Behind an emphatic 10-run third inning, the Rockies cruised to a 17-7 win and a series victory over the Reds on Sunday afternoon at Coors Field.
The Reds, who traded ace Johnny Cueto before the game, had a 4-2 lead in the third, but the Rockies sent 13 men to the plate, launched three homers and banged out eight hits in the bottom half to grab a 12-4 lead. Every man in the lineup reached base, and seven of the eight position players had hits in the third, which was Colorado’s highest-scoring inning since putting up 11 runs in the fifth on April 27, 2012 against the Mets. The Rockies tacked on five more runs over the next three innings and finished the day with five homers, which was the most Cincinnati has given up in a game this season.
“You don’t have a lot of those days where you get to coast to the finish line,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. “It was a good day all around.”
Most of that damage came off Reds starter Michael Lorenzen (3-5) and reliever Dylan Axelrod, both of whom gave up eight earned runs. Rockies right-hander Kyle Kendrick (4-11), meanwhile, picked up his second win at Coors Field this season.
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