DENVER
-- This version of The Blake Street Bombers had a night to remember at
Coors Field, blasting their way to a little history.
Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon each hit two of Colorado's team record-tying seven homers, powering the Rockies to a 17-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
It was the first time Colorado hit seven homers in the Mile High City. The team also had seven on April 5, 1997, in Montreal, when Larry Walker and the original Blake Street Bombers were going deep.
"We hit seven homers as a team tonight? That's a lot of homers," Blackmon said. "We should do that every time.
"Seven is a lot. The Bombers couldn't do it, so why did we do it? Everybody got locked in tonight at the same time."
Blackmon created a little bit of history for himself, becoming the first Rockies player to hit leadoff homers in back-to-back games. He also added his first career grand slam in the seventh.
Carlos Gonzalez homered for a fourth straight game, while DJ LeMahieu and Gerardo Parra also went deep. Blackmon nearly broke the team homer record in the eighth, but his drive was caught near the warning track in left.
Still a lot of long balls, though.
"I've been in a lot of games where we score a lot of runs, but today was impressive, because everybody was hitting a home run," Gonzalez said. "I'm happy that I was part of it."
Rockies right-hander Jon Gray (3-2) was certainly the beneficiary. All that run support made his night rather easy as he allowed three runs in six solid innings for his second straight win.
It was far from an easy night for Jon Moscot (0-3), who got hit hard in his return from the disabled list. He surrendered seven runs and four homers in two innings. Moscot also was grazed in the right ear by a pitch in the third while pulling back on a bunt attempt. In the process, he hit himself in the side of the head with his bat. Moscot stayed down for a moment before taking his base.
Moscot was replaced on the mound in the bottom of the inning. The right-hander was making his first start since April 27 after being sidelined by inflammation in his non-pitching shoulder.
"Every mistake I made got hit," Moscot said. "I've got to be better than that. Two innings is just not good. It's frustrating."
The seven homers allowed by Cincinnati's pitching staff tied a single-game club record. The last time it happened was May 25,1979, at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"We don't have a great deal of experience here," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "That doesn't make it OK to come out and give up 17 runs."
A day after the Reds hit five homers, it was the Rockies' turn to play long ball. They had two homers in a five-run first, two more in the second, another in the third and sixth and finally Blackmon's blast in the seventh.
After that, Cincinnati's relievers kept Colorado inside the park. Still, the team had a franchise-best 14 extra-base hits.
The only late-inning drama was whether Parra or LeMahieu would hit for the cycle. Both finished a triple short. So did Gonzalez after his double in the eighth.
"It was a little too late," Gonzalez said. "Fun game. A lot of smiles."
Arenado had his first day off of the season Monday and came back rejuvenated with his third two-homer game this year. He now has 16 homers.
Blackmon is having quite a series, beginning the game on Memorial Day with a homer against Dan Straily and hitting a fastball from Moscot over the fence in right-center.
Blackmon got his 50th and 51st career homers in his 500th game.
Joey Votto and Jay Bruce hit solo homers off Gray in the sixth to make it an 8-3 game. Colorado's pitching staff has now surrendered 10 homers in the last four games.
TRAINER'S ROOM:
Reds: RHP Caleb Cotham went on the disabled list with a sore shoulder. ... 2B Brandon Phillips was scratched because of a sore left foot.
Rockies: RHP Adam Ottavino (Tommy John surgery) threw 25 pitches to hitters before the game. "Looked real good," manager Walt Weiss said. ... INF Mark Reynolds received the night off.
UP NEXT:
Reds: Lefty John Lamb (0-3) searches for his second career win. He earned his first last September against St. Louis.
Rockies: Righty Tyler Chatwood (6-3) makes his sixth start of the season at Coors Field, where he has a 5.10 ERA.
Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon each hit two of Colorado's team record-tying seven homers, powering the Rockies to a 17-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
It was the first time Colorado hit seven homers in the Mile High City. The team also had seven on April 5, 1997, in Montreal, when Larry Walker and the original Blake Street Bombers were going deep.
"We hit seven homers as a team tonight? That's a lot of homers," Blackmon said. "We should do that every time.
"Seven is a lot. The Bombers couldn't do it, so why did we do it? Everybody got locked in tonight at the same time."
Blackmon created a little bit of history for himself, becoming the first Rockies player to hit leadoff homers in back-to-back games. He also added his first career grand slam in the seventh.
