Nick Lodolo flirted with a blue-moon type of feat at Coors Field, a no-hitter. The Reds’ starting pitcher lost his bid after 5 2/3 innings and instead settled for having neither of his two hits leave the infield during an 8-1 victory over the Rockies.

The Cincinnati Reds (15-13) beat the Colorado Rockies (4-23) 8-1 on Sunday afternoon to complete the sweep. Here are our postgame takeaways: Lodolo Shines Nick Lodolo had one of his best performances of the season on Sunday afternoon,

Nick Lodolo tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, Noelvi Marte had three hits and three RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 8-1 in Denver on Sunday to sweep the three-game series.