DENVER (AP) Jon Gray hit his first career homer an estimated 467 feet – the farthest by any Rockies player this season – and pitched effectively into the sixth inning as Colorado beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on a sweltering Wednesday night.
Pat Valaika had a career-high three hits, including a two-run homer and a run-scoring single with two outs in the eighth.
Gray’s two-run homer in the second was the longest among pitchers since MLB’s Statcast began tracking distances in 2015. Gray even did a hop out of the batter’s box and rounded the bases at a leisurely pace.