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Schebler working on hitting to opposite field

PHOENIX -- When Reds right fielder Scott Schebler hit his second home run of the game in the second inning of Saturday's 13-0 win over the D-backs, it didn't just mark the first multihomer game of his big league career. It was also the first time this season he cleared the fence hitting to the opposite field.

Like other clubs, Arizona presented the left-handed-hitting Schebler with a heavy right side infield shift.

"I got that one pretty good," said Schebler, who entered Sunday with six homers this season. "That's one of the things we've been working on, going the other way because of the way they've been shifting me.