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Game Notes: Colorado Rockies 6, Cincinnati Reds 4

By Bobby DeMuro

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May 25, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) hits a sacrifice fly against the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth inning at Great American Ball Park. The Rockies won 5-4. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports

Game notes from the Wednesday afternoon day game between the Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds from Great American Ball Park in southern Ohio. 

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The Colorado Rockies entered Wednesday’s game in Cincinnati looking for a series win against the Reds after splitting the first two games of the series, and Kyle Kendrick was up for the challenge on the day game.

The Rockies relied on home runs from both Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado, and the Reds’ offense disappeared for most of the game. Until, well, Boone Logan.

Anyways, game notes, tweets of interest, and more from the untelevised Wednesday afternoon affair here:

Game Notes

  • Kyle Kendrick entered the game at just 1-6, 6.58, seeking his first win since Opening Day. He’s been throwing a little better of late, but still was saddled with six consecutive losses going into Wednesday’s game. He is now 2-6, with a 6.38 ERA.
  • Kendrick came into the game with decent numbers at Great American Ball Park, going 1-2 with a 4.07 ERA in his career there before Wednesday.
  • The Rockies scored first on Wednesday. Entering the game, they were 12-6 when scoring first this year, and just 6-20 when their opponent got the first run of the game.
  • Nolan Arenado‘s first inning home run was his tenth of the year, and his eighth on the road. Coors Field, man.
  • Todd Frazier‘s home run in the bottom of the first inning for the Reds went 393 feet.
  • Besides Frazier – who doubled and homered off Kendrick – the Reds never quite figured out the Rockies’ starter, getting just one hit until Tucker Barnhart hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, where he was eventually chased.
  • Kendrick’s final line – four runs in 7.1 innings – doesn’t really show how well he pitched, no thanks to Boone Logan‘s implosion in allowing both inherited runners to score in the eighth.
  • Billy Hamilton stole a base in the third inning. That was the first stolen base for the speedster since May 11th, interestingly.
  • How much was Kendrick cruising? He threw just 44 pitches across his first five innings and didn’t hit 70 pitches until he had already gotten 22 outs in the game.
  • DJ LeMahieu, who scored on Charlie Blackmon‘s second inning home run, is now on a 10-game hitting streak, batting .389 (14-for-36) during his hot streak and re-raising his average after a couple of pedestrian weeks following his red-hot start to the season.
  • Logan is not very good. It’s time we talk about him.

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