Jake Fraley connected on a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Reds the lead as they defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday for their 11th straight victory.With the win, Cincinnati has now tied their longest winning streak since 1957, when the team won 12 games in a row.The Reds trailed 3-0 early in the game as the Rockies smacked three solo home runs off Reds starter Andrew Abbott. Outfielder Brenton Doyle led off the game with a home run while Eluheris Montero and Randal Grichuk each hit solo home runs in the second and fourth innings, respectively.Abbott would settle in for Cincinnati though, completing six innings, striking out 10 with just the three runs allowed. The rookie has now pitched to a 1.14 ERA in four MLB starts since being called up on June 5.In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Reds struck back to even the score. After loading the bases with no outs and chasing Rockies reliever Karl Kauffman, catcher Luke Maile drove in two runs on a single before leadoff hitter T.J. Friedl tied the score with another RBI single.The Reds would keep the score tied until the bottom of the eighth inning, due in part to two scoreless innings from relief pitchers Lucas Sims and Ian Gibaut.In the bottom of the eighth inning, Fraley connected on one of the biggest hits of the Reds season so far, swatting a two-run home run off Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard to give the Reds their first lead of the afternoon.Right-hander Buck Farmer allowed a double in the top of the ninth but otherwise set down the Colorado order, sealing the Reds' longest winning streak in over 60 years.With the win, the Reds maintain their lead in the National League Central division over the Brewers, who are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon.
Jake Fraley connected on a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Reds the lead as they defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday for their 11th straight victory.
With the win, Cincinnati has now tied their longest winning streak since 1957, when the team won 12 games in a row.
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The Reds trailed 3-0 early in the game as the Rockies smacked three solo home runs off Reds starter Andrew Abbott. Outfielder Brenton Doyle led off the game with a home run while Eluheris Montero and Randal Grichuk each hit solo home runs in the second and fourth innings, respectively.
Abbott would settle in for Cincinnati though, completing six innings, striking out 10 with just the three runs allowed. The rookie has now pitched to a 1.14 ERA in four MLB starts since being called up on June 5.
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In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Reds struck back to even the score. After loading the bases with no outs and chasing Rockies reliever Karl Kauffman, catcher Luke Maile drove in two runs on a single before leadoff hitter T.J. Friedl tied the score with another RBI single.
The Reds would keep the score tied until the bottom of the eighth inning, due in part to two scoreless innings from relief pitchers Lucas Sims and Ian Gibaut.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Fraley connected on one of the biggest hits of the Reds season so far, swatting a two-run home run off Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard to give the Reds their first lead of the afternoon.
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Right-hander Buck Farmer allowed a double in the top of the ninth but otherwise set down the Colorado order, sealing the Reds' longest winning streak in over 60 years.
With the win, the Reds maintain their lead in the National League Central division over the Brewers, who are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon.
