Rockies fall to Reds 6-5

Scooter Gennett had five hits, including a solo homer, Tony Cruz also homered and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Saturday night.
  
It marked the second time in Gennett’s career that he collected five hits, previously accomplishing the feat against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 6, 2017.
  
Gennett also helped preserve the win after the Rockies loaded the bases in the ninth against reliever Jared Hughes. Ryan McMahon, recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs earlier in the day, led off with his second single and Chris Iannetta doubled to put runners on second and third. Hughes walked pinch-hitter Carlos Gonzalez to load the bases, but got Charlie Blackmon to ground into a forceout at the plate for the first out.
  
David Dahl, who drove in three runs, then lined out to Gennett at second, and the Reds second baseman doubled off Gonzalez to end the game.
  
Michael Lorenzen (1-0) 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 ROOM
  
Reds: 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 NEXT
  
Reds: 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.