CINCINNATI (AP) -- Skip Schumaker hit a game-winning double in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds ended a nine-game losing streak - their longest in 17 years - with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.Players piled out of their dugout for a wild celebration near second base after Schumaker's pinch hit ended the Reds' longest slump since they dropped 11 in a row under manager Jack McKeon in 1998.Cincinnati had the second-longest losing streak in the majors this season, trailing Colorado's 11-game slide from April 28 to May 13. 
Brooks Brown (0-2) walked Marlon Byrd opening the ninth. Kristopher Negron's sacrificed, and Schumaker hit an opposite-field liner that landed just inside the left-field foul line. Jay Bruce led the charge of Reds players onto the field, and injured pitcher Johnny Cueto poured a bottle of water of Schumaker's head.Aroldis Chapman (3-3), who had given up runs in each of his prior two appearances, escaped a two-on threat in the ninth by striking out Nolan Arenado.Colorado switched starters before the game, deciding to give left-hander Jorge De La Rosa a couple extra days to let a cut on his pitching hand heal. Left-hander Chris Rusin, who made 20 starts for the Cubs from 2012-13, was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to fill in.Rusin gave up Billy Hamilton's RBI single and four hits overall during seven innings.Michael Lorenzen gave up a pair of hits in seven innings, including Nick Hundley's fifth homer, in his return to the rotation. The right-hander started three games and was moved to the bullpen for a pair of appearances before making another start on Tuesday.Colorado's DJ LeMahieu singled off Chapman in the ninth, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Cincinnati's Todd Frazier went 0 for 3, ending his seven-game streak (9 for 28).
Brooks Brown (0-2) walked Marlon Byrd opening the ninth. Kristopher Negron's sacrificed, and Schumaker hit an opposite-field liner that landed just inside the left-field foul line. Jay Bruce led the charge of Reds players onto the field, and injured pitcher Johnny Cueto poured a bottle of water of Schumaker's head.Aroldis Chapman (3-3), who had given up runs in each of his prior two appearances, escaped a two-on threat in the ninth by striking out Nolan Arenado.Colorado switched starters before the game, deciding to give left-hander Jorge De La Rosa a couple extra days to let a cut on his pitching hand heal. Left-hander Chris Rusin, who made 20 starts for the Cubs from 2012-13, was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to fill in.Rusin gave up Billy Hamilton's RBI single and four hits overall during seven innings.Michael Lorenzen gave up a pair of hits in seven innings, including Nick Hundley's fifth homer, in his return to the rotation. The right-hander started three games and was moved to the bullpen for a pair of appearances before making another start on Tuesday.Colorado's DJ LeMahieu singled off Chapman in the ninth, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Cincinnati's Todd Frazier went 0 for 3, ending his seven-game streak (9 for 28).
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