Miley, Votto propel Reds past slumping Rockies 10-3

CINCINNATI (AP) — Wade Miley delivered on the mound and at the plate, Joey Votto had a go-ahead two-run single in the third inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 10-3 Saturday.

Tyler Naquin had three hits and Miley was one of four Reds with two, including Nick Castellanos, who went into the game leading the majors in hitting at .362 and the National League in slugging percentage at .638.

Votto and Eugenio Suárez also added two hits each for the Reds, who have won nine of 12 since falling a season-high six games below .500 on May 29. They reached .500 at 31-31 for the first time since they were 19-19 on May 16.

“It was important to get over that bit of a hump," Miley said. "We were right around it, just underneath it. It’s great to get back to .500.”

Jesse Winker, right behind Castellanos in the batting race, went hitless but made a spectacular backhand catch while skirting the left-center field wall to rob Garrett Hampson leading off the sixth.

The Rockies have lost each of their road series this season and slipped to 5-26 away from Coors Field, compared to 20-14 at home. Opponents have reached double figures in runs in each of their last three games, and they’ve lost four of five and six of their last eight.

Miley singled twice and drew a leadoff walk in Cincinnati’s two-run sixth inning. The left-hander, who logged his first career no-hitter on May 7, overcame muggy conditions that included a 93-degree gametime temperature to allow six hits and three runs, two earned, with one walk and three strikeouts in seven innings.

“We just couldn't mount a comeback against him," Colorado manager Bub Black said. “He's got an assortment of offspeed stuff, and we couldn't conquer it. He's a different kind of pitcher than what guys see in the modern...

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