Today’s Lineups
The Diamondbacks have a chance this afternoon to do something no team has managed in 2025: sweep the Reds. For Cincinnati are the only team in the majors not to have suffered a sweep. They have had that solitary distinction for more than two months. It was June 15 when both the Mets and Yankees lost their sweepless status, leaving the Reds alone. There have certainly been opportunities, going back to April 23, when they took the last game of a series in Miami. But they have always prevailed, and are 8-0 when facing a sweep – most recently, a win over the Brewers last Sunday. Cincinnati were two outs from defeat, but an error led to the tying run, before winning 3-2 in ten.
Should the Reds stave off defeat today, and get through the rest of the schedule without getting swe