Elly De La Cruz Drives Reds Past Rockies 7-2 in Rockies Vs Reds
Elly De La Cruz drove in four runs and the Reds beat the Rockies 7-2 in rockies vs reds on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati moved to 19-10 and kept its grip on an early National League Central lead while Colorado fell to 13-17.
De La Cruz Powers Cincinnati
De La Cruz homered, and Spencer Steer added a two-run shot in the first inning to put the Reds in front early. Chase Burns handled the rest, allowing two runs and striking out nine over six innings.
Burns also reached 100 career strikeouts in 72.1 innings, making him the fastest pitcher in Reds history to get there. Cincinnati has won 11 of its last 15 games and is 3-1 on its current six-game homestand.
Freeland Returns For Colorado
Kyle Freeland came back from the injured list for Colorado and gave up four runs in five innings. Edouard Julien supplied the Rockies' offense with a home run and an RBI single, but the lineup stranded 10 runners and went 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position.
The loss ended Colorado's three-game winning streak. That left the Rockies needing a cleaner night at the plate while Cincinnati kept building on a stretch that has not included consecutive losses since April 8-10.
Wednesday At 6:30 p.m. ET
The series now shifts to the second game Wednesday night in Cincinnati, with Brandon Williamson scheduled to start for the Reds and Tomoyuki Sugano set for Colorado at 6:30 p.m. ET. Fans in the Cincinnati market were set to watch on Reds.TV, while viewers in the Denver area could tune into Rockies.TV.
