CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Hunter Goodman homered twice, Brett Sullivan hit a three-run double and Tomoyuki Sugano pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings as the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-2 on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park. Goodman went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, and Sullivan also had three hits and three RBIs. Brenton Doyle, TJ Rumfield and Willi Castro each had two hits for the Rockies, who totaled 15 hits. Sugano (3-1) allowed four hits, walked three and struck out two. Colorado scored three runs in the first inning, one in the third, one in the fifth, three in the seventh and five in the ninth. The Reds avoided a shutout on Will Benson’s two-run homer in the ninth. Brandon Williamson (2-3) took the loss. Attendance was 17,823. The game lasted 2 hours, 42 minutes. The Rockies improved to 14-17, while the Reds fell to 19-11.

CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Hunter Goodman homered twice and drove in three runs, and Tomoyuki Sugano pitched five-plus scoreless innings, as the Colorado Rockies routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-2 on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park. The Rockies, who lost the series opener 7-2 the previous night, rebounded emphatically to improve to 14-17. The Reds dropped to 19-11 before a crowd of 17,823. The game lasted 2 hours, 42 minutes. Colorado seized control immediately. In the top of the first inning, Brenton Doyle doubled, advanced to third on a groundout and then scored along with two other runners on a three-run double by Brett Sullivan. The three-base hit extended Sullivan’s season double total to five and gave the Rockies a lead they never relinquished. Sugano, now 3-1, allowed four hits and struck out two over 5 1/3 innings, keeping the Reds off the board. He did not walk a batter and worked efficiently, holding Cincinnati hitless through the first three innings until Matt McLain singled with one out in the fourth. The Rockies added a run in the third inning. Doyle walked, moved to second on a single by TJ Rumfield and scored on a double by Willi Castro, making it 4-0. Goodman led off the fifth inning with his eighth home run of the season, a solo shot to left-center field off Reds starter Brandon Williamson, who fell to 2-3. Williamson allowed six runs, five earned, on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. He walked four and struck out six. The decisive rally came in the seventh inning. Rumfield doubled to start the frame, and Goodman followed by launching his second homer of the game, a two-run blast to left field that made the score 7-0. Castro singled, and Sullivan doubled to put runners on second and third. Kyle Karros then lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Castro and moving Sullivan to third. Sullivan did not score, but the Rockies led 8-0. Colorado blew the game open in the ninth inning. Goodman singled and, after a flyout, Sullivan singled. Karros singled to load the bases, and Ezequiel Tovar lined a two-run single to right field. Mickey Moniak followed with a ground-rule double that scored Karros and sent Tovar to third. Jordan Beck grounded out to drive in Tovar, and Doyle singled to bring home Moniak. By the time Rumfield lined out to end the inning, the Rockies had scored five runs on six hits, making it 13-0. Cincinnati finally broke through in the bottom of the ninth. Tyler Stephenson doubled to lead off, and pinch-hitter Will Benson crushed his first home run of the season to right-center field, cutting the deficit to 13-2. JJ Bleday singled, but Rockies reliever Juan Mejia struck out Rece Hinds, then allowed a single to Ke’Bryan Hayes before striking out TJ Friedl and McLain to end the game. Goodman finished 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs. Sullivan also went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs. Tovar had one hit and two RBIs. For the Reds, Benson provided the only offense with his two-run homer in his lone at-bat. Sugano’s start was backed by solid relief work from Brennan Bernardino, who allowed one hit and struck out one over 1 2/3 scoreless innings, and Mejia, who struck out three in a one-hit ninth. Reds reliever Jose Franco worked three innings and allowed four hits and three earned runs while striking out three. Luis Mey pitched two innings and gave up one earned run with four strikeouts. The Rockies finished with 15 hits, while the Reds had 10. Colorado drew six walks and struck out nine times. Cincinnati walked three times and struck out 11. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Cincinnati 7, Colorado 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Reds a 70.60 percent probability to win. Cincinnati was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of 15 runs went under the over-under line of 9.5.

AP Sports Preview CINCINNATI (Interstat) — The Cincinnati Reds look to extend their strong start Wednesday night when they host the Colorado Rockies at Great American Ball Park, with first pitch scheduled for shortly after 7:10 p.m. EDT under rainy skies and temperatures near 59 degrees. Cincinnati enters the game with a 19-10 record, best in the National League Central, after a 7-2 victory over Colorado in Tuesday’s series opener. The Reds have won four of their last six. The Rockies, meanwhile, dropped to 13-17 with that loss and have alternated wins and losses over their past five contests. Lefty Brandon Williamson (2-2) is Colorado’s probable starter. He will look to rebound after a tough outing in his most recent appearance. The Reds have not announced a starter for Wednesday opposite Williamson. Shortstop Elly De La Cruz is a key figure for Cincinnati. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs in Tuesday’s win and has been a consistent producer. Over his past eight games, De La Cruz has multiple hits in four of those contests, including two long balls and five RBIs in a 12-6 win at Tampa Bay on April 21. Colorado’s player to watch is left-hander Kyle Freeland, who struggled in Tuesday’s matchup, taking the loss with five innings pitched, five hits and four earned runs allowed while striking out four. Freeland’s previous start was more effective: He earned a win on April 7 against Houston, working 6 1/3 innings and allowing just one run on three hits with five strikeouts. Tuesday’s head-to-head game was a decisive win for the Reds. Chase Burns got the victory for Cincinnati, throwing six innings, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while striking out nine. For the Rockies, second baseman Edouard Julien had three hits, including a home run and two RBIs. Cincinnati’s lineup also features Spencer Steer, who homered and drove in two in Tuesday’s game. The Rockies will need more consistent offense after managing just two runs on seven hits. According to Interstat’s game simulator, the projected final score is Cincinnati 7, Colorado 5. The ELO-based probability gives the Reds a 70.60 percent chance of winning. Cincinnati is a -1.5 favorite on the spread, and the over/under is set at 9.5 runs. Colorado concludes its series in Cincinnati on Thursday before returning home to face Atlanta. The Reds host Colorado again Thursday, then travel to Pittsburgh for a weekend series. —