The Cincinnati Reds scored two runs in each of the third and fourth innings and then held off the St. Louis Cardinals for a 4-3 victory.  A great win for the Reds as the beat the Cardinals and picked up their twelfth win of the season.

Bronson Arroyo picked up his first win of the season as he pitched six innings and gave up three runs on six hits.  Arroyo did strikeout six batters and walked three.  Francisco Cordero picked up his fourth save of the season in the game.

Edwin Encarnacion went 2-4 in the game including two RBI.  Brandon Phillips and Adam Dunn both had on RBI as well.  The Reds had more chances to score runs, but they left 18 men on base.  They need to knock those runs in if they want to really make a run in the division.

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The Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night by the score 8-1.  Jerry Hairston Jr. who had just been called up led the Reds on the night be recording four hits.  With the win, the Reds improved to 9-12 on the season.

Hairston recorded three RBI in the game along with his four hits.  Jeff Keppinger, Bradon Phillips, Adam Dunn, Joey Votto, and Paul Bako both had one RBI each.  Phillips and Dunn’s RBI’s came off solo home runs.

Edinson Volquez pitched seven innings to pick up his third win of the season.  Volquez only allowed three hits and one run in his three innings.  Jeremy Affeldt and Todd Coffey pitched the final two innings and only allowed two hits and zero runs.

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Rookie flame thrower Johnny Cueto picked up his first major league win today as the Reds defeated the Diamondbacks 3-2.  Cueto used his 96 MPH fastball to hold to Diamondbacks down.  It was a great performance by the rookie, and hopefully the first of many wins to come.

The Reds got off to a fast start as they jumped out and scored all three of their runs in the first three innings.  Brandon Phillips and Jeff Keppinger had two RBI’s for the Reds, and the other one was unearned.

Great win for the Reds today.  We will have to see if it carries over into the next series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Brandon Phillips has signed a four year contract with the the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.  The deal also includes an option for the fifth year.  Reports are saying that the contract will pay Phillips $27 million dollars.  Sounds like a lot of money for Phillips if you ask me.

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