The Rockies came out swinging in the first inning, tagging Reds’ starter Reiver Sanmartin for six runs on six hits. Ryan McMahon and Yonathan Daza were the only two Rockies not to reach base in the first inning, while Randal Grichuk struck out in his second at-bat of the inning to end it. In his first, Grichuk ripped a single to right to score Connor Joe and José Iglesias.
Not to be outdone, C.J. Cron immediately hit a 370-foot homer to left to drive in two more runs. It was Cron’s NL-leading eighth home run of the season.