Cincinnati Reds outfielder Will Benson (30) reacts as he crosses residence plate with Cincinnati Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte (16) after hitting a 3-run residence run within the second inning of the MLB sport between Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies at Nice American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Rookie Rece Hinds belted a 458-foot residence run and fell a single shy of the cycle in his second profession sport to energy the Cincinnati Reds previous the visiting Colorado Rockies, 12-6, Tuesday evening.
After making his main league debut on Monday and drilling a 449-foot homer to the higher deck in left, Hinds mashed his second tape-measure homer in as many days — a drive to the higher portion of the higher deck in proper in a four-run seventh for Cincinnati.
Hinds added a triple and a double and have become the primary participant in MLB historical past to report 5 extra-base hits in his first two profession video games. With an opportunity at historical past and a cycle, Hinds struck out to finish the eighth.
Tyler Stephenson homered and picked up three hits, Will Benson clubbed a three-run residence run and Spencer Steer added his 14th for the Reds, who’ve claimed all 5 conferences with the Rockies this season.
Brenton Doyle linked for a pair of homers, together with a 442-foot blast off reliever Buck Farmer within the eighth. The Rockies fell to 0-2 on their seven-game street journey and 12-33 on the street for the season, the worst such mark within the Nationwide League.
Cincinnati lefty starter Nick Lodolo returned from a two-week stint on the injured checklist because of a blister on his left hand and appeared in a groove early, hanging out the aspect within the first earlier than a 44-minute rain delay appeared to disrupt his rhythm.
Nick Martinez (3-5) allowed one hit and no runs whereas hanging out three over 1 1/3 innings to report the win in aid.
The Reds did large injury earlier than heavy rains fell after they plated 5 runs within the second off Colorado starter and loser Cal Quantrill (6-7).
Stephenson solo homer and Benson’s three-run homer highlighted a five-run second. Jeimer Candelario drove a ball into the stands in proper that was initially dominated a two-run homer and would’ve given Cincinnati a 7-0 lead however was reviewed and adjusted to a foul ball.
Following the delay, Hunter Goodman doubled to left-center for Colorado’s first hit off Lodolo, who then hit Ezequiel Tovar with a pitch earlier than Brendan Rodgers flew out to proper to finish the inning.
Lodolo retired the primary two batters of the fourth however the inning rapidly unraveled. Doyle clubbed a solo homer to right-center, his twelfth, and Michael Toglia added a two-run lengthy ball, his eleventh, to chop Cincinnati’s result in 5-3.
–Area Degree Media
