Forecasted storms never materialized Wednesday afternoon in downtown Denver, but the Rockies offense thundered to life in the middle innings against Cincinnati.
Suppressed to three singles over the first 4 u2153 innings, the Rockies ripped off 11 runs in the fifth and sixth frames against Reds starter Graham Ashcraft and a host of relievers to turn a five-run deficit into an 11-6 win.
Rockies right-hander Riley Pint made his major league debut in the ninth inning in what manager Bud Black hoped would be a quiet inning, but the Reds pushed a run across and loaded the bases with one out, forcing Black to go to closer Pierce Johnson.