How Sweep It Is, Reds Manager Terry Francona and Matt McLain React to Sweep of DBacks

The Cincinnati Reds swept the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday behind home runs from Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Jose Trevino, and the go-ahead home run by Matt McLain in the seventh inning.

The home run by McLain felt like his biggest moment in a long time. It was his seventh home run of the season.

"It felt good," McLain told Jim Day after the game. "I just try to get a pitch over the middle and put a good swing on it."

Encarnacion-Strand's home run was his third home run is as many games since being activated from the injured list. Two of his home runs, including the one today, were on pitches out of the strike zone.

"He's just a strong kid," Reds manager Terry Francona said. "He went down and got it."

Brady Singer left the game after being hit in the pitching arm by a line drive.

"He's sore," Francona said. "He politicked to stay in. I give the kid credit, he wanted to stay in bad."

Listen to McLain and Francona's full postgame interviews below:

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