CINCINNATI (AP) -- Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer on Wednesday, extending his hitting tear, and Kyle Kendrick pitched into the eighth inning for his first win since opening day, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.The Rockies won for the fourth time in five games, taking two of three in the series. The Reds have lost 10 of 11, a streak that started when one of the home run smokestacks at Great American Ball Park caught fire during a loss to the Giants on May 15.Arenado hit his 10th homer in the first inning off Mike Leake (2-4) and added a single. In the past four games, the third baseman is 9 for 16 with three homers, one triple and 10 RBIs. 
Kendrick (2-6) signed with the Rockies as a free agent, pitched seven shutout innings to beat Milwaukee on opening day, and hadn't won since, going 0-6 with a 7.58 ERA in his last eight starts. The right-hander gave up five hits, including solo homers by Todd Frazier and Tucker Barnhart, in 7 1-3 innings.Boone Logan walked Frazier with the bases loaded in the eighth and gave up Jay Bruce's RBI single, cutting it to 6-4. John Axford faced three batters in the ninth while getting his eighth save in as many chances.The Reds ended a nine-game losing streak - their longest in 17 years - with a 2-1 win on Tuesday night. They didn't have much of a chance as Leake struggled through another rough start, giving up nine hits and six runs in only five innings. Charlie Blackmon added a two-run homer in the second inning.In his last three starts, Leake has allowed 20 runs, 27 hits and six homers in only 14 innings.D.J. LeMahieu had a pair of singles, extending his hitting streak to 10 games.
Kendrick (2-6) signed with the Rockies as a free agent, pitched seven shutout innings to beat Milwaukee on opening day, and hadn't won since, going 0-6 with a 7.58 ERA in his last eight starts. The right-hander gave up five hits, including solo homers by Todd Frazier and Tucker Barnhart, in 7 1-3 innings.Boone Logan walked Frazier with the bases loaded in the eighth and gave up Jay Bruce's RBI single, cutting it to 6-4. John Axford faced three batters in the ninth while getting his eighth save in as many chances.The Reds ended a nine-game losing streak - their longest in 17 years - with a 2-1 win on Tuesday night. They didn't have much of a chance as Leake struggled through another rough start, giving up nine hits and six runs in only five innings. Charlie Blackmon added a two-run homer in the second inning.In his last three starts, Leake has allowed 20 runs, 27 hits and six homers in only 14 innings.D.J. LeMahieu had a pair of singles, extending his hitting streak to 10 games.
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