Rece Hinds hit a towering house run in his MLB debut because the Cincinnati Reds blanked the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Monday evening.
Elly De L. a. Cruz went 2-for-3 with an RBI double at some point after incomes his first occupation All-Big name variety. He additionally stole two bases and scored two times. Hinds, recalled from Triple-A Louisville with Cincinnati down 3 outfielders because of damage, additionally went 2-for-3 batting 8th and overwhelmed a 449-foot solo house run to present the Reds a 3-0 lead within the 8th inning.
Left-hander Andrew Abbott (9-6) tossed seven shutout innings as Cincinnati snapped a three-game skid. Abbott allowed simply 3 hits and walked two whilst putting out 8 as handiest two Rockies reached 2nd base.
It was once the second one time in 3 days {that a} Reds starter pitched seven scoreless frames however left with just a two-run lead. On Saturday, the bullpen may now not offer protection to the lead as Fernando Cruz and Sam Moll have been tagged for 5 runs within the 8th in a 5-3 loss to then Detroit Tigers.
Neither Abbott nor Colorado starter Ryan Feltner (1-8) allowed a success over the primary 3 innings ahead of Charlie Blackmon opened the fourth with a unmarried off Abbott.
Cincinnati broke thru in Monday’s recreation within the fourth inning in opposition to Feltner when De L. a. Cruz and Jeimer Candelario opened with singles. Feltner, charged with two runs – one earned – and 4 hits over seven innings, then walked Spencer Steer to load the bases with no one out.
Tyler Stephenson grounded right into a double play that scored De L. a. Cruz for the primary run. The Rockies promptly gave away a 2nd run when catcher Elias Diaz lazily tossed the ball over Feltner’s head as he pitched to Edwin Rios. The ball landed at the back of Feltner as Candelario raced house for a 2-0 lead. Rios later struck out to finish the inning.
At the one-year anniversary of swiping 2nd, 3rd and residential in the similar inning in opposition to Milwaukee, De L. a. Cruz just about did it once more on Monday after attaining on a stroll within the first.
He simply stole 2nd and swiped 3rd as Candelario fanned for the second one out. After Steer walked to position runners at the corners, De L. a. Cruz broke for house on a double thieve strive however was once thrown out by way of 2nd baseman Brendan Rodgers.
De L. a. Cruz flashed his pace within the Reds’ four-run 8th when he scored on a detailed play on the plate following a comebacker to the mound.
–Box Degree Media
