The Cincinnati Reds continued their impressive winning streak on Wednesday as they rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 for a three-game sweep. Rookie Elly De La Cruz hit a one-out bloop to left for a double against Daniel Bard in the eighth inning, and Jake Fraley hit the next pitch over the right wall for a tiebreaking, two-run homer. This sent the Reds to their majors-best 12th comeback win of the season and the Rockies to their season-worst eighth straight loss. Cincinnati trailed 3-0 after four innings.
NL Central-leading Cincinnati (40-35) has swept three straight three-game series and won five consecutive series overall. The Reds’ winning streak is the club’s longest since winning 12 straight in 1957.
Impressive Comeback Wins
It was the 26th time this season that manager David Bell’s team came back to win a game and 14th time rallying from a multirun deficit – both tops in MLB in 2023. The Reds’ persistence and never-give-up attitude have been key to their winning streak.
Andrew Abbott, the first pitcher since the mound was moved to its current spot in 1893, began his career with three straight scoreless starts of more than five innings. However, he allowed the first run of his career when Brenton Doyle led off the game with a homer. The rookie left-hander was solid from there, striking out a career-high 10 in six innings and giving up three runs, all on solo homers. Abbott struck out the side in the sixth.
Ian Gibaut pitched around a leadoff single in the eighth for the win, while Buck Farmer worked the ninth for his second save in five tries.
Doyle drove Abbott’s 0-1 pitch to the right-field seats for his first homer since he hit two against Cincinnati on May 15 at Colorado. Abbott had begun his career with 17⅔ scoreless innings. Eiehuris Montero made it 2-0 when he connected in the second, his first homer since March 30. Randal Grichuk homered to left in the fourth, his first longball since May 7.
Cincinnati tied the game in the fifth on Luke Maile’s bases-loaded single and TJ Friedl’s run-scoring single.
The Cincinnati Reds have been on a roll with their impressive winning streak, and their never-give-up attitude has been key to their success. The Rockies, on the other hand, are currently struggling with their season-worst eighth straight loss. The Reds’ winning streak is the club’s longest since winning 12 straight in 1957, and they show no signs of slowing down.
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