Cincinnati Reds at Colorado Rockies

· Major League Baseball

Cincinnati Reds

44-52, 22-24 Away

Final
7 - 2

Colorado Rockies

39-60, 22-26 Home

Spencer Steer’s inside-the-park homer sparks Reds’ 7-2 win over Rockies

Steer and Eugenio Suárez hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning and Elly De La Cruz had three singles and a homer for the Reds.

Singer (4-9) struck out six and gave up two runs for his fifth quality start.

De La Cruz led off with a single and Sal Stewart drove him in with a double to give the Reds a 1-0 lead after one.

Troy Johnston tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the fifth, but Steer put the Reds ahead 3-1 with a 404-foot, two-run shot to left.

Four pitches later, Suárez sent one 415 feet to left to stretch the advantage to 4-1.

Steer hit his inside-the-park homer in the eighth. He sent the ball to the wall in right-center, where it took an odd bounce. The relay throw home got away from Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman, and Steer slid in to score.

Though it didn't leave the yard in Denver, Steer's hit would have been a homer in 24 of 30 ballparks, including Cincinnati's, per Statcast.

Rockies starter Gabriel Hughes (0-1) struck out six in 5 1/3 innings, giving up five hits and two runs. Willi Castro was 2 for 4 with a homer.

Up next RHP Rhett Lowder (3-6, 4.91 ERA) takes the hill for the Reds in the second game of the series. The Rockies have not announced a starter.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Freeman grounded out to catcher.
	9th Inning	Johnston doubled to right.
	9th Inning	Castro struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Karros fouled out to first.
	9th Inning	Antone relieved Burke
	9th Inning	Steer at first base.

Statistics

CIN		COL
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	1
9	Ground Balls	13
9	Strikeouts	8
7	Runs Batted In	2
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
11	Hits	6
0	Stolen Bases	1
3	Walks	0
0	Catcher Interference	0
7	Runs	2
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
1	Sacrifice Flies	1
35	At Bats	33
4	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
8	Runners Left On Base	12
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	1
18	Fly Balls	13
0	Caught Stealing	0
138	Pitches	126
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	1
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
25	Total Bases	10
39	Plate Appearances	35
648.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
6	Extra Base Hits	2
8.7	Runs Created	2.1
.314	Batting Average	.182
.000	Pinch Hit Average	1.000
.714	Slugging Percentage	.303
.486	Secondary Average	.152
.359	On Base Percentage	.200
1.073	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.503
0.5	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.0
9.4	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.0
55.0	Batter Rating	20.0
8.8	At Bats Per Home Run	33.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
3.54	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.60
.400	Isolated Power	.121
0.33	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.00
.077	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.000
.171	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.030
14.0	Runs Produced	4.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.8	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.2
101.8	MLB Rating	71.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0