Gonzalez smacks 2 homers, Rockies beat Reds 6-5
Carlos Gonzalez homered twice, tying the game each time, and Charlie Blackmon scored on a wild pitch in the ninth inning to lift the Colorado Rockies past the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
5
Colorado Rockies
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Coors Field · 37,184 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Play Result 5-6
Blackmon scored on Mattheus' wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 5-6
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Votto homered to left (367 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Paulsen hit sacrifice fly to right, Arenado scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
González homered to right center (420 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Schumaker hit a ground rule double to deep left, Byrd scored, Barnhart to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
González homered to right (421 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Blackmon singled to center, Hundley scored, Butler to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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Bunted Foul 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Hundley tripled to deep right center, Paulsen scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
De Jesús doubled to deep center, Frazier and Byrd scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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End Inning 5-6
End of the 9th
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Play Result 5-6
Blackmon scored on Mattheus' wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 5-6
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
Tulowitzki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
LeMahieu grounded out to second, Blackmon to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Ground Out 5-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Play Result 5-5
Blackmon stole second.
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Stolen Base 5-5
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Strike Swinging 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
LeMahieu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Blackmon reached on bunt single to third.
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Bunt Single 5-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
Blackmon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Descalso grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
Descalso batting
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Play Result 5-5
Descalso hit for Axford.
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Play Result 5-5
Mattheus relieved Hoover.
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Start Inning 5-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Bruce struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-5
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
Bruce batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Head to Head
COL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Colorado Rockies
- Kris Bryant Out
- McCade Brown Out
- Chase Dollander Out
- Welinton Herrera Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCOL
Charlie BlackmonCF19
DJ LeMahieu2B26
Troy TulowitzkiSS12
Carlos GonzalezRF2
Nolan Arenado3B28
Corey DickersonLF10
Ben Paulsen1B10
Nick HundleyC3
Eddie ButlerP32
Substitutes
Brandon BarnesLF90
Tommy KahnleP46
Boone LoganP48
Drew StubbsPH46
LaTroy HawkinsP32
John AxfordP59
Daniel DescalsoPH33
CIN
Brandon Phillips2B0
Joey Votto1B37
Todd Frazier3B99
Jay BruceRF30
Marlon ByrdLF6
Ivan De Jesus Jr.SS11
Tucker BarnhartC18
Anthony DeSclafaniP21
Billy HamiltonCF0
Substitutes
- Skip SchumakerPH55
J.J. HooverP40
Ryan MattheusP41
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