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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Carlos Gonzalez arrived early at Great American Ball Park expecting to face Johnny Cueto. He got a little extra practice on his swing, trying to make it faster for one of the toughest pitchers in the majors. The Rockies home run leader was ready to face the best. Instead, he got a rookie making his first start in the majors, and simply overpowered him. Gonzalez tied his career high with three homers -- two of them off Pedro Villarreal -- and Troy Tulowitzki went 5 for 5 with a pair of homers on Wednesday night, sending Colorado to a 12-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. "Today I showed up early, tried working on my hands, feeling good at the plate," said Gonzalez, who has 17 homers. "This is a good place to hit." The Rockies hadnt hit six homers in a game since they had that many against the Marlins on July 4, 2008, according to STATS LLC. "When we get some guys hitting in our lineup at the same time, its a dangerous lineup," manager Walt Weiss said. "Two really good players in the middle of our lineup were swinging the bat well tonight." Gonzalez got Colorados splurge going with a solo shot and a three-run homer off Villarreal (0-1), who was roughed up by one of the NLs top offences in his first big league start. The right-hander was called up from Triple-A earlier in the day because Cueto had lingering problems with a muscle in the back of his pitching shoulder. Gonzalez was mentally ready to face Cueto, against whom he is 4 for 10 with a homer. Instead, he got a young pitcher just trying to throw strikes. "Its a weird feeling," Gonzalez said. "Sometimes you like facing a guy youve seen a few times rather than a guy youve never seen before. Tonight we saw a lot of pitches in the strike zone." Tulowitzki tied his career high with five hits, including a two-run homer and a solo shot. Todd Helton also homered as the Rockies piled up a season-high 20 hits, the most allowed by Cincinnati since 2009. The Reds came in with the second-best earned run average in the NL. "The young kid had a rough night," manager Dusty Baker said. "He was leaving balls up in the zone and out over the heart of the plate. You do that and youre in trouble." Jon Garland (4-6) gave up four runs -- all in the first -- and lasted six innings. The Rockies took the last two games of their series, ending a streak of six straight losses against Cincinnati. Colorado is 3-6 against the Reds over the last two seasons. "To beat those guys two out of three is big," Helton said. "Thats a good team over there." The Reds put Cueto on the 15-day disabled list before the game, the second time this season that their top starter has been sidelined by a strained muscle in the back of his shoulder. Cincinnatis top starter was out from April 15 to May 19 with the injury. Villarreal was promoted instead of left-hander Tony Cingrani because it was his turn to start at Triple-A Louisville. Weiss didnt change his lineup for the right-handed Villarreal, who lasted only 3 2-3 innings and allowed 10 hits and six runs. Gonzalez hit his solo homer in the first. Tulowitzki had a two-run shot in the third, his second homer in two games. He also had a two-run homer in the eighth inning Tuesday for a 5-4 win. Gonzalezs three-run homer in the fourth -- one that went an estimated 476 feet -- gave him 10 multihomer games in his career, two this season. He added a two-run shot in the eighth off Manny Parra. He also hit three in a game against Houston on May 30 last season. Garland also had a rough time in the first inning, when Xavier Paul hit a three-run shot for a 4-1 lead. Garland is one of the NLs best at getting ground balls. After Pauls homer, he retired 13 of the next 17 batters on grounders or strikeouts. Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips missed his fourth straight game with a bruised left forearm, which was hit by a pitch. Hes expected back for a weekend series against first-place St. Louis. NOTES: An MRI on Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood found nothing more than inflammation in his triceps. Hes expected to miss one start. Chatwood had to leave his start on Monday in Cincinnati during the fifth inning because of soreness in the triceps. ... Rockies CF Dexter Fowler was sick and out of the starting lineup. ... Reds OF Chris Heisey plans to start a rehab assignment on Friday at Triple-A Louisville. Heisey has been on the disabled list since April 29 with a pulled right hamstring. ... Bengals players took batting practice before the game. Theyre holding supervised workouts this week. Nike Air Max Offerta . Los Angeles star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win. Quick stopped 27 shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Saucony Outlet Italia . The team said Saturday that Lopez was hurt during its 121-120 overtime loss at Philadelphia on Friday. The Nets said they would issue another update next week after consultation with their doctors. http://www.scontateoutletairmax.it/ . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Italia . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. Air Jordan 1 Prezzo Basso . Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Golden State, which rebounded from a loss a night earlier in Oklahoma City and snapped a two-game skid. Penrith are banking on the injection of three international stars, led by new recruit James Tamou, to take them to them deeper into the NRL finals next season.The Panthers dream run into this years finals series ended after their late comeback was thwarted by Canberra in a 22-12 semi-final defeat at GIO Stadium on Saturday night.Penrith were staring at an 18-0 with just 20 minutes remaining when back-to-back tries cut the deficit to just six points with seven minutes remaining.However, a lack of discipline at the back end cost arguably the teams most enterprising team a preliminary final with Melbourne, and will instead spend the summer licking their wounds.You never like saying it, but unfortunately we beat ourselves tonight. Eighteen was always going to be hard to run down, coach Anthony Griffin said post-game.It ends a mixed season at the foot of the mountains that included the surprise departures of key men Jamie Soward and James Segeyaro mid-season.But the introduction of 18-year-old Nathan Cleary kick-started a strong back end of the year, while rejuvenated veteran Peter Wallace found a new lease of life at hooker.The pre-season appointment of Matt Moylan as skipper was also an inspirational choice by new coach Anthony Griffin, with thee star fullback also making his State of Origin debut.ddddddddddddThe Panthers finished the regular season in sixth place, and took a season-high six-game winning streak into the Raiders clash after surviving an elimination final against Canterbury.We definitely developed since the start of the year, skipper Matt Moylan said.A lot of the guys matured throughout the season. Thats a good thing to take out of the season. But the way we finished it tonight, wasnt what we spoke about throughout the week.The focus now turns to 2017, where the inclusion of high-profile recruit in Tamou, together with the return of Kiwi pair Dean Whare and Peta Hiku, is expected to elevate their play.Whare and Hiku missed most of the season after suffering season-ending knee injuries.Were moving in the right direction, Moylan said.I think the players coming through - everyones confident. Weve got some good experience and some good experience coming to the club next year as well.Its a step forward, but were going to have to work hard in the off-season and use this as motivation to get back to the finals and play that footy we want to play. ' ' '