CINCINNATI– Rece Hinds singled and doubled in his major league debut, Andrew Abbott pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Monday night.
All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz had an RBI double and scored twice. He also stole two bases in the first inning, giving him 45 this season to pass Billy Hamilton for the most in Reds history before the All-Star break.
“Elly did it all tonight,” Cincinnati coach David Bell said. “He made a lot of big plays (but) that was at the top of the list. He has all kinds of energy and is doing everything in his power to get us off to a good start.”
Hinds was called up early in the day from Triple-A Louisville, where he hit .216 with 13 home runs and 126 strikeouts in 77 games. He was retired on a diving layup by shortstop Ezequiel Tovar in his first at-bat, then doubled in the fifth and launched a 449-foot home run off Tyler Kinley in the eighth.
“I’m still in disbelief,” Hinds said. “Obviously, when I was driving from Louisville, I was a wreck. I cried a few times. I hadn’t eaten anything all day. I walked in and saw all these familiar faces. It made me feel more comfortable, like I was at home.”
Hinds also made a sliding catch to right field.
Abbott (9-6) retired his first nine batters with five strikeouts, setting the tone for an excellent outing. He struck out eight and walked two.
Two relievers finished the four hitters.
On the one-year anniversary of De La Cruz stealing Second, Third and Home in Milwaukee, he almost did it again. But after passing second and third in the first inning, he was thrown out while trying to steal home by second baseman Brendan Rodgers.
“Elly creates chaos,” Abbott said. “There’s nothing he can’t do. He provides us with our spark.”
After Rockies starter Ryan Feltner threw a pitch in the fourth, catcher Elias Díaz’s return throw deflected off Feltner’s glove, allowing Jeimer Candelario to score from third to put the Reds ahead 2–0. Díaz was accused of a mistake.
“That was frustrating,” Colorado coach Bud Black said. “Catchable ball that (Feltner) seemed a little indifferent to. We talked about it in the tunnel. In this type of game, one run can make the difference.”
Feltner (1-8) pitched seven innings and came up short 2-0. The Rockies have scored 15 runs in their last seven games. They were excluded for the tenth time this season.
“That’s our challenge in the second half: increasing the offense,” Black said. “Hopefully when KB (Kris Bryant) comes back it helps. We have some younger guys pushing now.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rockies: Bryant (bruised left rib) took batting practice and played catch. He is projected to return after the All-Star break.
Reds: OF Stuart Fairchild (spinal disc injury) was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sunday. Hinds and RHP Yosver Zulueta were recalled from Louisville, and RHP Graham Ashcraft was acquired by Triple-A.
NEXT
Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (8-3, 2.96 ERA) is expected to be reinstated from the injured list to make his 13th start of the season on Tuesday night. RHP Cal Quantrill (6-6, 3.77) goes to the Rockies.
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