Rockies Crush Reds 13-2, Goodman Hits 9th HR

0:00It's April 30th, MLB News Today starts now, AI-powered and game ready. I'm Cory with the story. Rocky's just demolished the Red's 13-2 on Wednesday night. Hunter Goodman smashed two home runs and drove in three runs while going three for four at the plate. Brett Sullivan matched him with three hits and three RBI's, highlighted by a three-run double. Tomo Yuki Sugano dominated with five and one-third scoreless innings, improving to three and one on the year. The Rockies racked up 15 hits total, their fourth time reaching that mark this season. Brinton Doyle, TJ Rumpfield, and Willie Castro each added two hits to fuel the offense. They built a big lead early, jumping ahead for nothing by the third, and ate nothing before the eighth. On the red side, starter Brandon Williamson struggled in his return from Tommy John's surgery last year. He gave up four runs over three innings with four walks. Brinton Atty didn't score until the ninth on Tyler Stevenson's double, and Will Benson's

1:01first homer of the season. Goodman capped his night with a 415-foot two-run blast in the seventh, pushing his season total to nine homers. The Rockies kept pouring it on in the ninth, with key singles and doubles to hit 13 runs. Looking ahead, Colorado's Michael Lorenzen takes the mound Thursday against Cincinnati's Andrew Abbott in game two of the series. This win keeps the Rockies rolling strong.