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DENVER (AP) – Ruben Rivera is repaying manager Bob Boone for
reviving his career.
|  | | Pedro Astacio saw his ERA jump more than a full point to 3.09 after giving up six runs in seven innings. |
Rivera and Dmitri Young hit consecutive two-run doubles in a
six-run eighth inning as the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the
Colorado Rockies 12-9 Friday night for their eighth straight road
win.
"Boone has given me the chance to play every day and because of
that I don't feel badly about being cut," said Rivera, who was
released by San Diego and signed on as a free agent by the Reds on
March 21. "He really helped me when I got here and now I feel more
comfortable."
Colorado led 9-6 going into the eighth, but Kelly Stinnett hit
an RBI single off Juan Acevedo, Rivera pinch hit and tied the game
against Jose Jimenez, who had relieved Mike Myers (1-2). Young
doubled for an 11-9 lead.
"You figure they are going to match up Jimenez, but Ruben has
been having some great at-bats, and he had another one tonight,"
Boone said. "He has been playing terrific for us. Everyone has
been playing terrific for us."
After an intentional walk to Sean Casey, Alex Ochoa added an RBI
single.
"I didn't do my job, but at least I threw what I wanted to,"
Jimenez said. "It was one of those days where everything I threw
got hit."
Neifi Perez misplayed Aaron Boone's grounder to shortstop
leading off the inning.
Hector Mercado (1-0) allowed one run and two hits in 3 1-3
innings, and Danny Graves pitched a hitless ninth for his eighth
save in nine chances.
Larry Walker was 3-for-4 with two RBI, and Perez doubled twice,
tripled and drove in two runs for Colorado.
Reds starter Chris Reitsma was tagged for eight runs – seven
earned – and 11 hits in 3 2-3 innings. His ERA nearly tripled from
1.03 to 2.90.
Colorado starter Pedro Astacio gave up six runs and eight hits
in seven innings, struck out eight and walked one. His ERA jumped
from 1.93 to 3.09.
Cincinnati, which outhit the Rockies 17-14, took a 5-0 lead in
the first on Michael Tucker's RBI double by Michael Tucker, Sean
Casey's run-scoring single, Aaron Boone's two-run double and Pokey
Reese's RBI double.
Colorado closed within a run in the bottom half on Todd Walker's
RBI double, Greg Norton's sacrifice fly and Perez's two-run double.
Young's RBI grounder made it 6-4 in the second, but Colorado
surged ahead in a four-run fourth on Brent Mayne's RBI single, Juan
Pierre's RBI double and Larry Walker's two-run double.
Young had a run-scoring error in the sixth in left field in the
sixth, misplaying Todd Helton's single.
"We are playing like a team right now," Young said. "Any
given minute, somebody is going to step it up whether it myself,
Sean Casey, Alex Ochoa or Pokey Reese."
Game notes
Umpire Randy Marsh (family emergency) was replaced by Chris
Guccione for the series. ... The Reds purchased the contract of RHP
Matt Skrmetta from Triple-A Louisville, where he was 1-1 with a
1.58 ERA in seven games. INF D.T. Cromer was optioned to Louisville
after Thursday's game at San Francisco. ... 3B Jeff Cirillo was
held out of the lineup with strained muscles in his lower rib cage.
... The game drew 44,502, increasing Colorado's attendance to
30,025,950 since the franchise started play in 1993.
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Boston 9
Kansas City 2
Texas 11
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Detroit 4
Tampa Bay 2
NY Yankees 3
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Milwaukee 1
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