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Frazier Cools Off, Goes Hitless in Loss to Colorado

T.R South graduate starts at third base.

Playing in what has turned into an everyday position for the Cincinnati Reds, Toms River native Todd Frazier, who had been streaking heading into Monday night, finally cooled down.

Frazier went hit-less in four at-bats for the Reds in a 10-7 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati.

He made the start at third base for the fourth time in five games, and was penciled into the five-slot in the batting order, a day after blasting his third career home run, at Wrigley Field, Sunday afternoon.

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Following Jay Bruce's three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning, Frazier grounded out to second base.

He would later strike out swinging on six pitches in the bottom of the third inning.

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Frazier struck out swinging for the second time of the game to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning. He saw five pitches in that at-bat.

He also popped out in foul territory to Rockies first basemen Todd Helton to end the bottom of the seventh inning.

He was then replace in a double-switch, as Brandon Phillips moved to third base.

Drew Stubbs notched his 15th home run of the season for the Reds, but the Rockies scored at least two runs in four innings, pulling ahead of Cincinnati in a game that took just shy of four hours long, ending at midnight, eastern time.

Seth Smith homered twice for Colorado, leading them past the Reds.

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