CINCINNATI — Rece Hinds, making his main league debut, doubled and homered because the short-handed Cincinnati Reds defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Monday night time, ending a three-game skid.
Hinds, 23, the Reds’ No. 15 prospect in accordance with MLB’s newest rankings, supplied a lift to a beleaguered lineup that’s with out a number of regulars at a vital time because it tries to remain alive within the Nationwide League wild-card race.
Recent off being swept at dwelling by the Detroit Tigers in a weekend sequence, the Reds, who dealt for veteran outfielder Austin Slater from the San Francisco Giants late Sunday night time in trade for left-handed pitcher Alex Younger, added to their outfield choices Monday by selling Hinds and outrighting utility man Levi Jordan to Triple-A Louisville.
“It was surreal. I am unable to put phrases to it,” Hinds stated in his postgame on-field interview on Bally Sports activities. “You see my smile, that is all I obtained proper now.”
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Hinds, a 2019 second-round choose from Niceville, Florida, hit eighth in supervisor David Bell’s lineup. After a fifth-inning double, he launched a 449-foot shot into the stands within the eighth inning, giving Cincinnati a 3-0 lead.
“It was far more than anticipated,” Hinds stated of his debut. “I simply wished to exit, get a win, which we did. Simply wished to let my skills deal with itself.”
Bell concurred.
“It is a great way to acclimate your self to the workforce,” Bell stated. “And it is a large win for us.”
Slater, 31, who has additionally performed first base in his profession, didn’t enter the lineup on Monday however will even be seen as an outfield possibility for Bell. He’s hitting .200 with one dwelling run and 9 RBIs in 43 video games. Earlier than the deal, he had spent his total profession within the Giants group and had his greatest season in 2022, when he hit seven dwelling runs with 34 RBIs.
Earlier than Monday’s win, Reds normal supervisor Brad Meador informed reporters the transfer “appeared to be a superb match for each groups.”
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Cincinnati is with out injured infielders Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Matt McLain for an prolonged time period, and over the weekend, catcher Luke Maile was positioned on the injured listing throughout the identical sequence by which outfielder Nick Martini suffered a left thumb sprain. Additionally, leadoff hitter and outfielder TJ Friedl, who’s affected by a proper hamstring pressure, is on the injured listing for the third time this season.
Reds starter Andrew Abbott improved to 9-6 with Monday’s win, pitching seven innings, placing out eight and scattering simply three hits.
“Simply the ups and downs the workforce’s had,” Abbott stated of what has made him most proud this season because the Reds battle their inconsistencies. “We all know it is coming, we simply have to remain the storm and preserve going.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
