The Reds suffered a lopsided loss to Rockies. Here's what happened
April was good to the Cincinnati Reds, but the second-to-last day of the month featured a decidedly lopsided defeat.
As good as April was to the Cincinnati Reds , the second-to-last game of the month happened to hold the their' ugliest and most-lopsided defeat of the young season. The Colorado Rockies evened the three-game series with Cincinnati April 29 with a 13-2 win against the Reds at Great American Ball Park. Brett Sullivan's two-out, bases-loaded double in the top of the first inning off starting pitcher Brandon Williamson proved to be all the scoring the Rockies would need.
Williamson, a lefty, was removed from the game after three innings due to left shoulder fatigue. Luis Mey , called up after reliever Graham Ashcraft was placed on the bereavement list, went two innings for the Reds and Jose Franco went three innings to help cover the club's pitching needs. Catcher Jose Trevino emerged from behind home plate, where he called the game for eight innings, to pitch the ninth inning for Cincinnati.
Trevino would allow five runs. Colorado starter Tomoyuki Sugano tossed 5 1/3 innings of scoreless, four-hit baseball and conceded three walks. Prior to a ninth inning at-bat that started with Cincinnati trailing 13-0, the Reds went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
The lone hit with a runner in scoring position was a two-out Sal Stewart single in the first inning that was knocked down by Ezequiel Tovar. Matt McLain attempted to score from second base but was tagged out at the plate. Through eight innings, the Reds' six hits were all singles.