs and Wellington Castillo had a three-run shot as Arizona ended a four-game losing streak and avoided a three-game sweep in Cincinnati for the first time since 2007.We were probably just a little more consistent, Goldschmidt said of Arizonas offensive outburst, which produced the most runs in 22 games since scoring 10 at Colorado on June 24. The home runs stand out, but we had a chance to score in almost every inning. When youve got everybody, one through nine, getting on base, you have a chance to score some runs.It wasnt easy. Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer in the ninth to pull the Reds within a run before Tyler Clippard regrouped to get the final three outs. Arizona manager Chip Hale was more concerned about Clippard walking the innings first two batters.You cant put people on base in ballparks like this or Milwaukee or our place, but we got the third out before they scored four runs, a relieved Hale said.The Reds fell just short of their third comeback win of the series.We played a great series, Bruce said. We really did. Today was a little bit of back and forth. No one could really solidify the game. We were in it right up until the end. We had a chance and thats really all you can ask for.Every Cincinnati starter except pitcher Brandon Finnegan had at least one hit off starter Zack Godley, helping the Reds come from behind twice.Godley (3-1) became the first pitcher in franchise history to reach seven career wins as a starter in as few as 10 starts. He allowed 10 hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts. He also hit a batter.Finnegan (5-8) failed for the fourth consecutive start to get past five innings. He allowed seven hits and six runs with two walk and three strikeouts.Goldschmidt was 0-for-6 with four walks in the series before leading off the fifth with his 17th home run of the season to break a 5-all tie.The teams combined for 13 hits and 10 runs in the first three innings, including Tomass one-out home run in the second on the first pitch he saw from Finnegan and Castillos opposite-field shot into the right field seats in the third.Tomas hit Josh Smiths first pitch of the eighth for his second homer of the game.WILD GIFTBrandon Drury gave Arizona a 7-5 lead when he scored from third base on Ross Ohlendorfs wild pitch on which Jean Segura struck out. Segura reached first base, but he was caught stealing.HOMER UNHAPPYReds LHP Brandon Finnegan moved into a tie with Washington RHP Max Scherzer for the National League lead in home runs allowed with 22 after giving up three to the Diamondbacks on SundayTRAINING ROOMDiamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke, whos been on the disabled list since June 29 with a left oblique strain, threw 45 pitches during a bullpen session. His next step either will be a simulated game with the Diamondbacks or a minor league rehab game, manager Chip Hale said.Reds: The game was delayed for a couple of minutes while a Reds trainer checked out catcher Ramon Cabrera after he took a Brandon Drury foul tip off his facemask. 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Go inside the numbers and matchups that will decide Wednesdays game, and then vote for which team will win at the bottom of the page.What we learned in Game 4Aaron Sanchez outpitched Corey Kluber as the Indians managed only two hits, Josh Donaldson homered and saved a run with a diving stab at third, and the Blue Jays tacked on some late runs for a 5-1 victory. -- David SchoenfieldInside the pitching matchupWhen Ryan Merritt is on the mound: The 24-year-old rookie is a finesse lefty with 11 innings and one career start under his belt. He did pitch well in those 11 innings, giving up six hits and no walks. At Triple-A Columbus, he had a 3.70 ERA but only 92 strikeouts in 143? innings, so the Indians defense is going to have to make some plays behind him. He throws an 87-88 mph fastball, changeup, slider, curveball and cutter and the occasional kitchen sink.His minor league data suggests hes not a big ground-ball guy. He gave up 15 home runs but keep in mind the Triple-A home run rate was much lower than the MLB rate. As Jose Bautista said after Game 4, however, since the Blue Jays have never seen Merritt that could be an advantage for him.You have to think that Terry Francona will turn once again to his bullpen as he did in relief of Trevor Bauer in Game 3. Neither Andrew Miller nor Cody Allen pitched in Game 4, so theyre both available for longer stints if the Indians can take a lead in the middle innings. -- SchoenfieldWhen Marco Estrada is on the mound: That wont be easy, because Estrada has pitched two excellent games in the postseason, giving up three runs in 16? innings. In Game 1, he threw an eight-inning complete game in a 2-0 loss, Francisco Lindors two-run homer the difference.Estrada expertly keeps hitters off-balance with his upper 80s fastball and seemingly unhittable changeup, maybe the best in the game. Thrown 75-78 mph, Estrada has the ability to manipulate the changeup to both sides of the plate, so its moving away from lefties on the outside corner and also away from righties on the outside corner to them. Batters hit only .159 against it with a 32 percent strikeout rate. He mixes in a curveball and a cutter, although he largely has ditched the cutter down the stretch, throwing only four of them in Game 1 and two in his other playoff start.Estrada had the second-highest fly ball rate among qualified starters in the majors, so he doesnt give up a lot of hits. The key to beating him is hoping a couple of those fly balls leave the park. Unlike Marcus Stroman and Sanchez, Estrada didnt suffer much of a drop-off the third time through the order: .623 OPS the first time, .630 the second time and .707 the third time. -- SchoenfieldPlayer in the spotlightJosh Donaldson. Hes hitting .438 in the postseason with seven extra-base hits. Hess the guy who seems to energize this team.dddddddddddd He gets to face a lefty and he feasts on lefties. If the series heads back to Cleveland, its probably because Donaldson has done something big. -- SchoenfieldDid you know ...Cleveland could be grateful Toronto forced a Game 5. Of the eight teams to sweep an LCS in a best-of-seven format (since 1985), seven of them went on to lose the World Series, including the last five. The only team to sweep a best-of-seven LCS and go on to win the World Series was the 1995 Braves. -- ESPN Stats & InformationWhat will decide Wednesdays gameCleveland has registered a .198 on-base percentage so far this postseason against off-speed pitches, second worst among teams to play multiple games this postseason. During the regular season, they ranked third in baseball with a .286 OBP against off-speed pitches, just in front of Toronto (.280).Estrada threw his changeup at a higher rate than any other qualified starter in the regular season (28.6 percent), so the Indians will need to find their regular-season success against off-speed pitches to be able to clinch in Game 5. -- ESPN Stats & InformationChoosing sides: Who will win? The Blue Jays finally showed a pulse in Game 4, and theyll make things really interesting with another win by Estrada over the untested rookie Merritt. The Indians havent done things easily all season, and theyre not about to start now. -- Jerry Crasnick The Blue Jays are going to send this series back to Cleveland. Rookie lefty Merritt appeared to be very nervous talking to the media the other day. Perhaps that was just being in a new environment. However, how he is going to react with 40,000-plus Jays fans screaming and a lethal lineup? Toronto will take advantage.-- Andrew MarchandAbsolutely nothing about this series -- or the Division Series between the Indians and Red Sox, for that matter -- has gone the way I thought it would. So, I probably should go against the grain and predict that Merritt will pitch the Tribe to its first pennant since 1997. Sorry, cant do it. The Blue Jays offense finally broke through in Game 4 and will tee off on the Indians rookie lefty to send the series back to Cleveland. -- Scott LauberWhere the series standsThe Indians are up 3-1 even though theyre hitting a meager .164 in the series. The Blue Jays are hitting .204. This game feels like a complete wild card. Can Merritt keep the Indians in the game before the relievers enter? Can the Indians hit the ball out of the park off Estrada? How many outs can Miller get? Will Edwin Encarnacion or Bautista launch one? If there is a Game 6, its J.A. Happ versus Josh Tomlin. -- Schoenfield ' ' '
