Nick Lodolo tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, Noelvi Marte had three hits and three RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 8-1 in Denver on Sunday to sweep the three-game series.Spencer Steer, Elly De La Cruz, Gavin Lux, Jose Trevino and Austin Hays finished with two hits each for Cincinnati, which totaled 14 hits and has won a season-high four straight.Lodolo (3-2) got through 5 2/3 innings without giving up a hit when Jordan Beck legged out an infield single to shortstop.The Reds appealed the call but it was confirmed upon review, ending the bid for their first no-hitter since Wade Miley tossed one on May 7, 2021, at Cleveland.Kyle Farmer singled in the seventh and Alan Trejo, acquired from Texas on Saturday, led off the eighth with a single and scored on Beck’s sacrifice fly.Lodolo struck out nine, walked one and hit a batter in his longest outing of 2025.Colorado lost its sixth in a row and is 4-23, the worst start in franchise history. The Rockies are 3-9 at home and have been swept in five of their nine series this season.The Reds jumped on righty Bradley Blalock, who was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque to make his first major league start and third appearance this season.
