Gurriel singles in winning run in the 11th in the Diamondbacks' 6-5 victory over the Reds

PHOENIX (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singled in the winning run in the 11th inning, Gabriel Moreno added a three-run homer in his return from the injured list and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Friday night.

Gurriel led off the 11th and lifted a single into right-center off Scott Barlow (6-2) that easily scored the speedy Corbin Carroll, who started the inning on second base.

Cincinnati took a 5-4 lead in the top of the 10th, taking advantage of a throwing error by D-backs pitcher John Curtiss.

Carroll threw out Jose Trevino — trying to tag up and score on T.J. Friedl's foul fly to right — to keep it a one-run game. The throw was up the line, forcing Moreno to dive back to make the tag on his fellow catcher that withstood a replay challenge.

Arizona tied it on Ketel Marte's RBI single after a 13-pitch at-bat against Graham Ashcraft.

The Reds trailed 4-2 after three innings, but cut the deficit to 4-3 in the sixth on Austin Hays' RBI groundout that scored Elly De La Cruz, who reached on a leadoff triple. Cincinnati tied it up in the eighth on De La Cruz's RBI single.

Moreno hit his three-run homer after missing more than two months with a broken finger. His no-doubt shot to left came in the third inning and was his sixth of the season, giving the D-backs a 4-2 lead.

Arizona right-hander Ryne Nelson gave up three runs on four hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out six.

Jalen Beeks (4-1) earned the win with a scoreless 11th inning.

Cincinnati's Zack Littell had a short outing, needing 77 pitches to grind through three innings. He gave up four runs on four hits, striking out three and walking three.

De La Cruz lined into a double play to end the 11th. He hit a ball right at shortstop Geraldo Perdomo who then made the easy throw to Blaze Alexander at third for the third out, doubling off Friedl.

The D-backs improved to 6-9 in extra-inning games.

The Reds send LHP Andrew Abbott (8-3, 2.28 ERA) to the mound against D-backs RHP Nabil Crismatt (0-0, 1.80) on Saturday.

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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Zack Littell pauses on the field after giving up a three-run home run to Arizona Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Cincinnati Reds' Ke'Bryan Hayes, left, celebrates his run scored against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Reds' Austin Hays, right, during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Cincinnati Reds' Jose Trevino starts his swing on a run-scoring single against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno connects for a three-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno, right, celebrates his three-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds with Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith (26) during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Clayton Kershaw isn't done pitching just yet, agreeing Thursday to join the U.S. team for this year's World Baseball Classic.

The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner wanted to pitch for the Americans in the 2023 tournament but was prevented because of insurance issues. He had a $20 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers at the time.

“I was too broken for the insurance to cover my arm and everything,” Kershaw said on MLB Network, “so now that it doesn't matter I get to go and be a part of this group.”

A left-hander who turns 38 two days after the March 17 championship game, Kershaw announced last September that he was retiring at the end of the season, his 18th in a stellar career for the Dodgers. He won his third World Series title and finished 223-96 with a 2.53 ERA and 3,052 strikeouts.

“I just want to be the insurance policy,” Kershaw said. “If anybody needs a breather or if they need me to pitch back-to-back-to-back or if they don’t need me to pitch at all, I’m just there to be there. I just want to be a part of this group.”

Later Thursday, new Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman announced he will join the U.S. team.

When Kershaw received a call from U.S. manager Mark DeRosa, he thought he was being invited as a coach.

“I didn't have a whole lot of interest in picking up a baseball again," Kershaw said. “I started throwing 10, 12 days ago and it doesn’t feel terrible, so I think I’ll be OK.”

Kershaw joins a U.S. pitching staff that includes right-handers David Bednar, Clay Holmes, Griffin Jax, Nolan McLean, Mason Miller, Joe Ryan, Paul Skenes and Logan Webb along with left-handers Tarik Skubal and Gabe Speier.

The American roster also includes catchers Cal Raleigh and Will Smith; infielders Ernie Clement, Gunnar Henderson, Brice Turang and Bobby Witt Jr.; outfielders Byron Buxton, Corbin Carroll, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Aaron Judge; and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber.

The U.S., which lost the 2023 championship game to Japan, opens March 6 against Brazil at Houston, part of a group that also includes Britain, Italy and Mexico.

Shohei Ohtani struck out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout to end Japan's 3-2 win in the 2023 championship. Kershaw doesn't anticipate facing Ohtani, his teammate for the Dodgers' World Series titles in 2024 and 2025.

“I think something will have gone terribly wrong if I have to pitch against team Japan in the finals or something. I think we got plenty of guys to get that guy out and not me,” Kershaw said. “But if that happens, I'll be nervous. I'll be nervous at this point.”

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FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw celebrates the end of the top of the 12th inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of baseball's World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)