NATIONAL LEAGUE : Gant Homers Twice, Reds Win Again
Ron Gant hit two home runs and drove in four runs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies, 11-6, Monday night for their fifth consecutive victory and ninth in 10 games.
Gant hit his 13th and 14th home runs to tie Colorado’s Larry Walker, who also homered, for the NL lead. Gant had a solo and a three-run homer.
The Reds jumped on Marvin Freeman (2-3) for two runs in the second and two more in the third.
Kevin Jarvis (3-3) pitched six innings, giving up six hits and three runs.
Colorado’s Dante Bichette extended his hitting streak to a club-record 18 games, matching the streak by Oakland’s Mark McGwire as the longest in the majors this season.
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