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| Reds' Hairston leaves with hamstring injury |
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07/13/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Cincinnati Reds rightfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. left Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers with a right hamstring injury. With the Reds leading 1-0, Hairston led off the third with a bunt single, but as he was about to reach the first base bag, grabbed his right hamstring and laid on the field for several minutes before being carried off. He was replaced by rookie outfielder Jay Bruce. Hairston finished 1-for-2. For the season, the journeyman is batting .351 with two home |
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| Reds place Harang on DL; recall Bailey |
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07/13/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds placed starting pitcher Aaron Harang on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday and recalled righty Homer Bailey, who got the start in the series finale versus the Milwaukee Brewers and earned a no-decision in the team's 3-2 loss. Bailey, who was brought up from Triple-A Louisville, gave up two earned runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four without issuing a walk. The 30-year-old Harang suffered a strained right forearm in the team's 7-3 loss at |
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| Brewers turn to Sabathia in finale with Reds |
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07/13/2008 |
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| s Network) - CC Sabathia's first start as a Milwaukee Brewer could certainly be termed a success. His new team is hoping for a similar result this afternoon from the ace hurler, who will attempt to pitch the Brewers to a much-needed victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park. The Brewers kicked off the summer trading season with a bang, acquiring the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians on Monday in exchange for top prospect Matt LaPorta, two additional minor |
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| Volquez, Dunn lead Reds over Brew Crew |
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07/12/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Edinson Volquez was dazzling on the mound and Adam Dunn socked a pair of home runs, as the Cincinnati Reds downed the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-2, in the middle installment of a three-game set at Miller Park. Volquez (12-3), the Reds' lone National League All-Star representative, gave up two runs -- one earned -- on six hits and struck out 10 over seven solid innings, lowering his earned run average to an NL-best 2.29. Volquez's win moved him into sole possession of second place, o |
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| Volquez makes final start before break against Brewers |
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07/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Edinson Volquez will make a final tune-up before next week's All-Star Game when the Cincinnati Reds standout leads his team into another matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers from Miller Park. Volquez earned his first career selection to the Midsummer Classic with a brilliant first half of his debut season with the Reds. The hard-throwing right-hander, acquired by Cincinnati from Texas last December in exchange for fellow All-Star Josh Hamilton, tops all National League hurlers with a 2.36 ear |
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| Wild pitch helps Reds edge Brewers |
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07/12/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Jay Bruce scored the deciding run in the top of the eighth inning on a Salomon Torres wild pitch and the Cincinnati Reds held on to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-5, in the opener of a three-game series at Miller Park. Edwin Encarnacion was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and Bruce scored three times for the Reds, who have won six of their last eight outings. David Ross was 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI. Josh Fogg allowed three runs on one hit and struck out six over 5 1/3 |
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| Lefty Parra takes ball for Brewers vs. Reds |
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07/11/2008 |
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| , but fellow southpaw Manny Parra has made quite a contribution to his team's playoff push. Parra puts an unbeaten streak of more than two months on the line when he toes the rubber for the Brewers in tonight's opener of a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds from Miller Park. The 25-year-old Parra has certainly impressed in his first full major-league season, as evidenced by the 8-2 record and 3.65 earned run average he brings into this evening's tilt. The native Californian has also won seven consecuti |
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| Giants head into Wrigley for weekend set with Cubs |
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07/11/2008 |
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| winning track when they open a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Chicago gave up its highest run total at home of the season on Thursday, when the team was denied a sweep of its three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds by falling, 12-7. Mike Fontenot was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and three runs scored, while Ryan Theriot knocked in two runs for the Cubs, who had a three- game winning streak snapped. Ted Lilly (9-6) lasted only 2 2/3 innings and gave up four run |
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| Reds break out whipping sticks to avoid sweep of Cubs |
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07/10/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - David Ross slugged a pair of solo home runs, as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs, 12-7, to avoid a three-game sweep at Wrigley Field. Ross finished 3-for-4 with a walk for the Reds, who matched a season-high with seven home runs. Ken Griffey Jr. hit a three-run homer and added an RBI double for Cincinnati, which has won five of its last seven games. Brandon Phillips clubbed a two-run homer, while Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Dunn and Joey Votto each belted a solo home ru |
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| Cubs send Lilly to mound in finale with Reds |
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07/10/2008 |
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| rts Network) - The way the Cubs have been pitching as of late, some have to wonder if they even need Rich Harden. Ted Lilly will try to turn in another solid outing from a Chicago starter this afternoon in the finale of a three- game series with the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have won three straight and four of their last five. They have held their opponents to three runs or fewer in each of their last five games, with Lilly's start last time out the lone blemish. With Harden set to make his cl |
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