Fowler’s single leads Rockies to first extra-inning win of season, 6-4 over Reds

Fowler’s single leads Rockies to 6-4 win over Reds

CINCINNATI — Dexter Fowler’s two-out RBI triple in the 11th inning helped Colorado beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 on Sunday and complete a three-game sweep.

Garrett Atkins added a pinch-hit infield single to help Colorado earn its first win in five extra-inning games this season, all on the road.

The Rockies extended their winning streak to four games, their longest since winning four straight from July 6 through July 9, and sent the Reds to their sixth consecutive loss and 12th in their last 13 games.

Chris Iannetta led off the 11th against Nick Masset (4-1) with a single through the hole into left field and reached second on a wild pitch. Two outs later, Fowler lined his triple to deep left-center field.

Franklin Morales (3-0) pitched 1 1-3 innings for the win. Huston Street pitched the 11th for his league-leading 28th save of the season.

Colorado starter Jason Marquis allowed two hits over six scoreless innings before giving up Laynce Nix’s three-run, game-tying homer in the seventh. The right-hander allowed four hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo left with no-decision after allowing seven hits and three runs with three walks and a strikeout in seven innings.

Ian Stewart opened the scoring with a solo home run with two outs in the fourth inning. It was his 18th homer of the season and first in 37 at-bats since July 19 at San Diego.

The Rockies took advantage of a Cincinnati error while taking a 3-0 in the sixth. With Brad Hawpe on second and Troy Tulowitzki on first, Stewart singled to center to drive in Hawpe with Tulowitzki advancing to third. Tulowitzki scored when shortstop Alex Gonzalez misplayed Nix’s throw back to the infield.

The Reds tied the score in the seventh. Phillips led off with a double up the gap in right-center field and Scott Rolen was hit by a pitch. Jonny Gomes flied out to right field, but Nix hit his ninth home run of the season and first in 45 at bats since July 10 against the Mets at New York.

Colorado regained the lead on Tulowitzki’s 20th homer of the season, an opposite-field solo shot off of left-hander Arthur Rhodes in the eighth, but Joey Votto tied the score with his 17th homer of the season and second of the series.

NOTES: Rolen, in his second game with Cincinnati after being acquired Friday in a trade, left the game after getting hit in the batting helmet. He never lost consciousness and walked off on his own after less than a minute. … The Rockies also swept the Reds in a three-game series in Cincinnati last season.