MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT CINCINNATI REDS
04/30/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1037 - THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (13-18) 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 9 13 0
Cincinnati Reds (14-17) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Walker Hits 2 home runs in Rockies Win
Christian Walker knocked in 5 runs to help Colorado beat Cincinnati, 9-2. The first baseman collected 1 single, 1 double, and 2 home runs. Colorado pitcher Bernardo García earned the win, hiking his record to 2-2. Walt Sharpe suffered the loss. Cincinnati is 14-17 after the defeat.

With Colorado leading 4-0 in the top of the fourth, Walker came up to bat against Cincinnati pitcher Walt Sharpe. Walker hit a changeup to left for a bases-clearing double. His 7th double of the season put the Rockies on top, 7-0.

"We came in and did what we needed to do," said Colorado manager Mark Minicozzi.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Moreno SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .276 0 4
C. Walker 1B 5 3 4 5 0 0 3 .320 5 13
J. Miller DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .239 5 18
J. Taylor LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .206 6 13
A. Hernández 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .225 3 7
J. Hill 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .240 2 9
F. Reyes RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .189 1 2
D. Grullon C 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 .206 0 5
R. Faulkner CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .255 1 7
Totals 39 9 13 8 4 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Walker (7, 4th Inning off W. Sharpe, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Hernández (4, 5th Inning off J. Fernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Walker 2 (5, 1st Inning off W. Sharpe, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Fernández, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Taylor (6, 5th Inning off J. Fernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Moreno , C. Walker 11 , J. Miller , J. Taylor 4 , A. Hernández 3 , J. Hill 3 , F. Reyes
2-out RBI: , C. Walker 2 , J. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Miller 2 , J. Taylor , D. Grullon
GIDP: F. Reyes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Grullon-Hill, Moreno-Hill-Walker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Arcia 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .307 0 5
J. Adams C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .252 3 15
B. Anderson DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .274 4 6
T. Polo LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .243 4 12
G. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
J. Llerena 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .158 0 5
   b-J. Parra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 3
   c-D. Jones 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 1 5
J. Juárez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292 1 12
J. Clark RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .205 0 10
J. Cortéz SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 1
   a-L. Garcia PR, SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .188 2 6
Totals 33 2 9 2 4 9 19      
a - L. Garcia pinch ran for J. Cortéz in the 3rd
b - J. Parra pinch hit for J. Llerena in the 8th
c - D. Jones substituted for J. Parra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Anderson 2 (4, 1st Inning off B. García, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off B. García, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Cortéz (5, 3rd Inning off B. García, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Polo (4, 4th Inning off B. García, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Adams , B. Anderson 4 , T. Polo 4 , G. Jones , J. Juárez , J. Cortéz 2 , L. Garcia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Arcia 2 , B. Anderson , G. Jones , J. Llerena
GIDP: B. Anderson
Sac Fly: J. Clark
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Garcia (4)
CS: O. Arcia (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cortéz-Arcia-Llerena)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. García W (2-2) 5.0 7 2 2 3 6 1 24 98 2.95   
D. Foster 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 11 41 5.40   
D. Kirkpatrick 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 14 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. García 48
Batters Faced: B. García 24, D. Foster 11, D. Kirkpatrick 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. García 3-5, D. Foster 4-3, D. Kirkpatrick 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. García 98-54, D. Foster 41-22, D. Kirkpatrick 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
W. Sharpe L (2-3) 3.2 7 7 7 3 3 1 20 76 4.69   
J. Fernández 3.1 4 2 2 0 3 2 14 50 7.50   
J. Rodríguez 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 32 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Sharpe 17
Batters Faced: W. Sharpe 20, J. Fernández 14, J. Rodríguez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Sharpe 2-5, J. Fernández 4-3, J. Rodríguez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Sharpe 76-48, J. Fernández 50-32, J. Rodríguez 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fernández 1-0 , J. Rodríguez 1-0
WP: W. Sharpe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Christian Walker
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:40 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 26847
Special Notes: SS Jorge Cortéz was injured while running the bases.
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