CINCINNATI, July 17 (UPI) -- A pinch-hit go-ahead double by Ray Olmedo in the eighth inning Saturday night gave Cincinnati a 7-6 win over the Colorado Rockies.
Rich Aurilia and Ken Griffey, Jr. each homered and Aurilia was 2-for-2 with three RBI. Wily Mo Pena also had two hits while Adam Dunn scored twice for the Reds, who have won two in a row and four of their last five.
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Colorado has dropped three straight.
Jason Standridge (1-0) earned his first major league win.
Loser Dan Miceli fell to 0-1.
Luis Gonzalez, Todd Helton, Eric Byrnes, Dustan Mohr and Ryan Spilborghs had two hits apiece for Colorado, including two doubles by Gonzalez and a two-bagger by Byrnes.