The Cincinnati Reds are back to .500, but staying above that threshold and contending in a meaningful way will have to involve some difficult series in the near future. The Reds ascended to the .500 mark again (33-33) with a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks,

Matt McLain hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning, and it proved to be the game-winner in a 4-2 Reds win.

A couple of teams currently sitting at fourth in their respective divisions meet up on Friday, June 6 to open a three-game weekend series in which the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.