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04/28 20:35 CDT De La Cruz and Burns power the Reds to a 7-2 victory over the
Rockies
De La Cruz and Burns power the Reds to a 7-2 victory over the Rockies
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Elly De La Cruz homered and drove in four runs and Chase
Burns reached 100 strikeouts faster than any other Cincinnati pitcher as the
Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Tuesday night.
De La Cruz sandwiched a pair of RBI singles around a two-run homer by Spencer
Steer --- his fifth --- for a 4-1 lead in the third inning. De La Cruz then hit
his team-leading 10th homer in the eighth after a base hit by Dane Myers,
giving the Reds a 6-2 lead. He finished 3 for 4 with two steals.
Burns (3-1) issued a game-opening walk to Edouard Julien and then struck out
the side. He struck out TJ Rumfield swinging for the third out and his 100th
strikeout in 72 1/3 innings.
Burns matched his season high with nine strikeouts, allowing two runs on seven
hits and a walk in six innings. He threw 97 pitches and left after striking out
Kyle Karros with one out and runners on second and third and retiring Ezequiel
Tovar on a flyout.
Relievers Graham Ashcraft, Tony Santillan and Brock Burke closed it out the win
for Cincinnati.
Kyle Freeland (1-2) came off the injured list and walked Myers to begin his
first start since April 7th. Myers scored on De La Cruz's single before Steer
homered for a 3-0 lead. The Reds are 13-1 when scoring first.
Freeland allowed four runs on five hits in five innings. Tanner Gordorn gave up
three runs in three innings.
Burns allowed a leadoff single to Tyler Freeman in the second, but De La Cruz
robbed Karros of a one-out base hit to help keep it 3-0.
Julien hit his second homer --- a solo shot in the third --- before Burns
struck out the side. Julien added an RBI single in the fifth and finished with
three hits. Mickey Moniak went 1 for 5 and extended his hitting streak to 12
games.
Sal Stewart doubled and scored the final run on Nathaniel Lowe's single as
Cincinnati improved to 12-2 in the last 14 games with Colorado.
Up next
Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (2-1, 3.42 ERA) starts Wednesday opposite Reds LHP
Brandon Williamson (2-2, 5.40).
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