Cincinnati 7, Colorado 5
When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, May 27, 2012
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
90°
Umpires:
Home -
Jerry Meals, 1B -
Gary Darling, 2B -
Paul Emmel, 3B -
Scott Barry
Attendance:
29368
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Reds 7, Rockies 5: Brandon Phillips hit a three-run homer and three other Cincinnati players went deep in the victory over visiting Colorado.
The Rockies hit five solo homers as the teams combined to set a Great American Ball Park single-game record with nine homers.
Joey Votto, Jay Bruce and Todd Frazier all hit solo shots for the Reds, who have won eight of nine to move a season-high seven games above .500. Carlos Gonzalez homered twice for Colorado, which also received solo homers from Troy Tulowitzki, Michael Cuddyer and Dexter Fowler.
Cincinnati’s Mat Latos (4-2) won his fourth straight decision and the five Colorado homers were the only hits he allowed in 7 1/3 innings. Aroldis Chapman got the final five outs for his third save.
The Reds hit homers in each of the first four innings. Votto hit a solo shot in the first and Bruce went deep in the second. Phillips’ three-run blast in the third off Jamie Moyer (2-5) gave the Reds a 5-1 lead. Frazier’s fourth-inning homer gave Cincinnati a 6-2 edge.
Gonzalez hit homers in the fourth and sixth innings. Tulowitzki went deep in the second, Cuddyer homered to center in the fifth and Fowler finished Latos’ afternoon with a one-out homer to right in the eighth.
Jose Arredondo allowed two runners to reach in the eighth before Chapman entered, striking out Gonzalez and retiring Tulowitzki on a fly to center. Chapman walked a batter in the ninth but concluded the contest by getting Jordan Pacheco to bounce into a double play.
Moyer allowed seven runs and seven hits – and all four Cincinnati homers – in five innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Reds hit 17 homers and allowed 12 during the just-concluded seven-game homestand … Gonzalez has three two-homer games this season … Bruce has 11 homers, but Sunday’s blast was his first since May 8 … Pacheco went hitless in four at-bats to end a 11-game hitting streak.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Colorado |
|
Cincinnati |
Jamie Moyer |
Player |
Mat Latos
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
5.0 |
IP |
7.1 |
2 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
7 |
Hits |
5 |
12.60 |
ERA |
6.14 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Colorado
|
5 |
5 |
20 |
.156 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Cincinnati
|
8 |
4 |
21 |
.286 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |