Cincinnati Reds’ Spencer Steer, right, congratulates teammate TJ Friedl on scoring a run against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona signals to his team against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Colorado Rockies second baseman Kyle Farmer turns the first half of a double play against Cincinnati Reds’ Matt McLain during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Friedl homers and Francona gets 2,000th win as the Reds beat the Rockies 4-2
CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl homered and Cincinnati manager Terry Francona got his 2,000th win when he directed the Reds to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Cincinnati Reds’ Spencer Steer, right, congratulates teammate TJ Friedl on scoring a run against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl homered and Cincinnati manager Terry Francona got his 2,000th win when he directed the Reds to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Matt McLain and Austin Hays each had two hits as Cincinnati won the rubber game of the weekend series. Nick Martinez (7-9) pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball.
The Reds are 50-47 at the All-Star break in their first season since Francona in October. The 66-year-old Francona is 2,000-1,719 in 24 years .
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Mickey Moniak drove in two runs for Colorado, and Austin Gomber (0-3) allowed two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.
The Rockies go into the break with a major league-worst 22-74 record. They have dropped seven of nine.
Friedl hit his ninth home run on Gomber’s fourth pitch of the game. It was the 70th first-inning run for Cincinnati — tops in the NL.
Friedl also walked and scored on Hays’ two-out single in the third, tying it at 2. He singled and scored on a two-out error on Colorado shortstop Ryan Ritter in the fifth.
The Reds added an insurance run in the seventh when Elly De La Cruz doubled and scored on Spencer Steer’s single.
Emilio Pagán pitched a perfect ninth to match his career high with 20 saves in 23 opportunities.
The Rockies got both of their runs on Moniak’s two-run single with two down in the third.
Tyler Freeman went 0 for 5 for Colorado, ending his on-base streak at 25 games.
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