Reds push winning streak to 10 with victory over Rockies
CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl hit a three-run homer on a four-hit evening, rookie Elly De La Cruz added a solo shot and the Cincinnati Reds prolonged their successful streak to 10 video games with an 8-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday evening.
Will Benson had a solo homer within the sixth, serving to the NL Central-leading Reds to their longest successful streak since 2012, when additionally they received 10 straight. De La Cruz had three hits as followers chanted “Elly! Elly!”
Jorge Alfaro’s three-run homer within the eighth, which bounced off the highest of the fence in middle, couldn’t preserve the Rockies from their seventh straight loss.
The Reds scored two runs within the fifth with the assistance of three throwing errors by Colorado right-hander Peter Lambert, two on tried pickoffs at second.
Nolan Jones hit a solo homer off of Cincinnati right-hander Ben Lively within the first, organising the Reds for his or her National League-best twenty fifth come-from-behind win.
Lively allowed a season-high 4 walks and gave up three hits and two runs with 4 strikeouts in 4 innings.
Alex Young (2-0), the second of six Cincinnati pitchers, confronted the minimal three batters within the fifth for the victory. Alexis Diaz allowed a run earlier than escaping a bases-loaded jam his twentieth save in 20 alternatives.
Friedl adopted back-to-back two-out walks by Benson and Curt Casali, the eighth and ninth batters in Cincinnati’s lineup, with a drive into the primary row of the right- discipline seats off right-hander Noah Davis within the second.
The switch-hitting De La Cruz went reverse discipline to left within the third for his second homer since being known as up June 6. Spencer Steer added an RBI double within the inning.
The speedy De La Cruz reached within the fifth with a single off the physique of Lambert, who threw the ball away after amassing it. De La Cruz went to 3rd on an errant pickoff attempt to scored on Fraley’s double.
Davis (0-2) additionally set a season excessive with 4 walks.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers: Manager Bud Black stated he expects RHP Kyle Freeland to pitch Friday. Freeland was scratched from his scheduled begin Monday due to an sickness.
Reds: OF Wil Myers (kidney stone, left shoulder pressure) was reinstated from the 10-day injured record and designated for task.
UP NEXT
The Rockies hadn’t selected a beginning pitcher to face Cincinnati right-hander Ben Lively (4-4) on Wednesday.
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