Reds starter Michael Lorenzen helped himself, hitting a two-run triple in the second. But the right-hander served up six runs (five earned) on five hits, including an RBI double by Kris Bryant in the fifth, and was pulled after 4 1/3 innings.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Power stick: For the second straight game, Montero found his home run swing, and hit his second three-run homer and third in his last eight games. The catcher has been scuffling in June, and had four hits in 24 at-bats before Thursday's contest.