Nick Senzel lifts Reds over Rockies

Nick Senzel belted a go-ahead, two-run homer with two outs within the seventh inning to gasoline the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in Denver

Matt McLain added an RBI single within the eighth inning and Jake Fraley had two hits for the Reds, who snapped a two-game skid and evened the three-game collection at one win apiece. The collection finale is Wednesday afternoon

Ezequiel Tovar belted a solo homer within the sixth inning for the Rockies, who mustered simply 4 hits en path to dropping for simply the fifth time of their final 15 video games

Making his main league debut, Brandon Williamson breezed into the sixth inning earlier than Tovar opened the scoring by depositing a 2-1 fastball over the wall in right-center discipline. Williamson overcame Tovar’s third homer of the season and exited with a no-decision after permitting one run on two hits and placing out six in 5 2/3 innings.

Cincinnati supplied a swift response with two outs within the seventh inning.

Tyler Stephenson labored a four-pitch stroll from Peter Lambert (0-1) earlier than Senzel despatched a first-pitch slider over the wall in heart discipline. Senzel’s homer was his fourth of the season and first since Could 1.

The Reds added an insurance coverage run within the eighth inning, as Curt Casali labored a one-out stroll off Justin Lawrence earlier than advancing to second base on a groundout. Kevin Newman pinch-ran for Casali and got here round to attain on McLain’s single to heart discipline

The late offense made a winner out of Derek Legislation (3-4), who struck out one batter and allowed one hit in one-third of an inning of reduction. Alex Younger and Ian Gibaut bridged the hole to Alexis Diaz, who retired the facet so as within the ninth inning for his tenth save of the season.

Chase Anderson permitted one hit and struck out three batters in 5 innings whereas making his first begin with Colorado since being claimed off waivers on Friday. Anderson started the season with the Reds earlier than being traded to the Tampa Bay Rays on Could 3

Lambert yielded two runs on two hits in two innings to take the loss.

–Area Stage Media