Reds rally for 2 in 9th to slay Rockies
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Will Benson tied it in the ninth inning with an RBI triple and scored on second baseman Orlando Arcia’s fielding error to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
The Reds are heavily favored (-292 moneyline odds) when they take the field at home against the Rockies (+234). The Cincinnati Reds will give the start to Brady Singer (7-7, 4.32 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Rockies will turn to Bradley Blalock (0-2, 12.94 ERA).
The best start of the four Chase Burns has logged so far for the Cincinnati Reds wasn't enough to spur the team a win.
Santiago Espinal led off the ninth inning with a double to left field. After a TJ Friedl was retired and Matt McLain struck out, the Rockies intentionally walked Elly De La Cruz for the third time of the night, and Austin Hays struck out to end the game.
In the Rockies-Reds clash on Friday night, Colorado slugger Ryan McMahon hit a moonshot to put the Rockies up 2-1.
For the first time in De La Cruz's career, he was intentionally walked three times in a single game. He became the third player in Reds history to take three automatic passes in one game since intentional walks became a stat in 1955, joining Tucker Barnhart and Eric Davis on the shortlist, according to the Reds.
Saturday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low of around 73. Southwest wind around 6 mph, becoming calm in the evening. The chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.
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Colorado right hander Germán Márquez struck out a season-high eight batters to outduel Reds rookie right hander Chase Burns as the Rockies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory.