Pastrnak scores OT winner, Bruins avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Sabres
Pastrnak scores OT winner as Bruins beat Sabres 2-1, avoiding elimination
Elly De La Cruz hit a homer and drove in four runs as the Reds defeated the Rockies 7-2. Chase Burns achieved 100 strikeouts faster than any other Cincinnati pitcher during the game.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz homered and drove in four runs and Chase Burns reached 100 strikeouts faster than any other Cincinnati pitcher as the Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Tuesday night. De La Cruz sandwiched a pair of RBI singles around a two-run homer by Spencer Steer — his fifth — for a 4-1 lead in the third inning. De La Cruz then hit his team-leading 10th homer in the eighth after a base hit by Dane Myers, giving the Reds a 6-2 lead. He finished 3 for 4 with two steals. Burns (3-1) issued a game-opening walk to Edouard Julien and then struck out the side. He struck out TJ Rumfield swinging for the third out and his 100th strikeout in 72 1/3 innings. Burns matched his season high with nine strikeouts, allowing two runs on seven hits and a walk in six innings. He threw 97 pitches and left after striking out Kyle Karros with one out and runners on second and third and retiring Ezequiel Tovar on a flyout. Relievers Graham Ashcraft, Tony Santillan and Brock Burke closed it out the win for Cincinnati. Kyle Freeland (1-2) came off the injured list and walked Myers to begin his first start since April 7th. Myers scored on De La Cruz's single before Steer homered for a 3-0 lead. The Reds are 13-1 when scoring first. Freeland allowed four runs on five hits in five innings. Tanner Gordorn gave up three runs in three innings. Burns allowed a leadoff single to Tyler Freeman in the second, but of a one-out base hit to help keep it 3-0. Julien hit his second homer — a solo shot in the third — before Burns struck out the side. Julien added an RBI single in the fifth and finished with three hits. went 1 for 5 and extended his hitting streak to 12 games. doubled and scored the final run on 's single as Cincinnati improved to 12-2 in the last 14 games with Colorado.
Chase Burns recorded nine strikeouts during the game.
Elly De La Cruz went 3 for 4, hit a home run, drove in four runs, and stole two bases.
The final score was 7-2 in favor of the Cincinnati Reds.
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