Ken Griffey Jr. got home run #600 out of the way in the first inning, and the Reds never trailed after that.  Edinson Volquez had yet another quality start and got his ninth win against only two defeats.  Reds catcher Paul Bako broke out of an extended slump by hitting two homers off left-handers.  Brandon Phillips also homered for the Reds.

Jerry Hairston Jr. broke his thumb sliding headfirst into second, and is likely headed for the disabled list.  Jeff Keppinger and Norris Hopper were both scheduled to begin rehab assignments tonight.

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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Edinson Volquez improved to 6-1 on the season as the Reds beat the Florida Marlins 5-3 on Tuesday night.  Volquez tossed six innings and gave up seven hits and one run in the game.

Jared Burton and David Weathers were the two pitchers out of the bullpen that gave up one run each for the Reds.  It would have been nice to see them pitch as well as Bill Bray and Francisco Cordero did.  Cordero picked up his seventh save of the season in the game.

Joey Votto connected for his eighth home run in the game which was a solo home run in the seventh inning.  Ryan Freel, Jeff Keppinger, Adam Dunn, and David Ross all had one rbi as well in the game.

The Reds will be without Keppinger for quite a while however has he left the game in the bottom of the fourth inning with a fracture left patella.

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The Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins combined for five home runs on Monday night as they put up 15 runs on the scoreboard.  Good thing for the Reds however, they came out on top by the score of 8-7.

Jeff Keppinger and Brandon Phillips both hit two run home runs in the seventh inning to spark a four run inning for the Reds.  Besides those four rbi, Corey Patterson and Adam Dunn both had a rbi each in the game.

Aaron Harang threw seven inning as he gave up seven hits and four runs.  Harang finally picked up his secon win of the season as he improved to 2-5 on the season.

David Weathers pitched part of the eighth inning but gave up a hit and allowed two runs.  Jeremy Affeldt gave up another run in the inning before Francisco Cordero was finally able to get the Reds out of it.

The Reds are now 16-23 on the season as they battle their way back up to the .500 mark.

The Cincinnati Reds broke their five game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.  It was a close game the entire game with the teams battling back and forth.  The Reds held off a Cubs rally in the ninth inning when the Cubs had the bases loaded with only one out, but the Reds were able to hold them off to pick up the win.

Johnny Cueto pitched six innings to pick up his second win of the season.  Cueto was throwing gas as he struckout eight batters while walking two others.  Cueto did give up a solo home run to Geovany Soto, but that was pretty much his only mistake of the game.

Francisco Cordero pitched a shaky ninth inning to pick up his fifth save of the season.  Cordero tagged out Mike Fonenot who tried to score on a ball that got away and then got Derrek Lee to groundout to first base to secure the save.

Adam Dunn smashed a two run home run in the third inning when the Reds went up 5-1.  The Reds got on the scoreboard in the first inning with a bases loaded walk and then a two run single by Jeff Keppinger.

The Reds are now 13-20 on the season.

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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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The Cincinnati Reds got crushed by the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night by the score of 12-2.  The Reds really had no shot in the game as they got down early and were not able to come back.  Carlos Zambrano pretty much shut the Reds down the entire game.

Starting pitcher Josh Fogg got hammered as he only lated two innings after giving up nine earned runs on seven hits.  Fogg was seen laughing on the mound after giving up runs, I don’t think he really cared out there to be honest.  He should put forward a better effort next time or keep that smile off his face.

Mike Lincoln, Kent Merker, and Francisco Cordero all gave up one run as well as they pitched in relief of Fogg.

Jeff Keppinger, Adam Dunn, and Joey Votto all had one RBI each for the Reds.  Dunn smoked a home run in the in the eigth inning for the Reds only big hit of the game.

The Reds will try to get back on track tomorrow afternoon when they take on the Cubs once again.

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Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker made his return to Wrigley Field to play the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night, and the outcome was not what Baker was hoping for as the Cubs defeated the Reds 9-5.  Baker was booed a little before the game, but he made a pitching change, those boos got a lot louder.  Hmm, I wonder if a little alcohol in all those Cubs fans had something to do with that lol.

Aaron Harang did not have his best stuff as he gave up five earned runs on eight hits in six innings.  Mark DeRosa and Derrek Lee both took Harang deep.  Jared Burton, Jeremy Affeldt, and Todd Coffey all pitched .2 innings and gave up earned runs.  Burton gave up two runs, while Affeldt and Coffey both gave up one one.

Ken Griffey Jr. had the biggest hit for the Cubs when he hit a two-run homer in the third inning.  Griffey led the Reds with two RBI.  Jeff Keppinger, Edwin Encarnacion, and Joey Votto all had one RBI in the game as well.

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The Cincinnati Reds scored 10 runs from 6th inning through the 9th inning as they went onto beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-4.  It was suprising to see the Reds score that many runs and only give up four runs to the might Brewers offense.  Especially when the Reds had a couple of bone headed defensive errors.

Adam Dunn led the offensive charge with a two-run home run and three RBI.  Corey Patterson also belted a two-run home run and finished with two RBI.  Jeff Keppinger also had two RBI’s on the game.  Ryan Freel, Ken Griffey, Jr. , Scott Hatteburg, and Jose Valentine all had one RBI.

Josh Fogg picked up the win for the Reds as he improved his record to 1-1 on the season.  Fogg only pitched five innings as he gave up four hits and a earned run, but it was enough to earn the victory.

Todd Coffey pitching in relief did allow a solo homerun to Bill Hall in the 9th inning.  Other then that, the Reds bullpen pitched pretty good.

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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.