Drew Sutton joined in a Cincinnati Reds power surge that's about as good as it gets. The Houston Astros? Never been worse, not even when they were the Colt .45's. Sutton hit his first grand slam, part of an emphatic three-homer game by a hot-as-it-gets offense, and Sam LeCure went six innings to win his big-league debut, 15-6 over the historically bad Astros on Friday night.

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Lance Berkman couldn't leave his favorite road ballpark without a big hit. The Cincinnati Reds gave him one too many chances to get one. Berkman had a two-run double in the 10th inning after hitting into two double plays and ending another threat with a groundout, and the Houston Astros salvaged the finale of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds with a 2-0 win Sunday.

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The Cincinnati Reds placed catcher Ryan Hanigan on the disabled list with a fractured left thumb and reinstated infielder Paul Janish from the bereavement list Saturday. The Reds also purchased the contract of catcher Corky Miller from Triple-A Louisville and optioned infielder Drew Sutton to the Bats.

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Ramon Hernandez went almost a year without hitting a home run. On the Cincinnati Reds lately, it's hard to not go yard. Hernandez tied his career high with four hits, and he and Jay Bruce each homered twice to propel the streaking Reds to a 12-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. "It's been a long time," said Hernandez, whose third-inning home run was his first since last…

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By JOE KAY AP Baseball Writer

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Sam LeCure didn't have to worry about run support in his first career start.

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Right-hander Sam LeCure will take Homer Bailey's spot in the rotation while he recovers from an inflamed pitching shoulder. LeCure joined the Reds on Thursday, driving up from Triple-A Louisville. He is expected to be officially promoted on Friday and start the first game of a weekend series against Houston.

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Johnny Cueto wasn't going to let a blister sidetrack the Cincinnati Reds' best run in four years. Cueto threw six shutout innings despite a blister on his pitching hand Thursday night, and Scott Rolen hit a three-run homer during an early splurge off Charlie Morton — the major leagues' leader in losses — for an 8-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Francisco Cordero might not have gotten an official save, but stopped the Cleveland Indians from completing a stunning ninth-inning rally. Cordero yielded two runs before stranding two runners to help Johnny Cueto win his third straight start as the Cincinnati Reds held off the error-prone Cleveland Indians 6-4 on Saturday night.

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Bronson Arroyo's pitches were moving so unpredictably to the first few batters that catcher Ryan Hanigan went out to the mound with a funny suggestion. "He said, 'You're so bad today, I'm going to set (the mitt) down the middle and you throw it,"' Arroyo said. No need to get so drastic.

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