 pitched one inning in relief, and Hughes earned his third save. Reds starter Tyler Mahle allowed four runs and six hits in five innings.Gennett hit his 10th homer in the first and Cruz hit a two-run shot in the third to give the Reds the early lead.The Rockies went ahead 4-3 in the fifth on Blackmon's RBI triple and a sacrifice fly by Dahl, but the Reds scored three times off Colorado's bullpen to take the lead.Chris Rusin (0-1) picked up the loss after allowing two hits to the only batters he faced.Nolan Arenado doubled and scored in the seventh to cut Cincinnati's lead to one.TRAINER'S ROOMReds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (left oblique strain) pitched in another rehab assignment for Triple-A Louisville on Friday night and appears closer to returning from the 60-day DL. ''I think he's got one more scheduled,'' interim manager Jim Riggleman said. ''His previous one was very strong, this one got hit around a little bit. That certainly happens on those rehabs. You never know what's going to happen in those things.'' Rockies: 2B DJ LeMahieu (right hamstring strain) hit in the cage Saturday and is making progress, manager Bud Black said. ''He came out of that feeling well. We're encouraged by where he is,'' Black said. ''We're going to push him a little bit more the next few days. No timetable on a rehab or when he's going to play, but he's doing better. DJ feels as though the last four or five days he's made a lot of progress.'' UP NEXTReds: RHP Matt Harvey (1-2, 5.49) will make his fourth start since Cincinnati acquired him from the New York Mets on May 8. Harvey went six innings to get the win in his last start, Tuesday against Pittsburgh.Rockies: RHP German Marquez (3-5, 4.62) is 0-3 with a 10.34 ERA in four Coors Field starts this season.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Rockies' Arenado hopes to continue deep thoughts vs. Reds 18m ago• 3 min read DENVER -- Nolan Arenado can only hope a return to his slugging form might have started Friday when he ended a lengthy home run drought.In Colorado's 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, the Rockies All-Star third baseman homered in the first inning. It was the first time Arenado trotted around the bases since May 5 at the New York Mets. The home run was Arenado's ninth this season and came after he went 64 at-bats without a homer.Arenado will attempt to homer in consecutive games Saturday for the third time this year when Rockies left-hander Tyler Anderson (3-1, 4.74 ERA) opposes Tyler Mahle (3-6, 4.53).In addition to his home run Friday, Arenado drew two walks -- he's on pace for 89 walks, well above his career-high 68 -- and grounded into an inning-ending double play with runners on first and third in the fourth.The Rockies (27-24), who lead the National League West by a half game, have struggled offensively. Arenado is hitting .320 with a .970 OPS and 27 RBIs but has not been less productive than he would like because he's the main threat in a lackluster lineup and has been treated as such by opposing pitchers."I think every year brings a different adversity to it, every year's a different thing," Arenado said. "This year, it's not getting pitches to hit. It's been tough, but it's an adjustment I got to make. I need to continue to do what I'm doing. When I start feeling really like me, I believe I can hit some of these pitches out and start doing damage." Arenado, who ended a streak of 16 consecutive games without a home run, connected Friday on a 2-0 four-seam 95.2 mph fastball from Sal Romano after taking two four-seamers clocked at 95.5 mph. Arenado, who hit 42 homers with 130 RBIs in 2015, followed by seasons of 41-133 and 37-130, said pitchers seem more inclined to walk him this season."I've earned, I guess, that respect in a way," Arenado said. "But at the same time, I'm also not feeling like me. I know I can do a better job of hitting mistakes, and I'm just missing them right now. It's been a little frustrating. It's been hard."I've never gone through this for the last three or four years, whatever. But it's just an adjustment I'm going to have to make, and I'm going to learn from it and I'm going to get better from it." The Rockies have won six of 10 games started by Anderson, who received a no-decision Sunday at San Francisco when he allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings in Colorado's 9-5 loss. Anderson is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA against the Reds, having held them to two runs in six innings at Cincinnati on May 19, 2017, in Colorado's 12-6 win.The Reds are 4-6 in games started by Mahle, 23, who is 0-2 with a 7.72 ERA in his past two starts.. He has never faced the Rockies. On Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, he gave up seven hits and four runs in six innings."One of my favorite guys I ever managed was Jordan Zimmermann," said Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman, who was with Zimmermann in Washington. "This kid reminds me so much of Jordan Zimmermann. Jordan was this way as a young guy, extremely professional, quiet, hard worker, tough kid. Really good stuff."I've enjoyed watching him open up some games throwing 89-90 (mph), got in trouble and threw 95 (mph). Can add and subtract on his fastball. He's not a finished product. He's still working on his offspeed stuff -- slider and changeup -- but he's a great competitor, really got a chance to be a good, solid major league pitcher."
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