Carlos Gonzalez homered for a fourth straight game, while DJ LeMahieu and Gerardo Parra also went deep. Blackmon nearly broke the team homer record in the eighth, but his drive was caught near the warning track in left.
Still a lot of long balls, though.
"I've been in a lot of games where we score a lot of runs, but today was impressive, because everybody was hitting a home run," Gonzalez said. "I'm happy that I was part of it."
Rockies right-hander Jon Gray (3-2) was certainly the beneficiary. All that run support made his night rather easy as he allowed three runs in six solid innings for his second straight win.
It was far from an easy night for Jon Moscot (0-3), who got hit hard in his return from the disabled list. He surrendered seven runs and four homers in two innings. Moscot also was grazed in the right ear by a pitch in the third while pulling back on a bunt attempt. In the process, he hit himself in the side of the head with his bat. Moscot stayed down for a moment before taking his base.
Moscot was replaced on the mound in the bottom of the inning. The right-hander was making his first start since April 27 after being sidelined by inflammation in his non-pitching shoulder.
"Every mistake I made got hit," Moscot said. "I've got to be better than that. Two innings is just not good. It's frustrating."
The seven homers allowed by Cincinnati's pitching staff tied a single-game club record. The last time it happened was May 25,1979, at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"We don't have a great deal of experience here," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "That doesn't make it OK to come out and give up 17 runs."
A day after the Reds hit five homers, it was the Rockies' turn to play long ball. They had two homers in a five-run first, two more in the second, another in the third and sixth and finally Blackmon's blast in the seventh.
After that, Cincinnati's relievers kept Colorado inside the park. Still, the team had a franchise-best 14 extra-base hits.
The only late-inning drama was whether Parra or LeMahieu would hit for the cycle. Both finished a triple short. So did Gonzalez after his double in the eighth.
"It was a little too late," Gonzalez said. "Fun game. A lot of smiles."
Arenado had his first day off of the season Monday and came back rejuvenated with his third two-homer game this year. He now has 16 homers.
Blackmon is having quite a series, beginning the game on Memorial Day with a homer against Dan Straily and hitting a fastball from Moscot over the fence in right-center.
Blackmon got his 50th and 51st career homers in his 500th game.
Joey Votto and Jay Bruce hit solo homers off Gray in the sixth to make it an 8-3 game. Colorado's pitching staff has now surrendered 10 homers in the last four games.
TRAINER'S ROOM:
Reds: RHP Caleb Cotham went on the disabled list with a sore shoulder. ... 2B Brandon Phillips was scratched because of a sore left foot.
Rockies: RHP Adam Ottavino (Tommy John surgery) threw 25 pitches to hitters before the game. "Looked real good," manager Walt Weiss said. ... INF Mark Reynolds received the night off.
UP NEXT:
Reds: Lefty John Lamb (0-3) searches for his second career win. He earned his first last September against St. Louis.
Rockies: Righty Tyler Chatwood (6-3) makes his sixth start of the season at Coors Field, where he has a 5.10 ERA.
8:40PM,EDT,May 31,2016
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Cozart singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Cozart out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jon Moscot pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Blackmon homered to right center (423 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu doubled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado homered to left (367 feet), LeMahieu scored. | 0 | 3 |
| González lined out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Story grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Parra doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 3 |
| Descalso singled to center, Parra scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Wolters doubled to deep right, Descalso scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Gray struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Duvall grounded out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| Bruce doubled to deep right. | 0 | 5 |
| Suárez grounded out to second, Bruce to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Pacheco struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Moscot pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Blackmon flied out to left. | 0 | 5 |
| LeMahieu homered to center (436 feet). | 0 | 6 |
| Arenado grounded out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| González homered to left (383 feet). | 0 | 7 |
| Story flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Barnhart singled to first base. | 0 | 7 |
| Moscot hit by pitch, Barnhart to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Cozart walked, Barnhart to third, Moscot to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Hamilton walked, Barnhart scored, Moscot to third, Cozart to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Bruce grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Wright pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Wright relieved Moscot. | 1 | 7 |
| Parra homered to center (444 feet). | 1 | 8 |
| Descalso grounded out to first. | 1 | 8 |
| Wolters singled to right center. | 1 | 8 |
| Gray sacrificed to first, Wolters to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Suárez walked. | 1 | 8 |
