DENVER -- Raimel Tapia finished a single shy of the cycle and didn't even need to get dirty.
He's just a stand-up player.
The rookie left fielder hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth as part of his big night, Charlie Blackmon lined a solo shot after it was announced he would participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Monday night.
"Stand-up triple . Stand-up double. Stand-up homer," manager Bud Black cracked of Tapia. "Tonight was `Tap Time."
Just in time, too, with the Rockies returning home following a forgetful 1-8 trip.
"Regardless of how we've played of late, everyone is in a good spot," right-hander Jeff Hoffman said. "There doesn't need to be a dramatic change in the way we go about our game plan."
Especially for Hoffman (5-1), who nearly collected as many hits at the plate (two) as he surrendered on the mound (four). He went seven effective innings, with his only hiccup back-to-back homers to Scooter Gennett and Joey Votto in the sixth. Hoffman's run-scoring double in the second was his first major league RBI.
"I expect a lot from Jeff," Black said. "That was a good game."
Hoffman turned the ball over to the bullpen, where Jake McGee pitched the eighth and recently named All-Star Greg Holland threw a perfect ninth for his 27th save in 28 chances. Holland broke the team mark for most saves before the All-Star break, surpassing Huston Street's mark in 2011.
Cincinnati righty Luis Castillo (0-1) went 5 2/3 innings and allowed four runs. He also struck out eight.
"They made really good contact on the good pitches I made. There's nothing I can do about it," Castillo said through a translator.
Tapia filled in for left fielder Ian Desmond, who went on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a strained right calf. The 23-year-old Tapia had a triple in the second, double in the third and a homer in the sixth that just cleared the fence in right field. He had a chance for the fourth cycle at Coors Field this season in the eighth, but struck out.
"Trying to keep my swing the same, stay in my zone. Get a pitch and didn't work out for me," Tapia said through a translator of needing a single.
The leadoff-hitting Blackmon hit his 18th homer of the season in the fourth. He's set to join a Home Run Derby field that includes Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who will defend his title in his home ballpark.
"There are a lot of guys that I would've expected to get picked before me," Blackmon said. "I may not be the most obvious of choices to put in there. I'm glad to be there."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: OF Billy Hamilton (stiff lower back) wasn't in the starting lineup. "We're hoping that he's ready in the next day or two to take on his full-time regular responsibilities," manager Bryan Price said. ... The Reds have a schedule they're following with SS Zack Cozart as he returns from a strained right quadriceps. He entered as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and grounded out.
IN A GROOVE
Votto kept up his torrid hitting with a towering homer. It was the 1,500th major league hit of his career.
"It's vintage Joey at this point," Price said of his All-Star player. "I'm happy as anything that he made the All-Star (team) and I hope he gets to play enough to where that people who don't get to see the Reds play a lot get a chance to see him and how he handles himself."
THIS & THAT
Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu had three singles. ... Slumping outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was reinstated from the disabled list Monday after being out since June 26 with a strained right shoulder. He went 0 for 4 with an RBI on a fielder's choice.
FINAL VOTE
The Rockies are hoping to add a fifth All-Star in first baseman Mark Reynolds, who's a Final Vote candidate.
"I told Reynolds I was going to vote for him," Black said.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey (0-2, 27.00 ERA) tries to get on track in his third start of the season Tuesday. He's allowed 14 runs over 4 2/3 innings in his previous two outings.
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (8-6, 3.84 ERA) had two hits, including his first major league homer, the last time he faced the Reds in Cincinnati on May 21. He also earned the win.
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He's just a stand-up player.
The rookie left fielder hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth as part of his big night, Charlie Blackmon lined a solo shot after it was announced he would participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Monday night.
"Stand-up triple . Stand-up double. Stand-up homer," manager Bud Black cracked of Tapia. "Tonight was `Tap Time."
Just in time, too, with the Rockies returning home following a forgetful 1-8 trip.
"Regardless of how we've played of late, everyone is in a good spot," right-hander Jeff Hoffman said. "There doesn't need to be a dramatic change in the way we go about our game plan."
Especially for Hoffman (5-1), who nearly collected as many hits at the plate (two) as he surrendered on the mound (four). He went seven effective innings, with his only hiccup back-to-back homers to Scooter Gennett and Joey Votto in the sixth. Hoffman's run-scoring double in the second was his first major league RBI.
"I expect a lot from Jeff," Black said. "That was a good game."
Hoffman turned the ball over to the bullpen, where Jake McGee pitched the eighth and recently named All-Star Greg Holland threw a perfect ninth for his 27th save in 28 chances. Holland broke the team mark for most saves before the All-Star break, surpassing Huston Street's mark in 2011.
Cincinnati righty Luis Castillo (0-1) went 5 2/3 innings and allowed four runs. He also struck out eight.
"They made really good contact on the good pitches I made. There's nothing I can do about it," Castillo said through a translator.
