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| Griffey hits game-ending HR as Reds top Pirates |
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07/01/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Ken Griffey Jr. blasted a game-winning two- run shot in the ninth inning for his 603rd career homer, giving the Cincinnati Reds a dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park. Jerry Hairston Jr. homered and doubled in four at-bats while Brandon Phillips had two singles and a run scored for Cincinnati, which has won three straight. Francisco Cordero (3-1) was credited with the win after escaping |
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| Griffey hit game-ending HR as Reds top Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
06/30/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Ken Griffey Jr. blasted a game-winning two- run shot in the ninth inning for his 603rd career homer, giving the Cincinnati Reds a dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park Jerry Hairston Jr. homered and doubled in four at-bats while Brandon Phillips had two singles and a run scored for Cincinnati, which has won three straight. Francisco Cordero (3-1) was credited with the win after escaping a |
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| Griffey's late blast leads Reds past Pirates |
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06/30/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Ken Griffey Jr. blasted a game-winning two- run home run in the ninth for his 603rd career four-bagger, giving the Cincinnati Reds a dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park Jerry Hairston Jr. homered and doubled in four at-bats while Brandon Phillips had two singles and a run scored for Cincinnati, which has won three straight. Francisco Cordero (3-1) was credited with the win after escapin |
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| Utley continues to lead NL All-Star voting |
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06/30/2008 |
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| Tejada. In the outfield, Brewers slugger Ryan Braun has trimmed the deficit behind Chicago's Kosuke Fukudome, who sits in third place. Fukudome has amassed 1,783,983 votes and leads Braun by just over 20,000. Fukudome's teammate Alfonso Soriano and Cincinnati Reds star Ken Griffey Jr. hold the first two spots in the NL outfield. The rest of the spots remained consistent, as Cubs catcher Geovany Soto, Braves third baseman Chipper Jones and Astros first baseman Lance Berkman all maintained leads at their respec |
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| Reds' Harang vies for rebound against Pirates |
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06/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Aaron Harang tries to snap a slump against one his favorite foes when the Cincinnati Reds open a three-game series with the National League Central rival Pittsburgh Pirates tonight at Great American Ball Park. Harang, who is 11-4 in 18 career starts against the Pirates, led the Reds in victories for two straight seasons - recording 16 apiece in 2006 and 2007 - before beginning a struggle that's lasted throughout 2008. The 30-year-old opened the season with one win in six decisi |
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| Make or break time for Tribe |
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06/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians are one of the few American League teams that are happy to see interleague play come to an end. After ending the weekend by losing two straight at home to the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland's interleague record fell to an American League worst 6-12. And while each of the other teams in the AL Central has picked it up of late, the Indians continue to spin their tires. They've lost five of their last seven, falling to 9 1/2 games back in the division. It's been 15 years sinc |
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| Yankees send Mussina to hill vs. Rangers |
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06/30/2008 |
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| average on the year, had his last start cut short on Thursday in Pittsburgh due to rain. He had thrown 46 pitches before the game was postponed. The 39-year-old righty lost for the first time in five decisions in his previous start on June 20 to the Cincinnati Reds, as he allowed four runs and 10 hits in eight innings. Mussina has faced the Rangers 35 times over the course of his career and is 17-12 against them with a 3.76 ERA. He is 6-0 with a 2.72 ERA in his last nine starts against them, though, and has no |
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| Interleague Game Capsules |
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06/29/2008 |
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| verall. Joe Blanton (4-11) took the loss, charged with eight hits and seven runs in only four frames. Final Score: Cincinnati 9, Cleveland 5 Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Dunn each homered and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds trumped the Cleveland Indians, 9-5, to take the rubber match in the second segment of the battle of Ohio. Bronson Arroyo (5-7) yielded two runs -- one earned -- on five hits and two walks in six innings of work while striking out six for the Reds, w |
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| Reds overpower Tribe |
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06/29/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Dunn each homered and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds trumped the Cleveland Indians, 9-5, to take the rubber match in the second segment of the battle of Ohio. Bronson Arroyo (5-7) yielded two runs -- one earned -- on five hits and two walks in six innings of work while striking out six for the Reds, who took the final two games in the set. Jeff Keppinger went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and Brandon Philips also knocked in a run for Cincinn |
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| Reds, Indians conclude Battle for Ohio |
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06/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Bronson Arroyo returns after the worst outing of his major-league career today when the Cincinnati Reds head to Progressive Field for the finale of their all-Ohio interleague series with the Cleveland Indians. Arroyo, a member of the 2004 World Series championship team in Boston and a 14-game winner with the Reds in 2006, was shelled for 11 hits and 10 runs in just an inning on Tuesday in Toronto, coming out on the short end of a 14-1 loss to the Blue Jays. It marked the fifth |
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