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| Encarnacion slams Reds past Brewers |
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04/14/2009 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Edwin Encarnacion hit his third career grand slam as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, in the opener of a three-game series from Miller Park. Jay Bruce hit a solo homer and drove in two for the Reds, who won their second in a row in the first of 10 consecutive road games. Joey Votto had an RBI in the win. Edinson Volquez (1-1) got the win despite allowing all six Milwaukee runs on seven hits in five innings. Volquez gave up four walks and struck out four. J |
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| Talented arms headline Brewers-Reds opener |
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04/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of young right-handers coming off recent breakout seasons make their second starts of 2009 tonight, when the Cincinnati Reds visit the Milwaukee Brewers to open a three-game series at Miller Park. For the Reds, right-hander Edinson Volquez makes his second appearance after dropping a 9-7 decision to the New York Mets Wednesday in Cincinnati, in which he allowed six hits and four earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. A 25-year-old from the Dominican Republic, Volquez came to the Reds prior to |
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| Pirates close rain-shortened set in Cincy |
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04/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh right-hander Ian Snell tries to bounce back from a subpar outing in his first start of 2009 when the Pirates visit the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a rain-shortened weekend series at Great American Ball Park. Snell, a 27-year-old Delaware native, made his season debut Tuesday at St. Louis and was shelled for six earned runs on nine hits in four innings of a 9-3 defeat. Afterward, he blamed the loss on the lingering effects of a stomach virus that had circulated through the Pi |
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| Aces Wild: Santana, Johnson square off in South Beach finale |
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04/12/2009 |
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| dium when Johan Santana and the New York Mets play the rubber match of their three-game series against Josh Johnson and the Florida Marlins. After a rough first inning on Opening Day, Santana settled down and delivered a fantastic effort to beat the Cincinnati Reds, as he surrendered just one run and three hits in 5 2/3 innings. He also struck out seven and walked four batters. Santana, who led the majors with a 2.53 ERA in 2008, is 10-0 with a 2.07 ERA in his last 18 starts and has not lost since June 28. The |
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| Bucs use long ball to pound Reds |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Nate McLouth, Ryan Doumit and Adam LaRoche homered to back seven strong innings from Paul Maholm, as the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to a 10-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. McLouth belted a two-run homer in the first inning and finished with three runs batted in for the Pirates, who put it away with five in the ninth on a grand slam by Doumit and a solo shot by LaRoche. Nyjer Morgan finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored for Pittsburgh, |
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| Pirates, Reds try once again to start series in Cincy |
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04/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Dominican right-hander Johnny Cueto takes step one toward avoiding the sophomore jinx today when the Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the weather-delayed opening game of what is now a two-game weekend series at Great American Ball Park. Game one was originally scheduled for Friday, but was postponed by rain. No makeup date has been announced. A 23-year-old product of the baseball factory in San Pedro de Macoris, Cueto reached the majors last season and was occasionally brillia |
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| Pirates/Reds postponed |
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04/10/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Friday's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park was postponed because of rain. A makeup date has not been announced. Johnny Cueto, who was slated to start for the Reds, will take the mound on Saturday, while Pittsburgh will skip scheduled starter Jeff Karstens' turn in the rotation and go with Paul Maholm. |
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| Pirates resume season-opening trek in Cincinnati |
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04/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Dominican right-hander Johnny Cueto takes the first step toward trying to avoid the sophomore jinx tonight, when the Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game weekend series at Great American Ball Park. A 23-year-old product of the baseball factory of San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, Cueto reached the majors last season and was occasionally brilliant but frequently inconsistent. He finished with a 9-14 mark with a 4.81 earned run average over 3 |
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| Mets visit Marlins club aiming for historic start |
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04/10/2009 |
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| 2-5 last season with a 5.57 earned run average in 10 starts after missing the first four months while recovering from shoulder surgery. Sanchez is 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA in three starts against New York. New York, meanwhile, took two of three from the Cincinnati Reds to open the season but failed to get a sweep in the series, falling 8-6 in yesterday's finale at Great American Ball Park. Mets starter Oliver Perez (0-1) was roughed up for eight runs and five hits over 4 1/3 innings of work. Carlos Delgado and Rya |
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| Votto leads Reds over Mets in series finale |
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04/09/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Joey Votto clubbed a three-run homer and finished with four RBI to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the New York Mets, 8-6, in the finale of a three-game series at Great American Ballpark. Votto had three hits and Paul Janish drove in a pair of runs for the Reds, who salvaged the finale of the three-game season-opening series. Darnell McDonald and Brandon Phillips both knocked in runs in a winning cause. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo (1-0) collected the win despite yielding five r |
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