CINCINNATI -- For a team that already had a banged up starting right fielder and first baseman and had just received news that its ace needed Tommy John surgery , the last thing the Diamondbacks needed was another injury.

But when Cristian Mena’s 86.5 mph curveball to Will Benson in the pouring rain landed in the dirt and caromed off the top of Gabriel Moreno ’s right hand in the sixth inning against the Reds on Friday night at Great American Ball Park, that’s exactly what they got.

Moreno was immediately seen by training staff and manager Torey Lovullo. The welt on his hand was obvious on television replays. Moreno was replaced for the remainder of the inning by Jose Herrera. The early indication is the Diamondbacks dodged a bullet.

“He got X-rays. Everything's negative, but just t

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