| Pacheco grounded into double play, third to second to first, Suárez out at second. | 1 | 8 |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, -1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Wright pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 1 | 8 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, third to second to first, LeMahieu out at second. | 1 | 8 |
| González flied out to left. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Wright grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| Cozart popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Wright pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Story grounded out to third. | 1 | 8 |
| Parra singled to right. | 1 | 8 |
| Parra to second on wild pitch by Wright. | 1 | 8 |
| Descalso lined out to left. | 1 | 8 |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Votto homered to left (388 feet). | 2 | 8 |
| Duvall grounded out to second. | 2 | 8 |
| Bruce homered to center (448 feet). | 3 | 8 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| Pacheco grounded out to third. | 3 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Wright pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Adames hit for Gray. | 3 | 8 |
| Adames doubled to deep right. | 3 | 8 |
| Blackmon flied out to left, Adames to third. | 3 | 8 |
| LeMahieu doubled to right, Adames scored. | 3 | 9 |
| Arenado homered to left (406 feet), LeMahieu scored. | 3 | 11 |
| González singled to left. | 3 | 11 |
| Díaz relieved Wright. | 3 | 11 |
| De Jesús at second base. | 3 | 11 |
| Story walked, González to second. | 3 | 11 |
| Parra grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Story out at second. | 3 | 11 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Qualls relieved Gray. | 3 | 11 |
| Barnhart grounded out to first. | 3 | 11 |
| De Jesús singled to left. | 3 | 11 |
| Cozart grounded into double play, pitcher to second to shortstop to first, De Jesús out at second. | 3 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dayan Diaz pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Descalso walked. | 3 | 11 |
| Wolters doubled to right, Descalso to third. | 3 | 11 |
| Raburn hit for Qualls. | 3 | 11 |
| Raburn walked. | 3 | 11 |
| Blackmon homered to right center (420 feet), Descalso, Wolters and Raburn scored. | 3 | 15 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 3 | 15 |
| Holt in left field. | 3 | 15 |
| Duvall at third base. | 3 | 15 |
| Suárez at shortstop. | 3 | 15 |
| Morris relieved Díaz. | 3 | 15 |
| Arenado walked, LeMahieu to second. | 3 | 15 |
| González doubled to deep left, LeMahieu scored, Arenado to third. | 3 | 16 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 3 | 16 |
| Parra hit sacrifice fly to center, Arenado scored. | 3 | 17 |
| Descalso lined out to left. | 3 | 17 |
| 6 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Miller pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Garneau catching. | 3 | 17 |
| Miller relieved Qualls. | 3 | 17 |
| Wolters at shortstop. | 3 | 17 |
| Raburn in right field. | 3 | 17 |
| Hamilton singled to right. | 3 | 17 |
| Votto lined out to right. | 3 | 17 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 3 | 17 |
| Hamilton to second on fielder's indifference. | 3 | 17 |
| Bruce tripled to deep right center, Hamilton scored. | 4 | 17 |
| Suárez fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 17 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Morris pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 4 | 17 |
| Raburn lined out to pitcher. | 4 | 17 |
| Blackmon lined out to left. | 4 | 17 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Miller pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Holt walked. | 4 | 17 |
| Barnhart flied out to left. | 4 | 17 |
| De Jesús grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Holt out at second. | 4 | 17 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Cozart SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .298 | .324 | .497 |
Morris P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hamilton CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .243 | .290 | .353 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .213 | .330 | .404 |
| Duvall LF-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .264 | .298 | .591 |
| Bruce RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .272 | .323 | .549 |
| Suárez 3B-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .219 | .274 | .401 |
| Pacheco 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .157 | .157 | .235 |
Díaz P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Holt LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .279 | .357 | .344 |
| Barnhart C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .240 | .292 | .339 |
| Moscot P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
Wright P
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
De Jesús 2B
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .210 | .290 | .290 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 131 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Bruce (10, Gray) 3B: Bruce (4, Miller) HR: Votto (9, 6th inning off Gray 0 on, 0 Out); Bruce (10, 6th inning off Gray 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Hamilton (6), Votto (30), Bruce 2 (33) 2-out RBI: Bruce GIDP: Hamilton, Pacheco, Cozart, De Jesús Reds RISP: 1-7 (Duvall 0-1, Pacheco 0-1, Bruce 1-2, Suárez 0-2, Votto 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Suárez-Pacheco-Votto, Cozart-De Jesús-Votto). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 2B B. PHILLIPS (LEFT FOOT) SCRATCHED FROM STARTING LINEUP |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 20,448 (40.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Ryan Blakney, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Mike Winters |
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