Duvall continues HR barrage with two more

DENVER — Left fielder Adam Duvall returned to the Reds’ dugout in the ninth inning after hitting his second home run of the day and found teammates pretending he was too hot to the touch. Figuratively speaking, he certainly is that.

Duvallís latest long balls were among the five Cincinnati slugged for an 11-8 win Monday over Colorado at Coors Field.

“I’ve never really played with a bunch of these guys. They don’t really know what to expect or what I’m capable of,” Duvall said. “It was good to help the team win today.”

In the five-run fourth inning with Cincinnati down, 5-1, it was Duvall’s two-run homer to right-center field against Chad Bettis that put his team back in the game. His second one, off of reliever Jake McGee, landed in the first row of the seats in right field and provided needed insurance as the game became close. It gave him the first career multihomer game.

All but two of Duvall’s previous homers this season were pulled, but he’s worked on going the other way.

“I was trying to hit a ball through the middle. It just happened to go …

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