Denver — Colorado Rockies starter Eddie Butler just couldn’t find a rhythm or gain full command of his arsenal on Thursday night, giving up eight runs in four innings of work. Home runs from Joey Votto and Zack Cozart punctuated the Cincinnati Reds effort, but the whole team was on Butler all night in what was a frustrating outing for a young pitcher who has shown a ton of progress this season.
Two of the runs charged to Butler came on a three-run jack off the bat of Eugenio Suarez on the first pitch thrown by Chad Qualls out of the bullpen.