CINCINNATI -- The Rockies might want to place it on their promotion calendar: Home Run Party in Cincinnati.Corey Dickerson had his first career two-homer game, also doubling twice, and the Rockies went deep five times in an 11-2 victory over the Reds on Saturday night at Great American Ball Park in front of 37,984.Each of the past three years, the Rockies have hit five or more homers in a game at Great American. The first time, on May 27, 2012, they actually lost, 7-5, on a day when their starter, Jamie Moyer, was torched as well. Last year, the Rockies hit six in a 12-4 victory on April 5. The club record for homers is seven, at Montreal on April 5, 1997. 
On Saturday night, Charlie Blackmon hit his eighth homer this season, which also was his third career first-inning leadoff homer and second this year. Justin Morneau also hit his eighth homer, and Troy Tulowtizki added his team-high 11th. With his second blast of the game, Dickerson improved his total this year to four. Dickerson finished with 12 total bases while going 4-for-5, and Blackmon went 3-for-5 with the homer, a double and a single.The Rockies (23-16) have split the first two games of three with the Reds, are 2-2 on their current road stretch and improved to 10-11 on the road. The Rockies have more playoff trips (three) than winning seasons on the road (2009, 41-40), and they believe being at or around the break-even point can help them contend if they dominate at home.Blackmon and Dickerson consecutively victimized starter Alfredo Simon (4-2) to open the game. The Rockies lead the Majors with 56 home runs, but it was the first time they had gone back to back this season. They would do it again later.The only other time the Rockies opened a game with two homers was at Coors Field on May 4, 1996. The two who did it, Eric Young and Ellis Burks, were with the club Saturday, Young as first-base coach and Burks in town as a special instructor.The Reds had ideas of a homer contest when Joey Votto, who won Friday night's game with a ninth-inning leadoff homer, opened the second with his sixth homer of the year. But Rockies starter Jordan Lyles (5-0) gave the Reds little else. Lyles went six innings, held the Reds to two runs on four hits, and struck out a season-high eight against four walks.Simon, who entered with a 1.99 ERA, was not nearly as fortunate. He lasted just three innings and gave up eight hits, including three of the homers, and five runs.Dickerson doubled to lead off the third, moved on Tulowitzki's first bunt hit since 2009 and scored when Carlos Gonzalez grounded into a double play. But Nolan Arenado, who saw his hit streak end at 28 games on Friday night, doubled to increase his streak of reaching base to 30 games, and Morneau homered to right.Blackmon and Dickerson came up with RBI doubles in the fourth. Then Dickerson added his two-run, 437-foot shot to right in the sixth, and Tulowitzki followed immediately with his homer. Both came off Reds reliever J.J. Hoover.Thomas Harding / MLB.com
On Saturday night, Charlie Blackmon hit his eighth homer this season, which also was his third career first-inning leadoff homer and second this year. Justin Morneau also hit his eighth homer, and Troy Tulowtizki added his team-high 11th. With his second blast of the game, Dickerson improved his total this year to four. Dickerson finished with 12 total bases while going 4-for-5, and Blackmon went 3-for-5 with the homer, a double and a single.The Rockies (23-16) have split the first two games of three with the Reds, are 2-2 on their current road stretch and improved to 10-11 on the road. The Rockies have more playoff trips (three) than winning seasons on the road (2009, 41-40), and they believe being at or around the break-even point can help them contend if they dominate at home.Blackmon and Dickerson consecutively victimized starter Alfredo Simon (4-2) to open the game. The Rockies lead the Majors with 56 home runs, but it was the first time they had gone back to back this season. They would do it again later.The only other time the Rockies opened a game with two homers was at Coors Field on May 4, 1996. The two who did it, Eric Young and Ellis Burks, were with the club Saturday, Young as first-base coach and Burks in town as a special instructor.The Reds had ideas of a homer contest when Joey Votto, who won Friday night's game with a ninth-inning leadoff homer, opened the second with his sixth homer of the year. But Rockies starter Jordan Lyles (5-0) gave the Reds little else. Lyles went six innings, held the Reds to two runs on four hits, and struck out a season-high eight against four walks.Simon, who entered with a 1.99 ERA, was not nearly as fortunate. He lasted just three innings and gave up eight hits, including three of the homers, and five runs.Dickerson doubled to lead off the third, moved on Tulowitzki's first bunt hit since 2009 and scored when Carlos Gonzalez grounded into a double play. But Nolan Arenado, who saw his hit streak end at 28 games on Friday night, doubled to increase his streak of reaching base to 30 games, and Morneau homered to right.Blackmon and Dickerson came up with RBI doubles in the fourth. Then Dickerson added his two-run, 437-foot shot to right in the sixth, and Tulowitzki followed immediately with his homer. Both came off Reds reliever J.J. Hoover.Thomas Harding / MLB.com
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