Two teams heading in very different directions met on Monday night when Colorado Rockies visit red hot cincinnati reds In the opener of the three-game series
this Red Army, who started 7-15, have won 11 of their last 13 games and 30 of their last 50 games, and are second in the NFC Central.Cincinnati is the only team in the division with a winning record since April 24
Cincinnati’s eight-game winning streak is the longest since a 10-game winning streak in July 2012, last year Red Army won their division
Sunday’s 9-7 win over 10 innings in Houston completed a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champions and marked Cincinnati’s 23rd comeback win, the most in the NL this season.
Second baseman Jonathan India and pitcher Hunter Greene are two cornerstones of Cincinnati’s rebuild, which culminates in 2023.
On Sunday, India hit a home run in the eighth inning with a hit in the left leg, a double play in the ninth and a pitch hit in the 10th.India has emerged as a well-deserved leader Red Armywho lost 100 games for the second time in franchise history in 2022
“I saw it in spring training. I knew something special was going to happen this year,” India said. “Right now, we’re just playing momentum and rolling. We’re a really good team.”
Green said the team’s “spring training mentality is, from last year, being the underdog in the league as a whole, we’ve embraced that role. We know we have the talent, we have the work ethic, we have the leadership the way around it.”
Rookies Matt McLain, Elly De La Cruz and Spencer Steer reinvigorated the lineup, while another rookie left-hander Brandon Williamson (1-0, 5.40 ERA) received a the Rocky Mountains in Monday night’s series opener
Williamson will make his seventh start since his major league debut the Rocky Mountains Allowed one run on two hits in 5 2/3 innings in a 3-1 win over Cincinnati at Colorado on May 16
this the Rocky Mountains Fight back with lefty Austin Gomber (4-6, 7.29), who made his 15th start of the season.Gomber allowed three runs and six hits in six-plus innings Wednesday in Boston, but he lost when the Red Sox scored five runs in a 6-3 seventh inning
Gomper, who has won just one of his past seven, will be his fourth career game against Cincinnati. On May 17 in Denver, he allowed five runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, but the Rocky Mountains Won 11-6
Seven career appearances Red ArmyGomber is 1-0 with a 4.29 ERA in 21 innings
this the Rocky Mountains is trying to snap a five-game losing streak after losing 14-6 at Atlanta on Sunday
After winning the first two games of their 10-game road trip from Boston, the Rocky Mountains Stumbled, they just got swept in four games and were beaten by the Warriors 40-12
“That’s what’s going to happen in this game. You’re going to have to live with your lump,” said the Rocky Mountains Veteran infielder Mike Moustakas, who played for Red Army Start of 2020-22, including Cincinnati club that lost 100 games last year
“You’re going to have to fight every day, especially the younger players. They’re still learning how to perform at the major league level, and the only way you’re going to learn is through it. They’re going to be better on the other side.”
–Field-level media