Tapia filled in for left fielder Ian Desmond, who went on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a strained right calf. The 23-year-old Tapia had a triple in the second, double in the third and a homer in the sixth that just cleared the fence in right field. He had a chance for the fourth cycle at Coors Field this season in the eighth, but struck out.
"Trying to keep my swing the same, stay in my zone. Get a pitch and didn't work out for me," Tapia said through a translator of needing a single.
The leadoff-hitting Blackmon hit his 18th homer of the season in the fourth. He's set to join a Home Run Derby field that includes Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who will defend his title in his home ballpark.
"There are a lot of guys that I would've expected to get picked before me," Blackmon said. "I may not be the most obvious of choices to put in there. I'm glad to be there."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: OF Billy Hamilton (stiff lower back) wasn't in the starting lineup. "We're hoping that he's ready in the next day or two to take on his full-time regular responsibilities," manager Bryan Price said. ... The Reds have a schedule they're following with SS Zack Cozart as he returns from a strained right quadriceps. He entered as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and grounded out.
IN A GROOVE
Votto kept up his torrid hitting with a towering homer. It was the 1,500th major league hit of his career.
"It's vintage Joey at this point," Price said of his All-Star player. "I'm happy as anything that he made the All-Star (team) and I hope he gets to play enough to where that people who don't get to see the Reds play a lot get a chance to see him and how he handles himself."
THIS & THAT
Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu had three singles. ... Slumping outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was reinstated from the disabled list Monday after being out since June 26 with a strained right shoulder. He went 0 for 4 with an RBI on a fielder's choice.
FINAL VOTE
The Rockies are hoping to add a fifth All-Star in first baseman Mark Reynolds, who's a Final Vote candidate.
"I told Reynolds I was going to vote for him," Black said.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey (0-2, 27.00 ERA) tries to get on track in his third start of the season Tuesday. He's allowed 14 runs over 4 2/3 innings in his previous two outings.
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (8-6, 3.84 ERA) had two hits, including his first major league homer, the last time he faced the Reds in Cincinnati on May 21. He also earned the win.
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8:10PM,EDT,July 3,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Peraza singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett singled to right, Peraza to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto hit sacrifice fly to left, Peraza scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado walked, LeMahieu to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded out to pitcher, LeMahieu to third, Arenado to second. | 1 | 0 |
| González grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Schebler flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Kivlehan lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Castillo flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Tapia tripled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Wolters flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Hoffman doubled to right, Tapia scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Peraza popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Arenado singled to center, LeMahieu to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Arenado out at second, LeMahieu to third. | 1 | 1 |
| González grounded into fielder's choice to second, LeMahieu scored, Reynolds out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| Tapia hit a ground rule double to left, González to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Story flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Suárez walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Schebler grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Suárez out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Hoffman struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Blackmon homered to right (394 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Kivlehan walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Barnhart lined out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Castillo bunted into fielder's choice to third, Kivlehan out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| Peraza grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Castillo out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| González grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Gennett homered to right (452 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Votto homered to center (413 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Tapia homered to right (383 feet). | 3 | 4 |
| Story fouled out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| Wolters grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Hoffman singled to center. | 3 | 4 |
| Cingrani relieved Castillo. | 3 | 4 |
| Hoffman picked off first. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Kivlehan grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| Barnhart struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| Cozart hit for Cingrani. | 3 | 4 |
| Cozart grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Storen relieved Cingrani. | 3 | 4 |
| Blackmon walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Blackmon stole second. | 3 | 4 |
| LeMahieu reached on infield single to second, Blackmon to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Arenado hit sacrifice fly to center, Blackmon scored. | 3 | 5 |
| Reynolds struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| González lined out to left. | 3 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| McGee relieved Hoffman. | 3 | 5 |
| Peraza grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Gennett singled to right. | 3 | 5 |
| Votto grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Gennett out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | COL |
| Wood relieved Storen. | 3 | 5 |
| Tapia struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Story walked. | 3 | 5 |
| Wolters flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Amarista hit for McGee. | 3 | 5 |
| Amarista flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | CIN | COL |
| Amarista at second base. | 3 | 5 |
| Holland relieved McGee. | 3 | 5 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Peraza SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .250 | .276 | .327 |
| Gennett 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .311 | .357 | .591 |
| Votto 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .317 | .427 | .628 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .281 | .326 | .558 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .254 | .360 | .446 |
| Schebler CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .248 | .328 | .515 |
| Kivlehan RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .220 | .297 | .396 |
| Barnhart C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .281 | .335 | .398 |
| Castillo P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Cingrani P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Cozart PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .320 | .402 | .553 |
Storen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Wood P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 113 | |||
| a-grounded to third for T Cingrani in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Gennett (13, 6th inning off Hoffman 0 on, 0 Out); Votto (24, 6th inning off Hoffman 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Votto 2 (61), Gennett (43) SF: Votto GIDP: Schebler, Votto Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 49,131 (97.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:48 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Todd Tichenor, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Adam Hamari |
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