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| Bruce hits two homers to lead Reds past Braves |
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04/26/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Jay Bruce belted a pair of two-run homers and Micah Owings threw seven impressive innings, as the Cincinnati Reds avoided a three-game sweep with a resounding 8-2 win over the Atlanta Braves at Great American Ball Park. "We came together today as a team," Bruce said. "We played good baseball and beat those guys. We can play with anybody. We came out and we showed a lot." Joey Votto doubled twice and knocked in three runs for the Reds, who won for the fifth time in their last |
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| Braves shoot for sweep against Reds |
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04/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Japanese import Kenshin Kawakami makes his fourth start as a major leaguer today when the Atlanta Braves go for a sweep in their three- game weekend series with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. A win today would give the BRaves their first three-game sweep of the Reds since August 23-25, 1999 and their first in Cincinnati since the 1995 campaign. Kawakami, the Japanese Central League's Most Valuable Player in 2004, left his native land after 2008 with a career earned run ave |
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| Braves power past Reds for third straight win |
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04/25/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Chipper Jones and Yunel Escobar each homered and drove in four runs, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 10-2 rout of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Jones belted a three-run homer and added a run-scoring single in the victory, while Escobar was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three runs scored. David Ross also had two hits with an RBI and two runs scored for the Braves, who notched a 4-3 triumph in the series-opener Friday and have won three in a row. Derek Low |
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| Reds send Arroyo to mound against Braves |
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04/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Bronson Arroyo will try to continue his hot start to the season when he leads the Cincinnati Reds this afternoon in the middle contest of a three-game series versus the Atlanta Braves. Arroyo is 3-0 with a 4.19 earned run average in three starts and defeated Houston the last time out on April 20 with a season high seven innings of three-run ball. He gave up nine hits in the 4-3 victory and struck out a pair of batters. He is off to his best start since going 5-0 with a 2.06 ERA over his fir |
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| Francoeur, Braves edge Reds |
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04/25/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Jeff Francoeur hit a solo home run to help the Atlanta Braves edge the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3, to open a three-game set at Great American Ball Park. Kelly Johnson and Matt Diaz each drove in a run for the Braves, who have won their past two games. Javier Vazquez (2-1) got the win as he gave up just two runs -- one earned -- on seven hits with a walk and nine strikeouts over six innings of work and also drove in a run. Alex Gonzalez drove in two runs and Joey Votto had two hits |
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| Reds thump Cubs to complete successful road trip |
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04/23/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Joey Votto went 4-for-5 with a home run, a pair of doubles and two runs batted in to power the Cincinnati Reds past the Chicago Cubs, 7-1, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. Willy Taveras went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored for the Reds, who won 3-0 on Wednesday and have won four of their last five games overall to finish a 10-game road trip 7-3. Chris Dickerson went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored. "You know, as long as the road trip w |
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| Zambrano goes for Cubs in finale with Reds |
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04/23/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fiery right-hander Carlos Zambrano tries to stay undefeated for 2009 today when the Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. The 27-year-old Venezuelan, who'll make nearly $19 million this season, is 1-0 with a pair of no-decisions in three starts this season, allowing 21 hits and 11 runs in 19 innings while the Cubs beat Houston, Milwaukee and St. Louis. He's made one of those three starts at Wrigley, going seven innings against the Cardi |
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| Cueto, Reds shut down Cubs |
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04/23/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Johnny Cueto was stellar on the hill and went 2-for-2 at the plate to help the Cincinnati Reds edge the Chicago Cubs, 3-0, in the middle tilt of a three-game set from Wrigley Field. Cueto (1-1) went seven innings and gave up just four hits and fanned three batters in the process. Francisco Cordero gave up just one hit in the ninth to get his sixth save of the year. With the save he becomes just the 11th player in major league history to record 100 saves in each league. Jay Bruce |
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| Ramirez powers Cubs past Reds |
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04/22/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Aramis Ramirez had three hits and three runs batted in, as the Chicago Cubs dealt the Cincinnati Reds a 7-2 final in the opener of a three-game series from Wrigley Field. Micah Hoffpauir hit a solo home run, collecting a pair of RBI, and Ryan Theriot had two hits and an RBI for the Cubs, who most recently took two of three from bitter division rival St. Louis in a rain-shortened set from Wrigley. Rich Harden (1-1) picked up his first win of the season in three chances, hurling s |
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| Reds, Cubs begin series at Wrigley |
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04/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Newcomer meets ace tonight at Wrigley Field when the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs open a three-game series. The Reds will go with No. 5 starter Micah Owings, who'll make his second start since coming over as the player to be named later in a deadline deal that sent Adam Dunn to the Arizona Diamondbacks last summer. Owings debuted on April 15 at Milwaukee and picked up a loss after allowing five hits and four runs in five innings of a 9-3 Brewers win. He was the National League's 2007 Si |
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