The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Diego Padres on Wedneday afternoon by the score of 9-5.  With the victory, the Reds took two out of three games against the visiting Padres.  Three home runs really helped out the Reds at the plate as they scored nine runs.

Adam Dunn had the big blast which was a grand slam in the 7th inning.  Edwin Encarnacion had a two run homer in the 6th inning while Jose Valentin had a solo shoe for the Reds first run in the 5th inning.  Dunn finished the game with a five rbi, Encarnacion two, Valentin and Ken Griffey Jr. both had one rbi each as well.

Bronson Arroyo threw seven innings to pick up the victory and improve to 9-7 on the year.  Arroyo gave upi six hits and three runs while striking out seven batters.  Arroyo did have some trouble however as he gave up two long balls in the game.

Jeremy Affeldt tossed a scoreless 8th inning before Todd Coffey started the 9th inning.  Coffey had some problems in the inning however as he allowed the Padres to load the bases and was taken out as Francisco Cordero was brough in with two outs and three runners on.  Cordero walked Jody Gerut to make the score 9-5 before he recorded the final out and also notched his 21st save of the season.

The Reds will now be off on Thursday before they start up a series on Friday against the Colorado Rockies.  Reds Baseball Blog

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The Cincinnati Reds pulled out a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres in 11 innings on Tuesday evening.  Jeff Keppinger hit a game winning double that scored Jay Bruce for the game winning run as the Reds evened up the series at one game each.

Paul Bako got the Reds scoring started in the 6th inning with a two run single and then Joey Votto added a rbi single in the inning as well.  The Reds didn’t score again until the Keppinger rbi double that was the game winner in the 11th inning.

Red starting pitcher Johnny Cueto got the no decision as he only lasted six innings.  Cueto was pulled after giving up four hits and three runs.  He did strikeout ten batters while nly walking three however.  Mike Lincoln tossed two innings in relief while  Jeremy Affeldt, Bill Bray, and Gary Majewski all pitched one inning of relief.  Majewski picked up the win and is now 1-0.

Good come from behind win for the Reds as they were able to even up the series.  Reds Blog

Aaron Harang struggled on the mound as he only lasted 4 1/3 innings and the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Chicago Cubs by the score of 7-3.  Harang fell to 3-11 on the season as he gave up five hits and six runs including two home runs.  Definately not the way the Reds wanted to kick off their three game series with the Cubs.

Jeremy Affeldt also gave up one run in relief of Harang.  Gary Majewski pitched the seventh and eighth inning and only allowed one hit and zero runs.

The Reds struggled at the plate until the ninth inning.  They had two singles and a run early in the game off Ryan Dempster but then did not have a hit untl the ninth inning when they had three hits and scored two runs.  Paul Bako walked in the fourth inning with the bases loaded for one rbi.  Javier Valentin had a rbi double in the ninth inning before Jerry Hairston Jr. had a rbi grounded out in the same inning.

The Reds will try to get their first win of the series and tie the series at 1-1 on Wednesday.

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The Cincinnati Reds hit three home runs and score five runs but they still lost to the hot hitting Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 9-5 on Wednesday night.  Jay Bruce hit two home runs and finished the game with four rbi while Adam Dunn connected on a solo home run to chip in with one rbi, but it wasn’t close to be enough to win the game for the Reds.

The Pirates jumped all over starting pitcher Daryl Thompson for eight hits and seven runs in only 4 1/3 innings.  Thompson gave up two home runs and took the loss to fall to 0-2.  Jeremy Affeldt and Bill Bray both gave up one run in their relief appearances.  Not a good day to be a Reds pitcher…

Hopefully the Reds will have better luck on Thursday as they begin a series with the Washington Nationals.

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Johnny Cueto duelled Andy Pettite for five innings, but did not come back out after an hour-long rain delay, and the Yankees found the offerings of the Reds bullpen more to their liking, scoring three in the sixth off Gary Majewski and Jeremy Affeldt.  Jason Giambi was 3-for-3 with two RBI for the Yankees.  Ken Griffey Jr. hit a solo homer for the Reds’ only run.  Mariano Rivera pitched the final inning and a third to earn his 21st save of the year.

A bearded Jeff Keppinger, activated before the game, started the game at shortstop, but briefly moved to third when Edwin Encarnacion developed back spasms.  Andy Phillips was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for Keppinger.

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Hey Reds fans, Cliff here filling in for Dave who wasn’t able to watch the game last night.  The Cincinnati Reds had problems with the St. Louis Cardinals last night as they lost 7-2.  The Reds were behind 5-2 after four innings and did not score the rest of the game as they lost the first game of three against the Cardinals.

Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey was roughed up for eight hits and five runs in only 3 2/3 innings.  Bailey is now 0-2 on the season with a 6.30 era.  Bailey gave up two home runs in the third inning which pretty much forced him to leave the game.  He walked three batters and just didn’t have good control of the ball.

Relief pitcher Mike Lincoln tossed 2 1/3 inning of scoreless baseball before he turned things over to David Weathers who allowed one run.  Jeremy Affeldt pitched the final two innings of the game and also gave up one run.

The two runs that the Reds did get came in the fourth inning when Joey Votto went deep for a two run home run.  Adam Dunn scored on the home run by Votto.  The Reds offense only had five hits on the game while striking out five times and leaving 16 runners on base.

The same two teams will battle it out again on Wednesday night and it will be Johnny Cueto on the mound for the Reds and Braden Looper on the mound for the Cardinals.  Reds Blog

Ex-Red Phil Dumatrait struck out a career-high nine of his former teammates, giving up only one unearned run in seven innings (also a career high) as the Pirates beat the Reds 7-2, snapping a nine-game home winning streak by the Reds.

Aaron Harang, coming off his masterful emergency-relief appearance in Sunday’s game, struggled with both his velocity and his location, giving up six runs on ten hits in only four innings, the big blow being a two-run shot by Jason Bay, his 13th of the year.  Harang’s successor, Jeremy Affeldt, was greeted rudely by Xavier Nady, who hit his ninth on the first pitch of the fifth inning.

Jerry Hairston Jr. celebrated his 32nd birthday with a bunt single, a double and a run scored, but was doubled off second in the ninth inning on a line drive to the right fielder, a base-running mistake that was magnified when Brandon Phillips followed with a solo home run, his tenth of the year, off Matt Capps.

Andy Phillips made his first start for the Reds, playing third base in place of the slumping Edwin Encarnacion.  Phillips made a nice defensive play in the fifth, ranging into foul ground and firing across the diamond to nip Jason Michaels at first.

Before the game, Matt Belisle was optioned to Louisville and Kent Mercker came off the DL. Mercker pitched an inning tonight.

Josh Fogg is scheduled to make Saturday’s start in place of Belisle.

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Cincinnati Reds reliever David Weathers gave up a rbi single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Reds lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5.  With the loss the Reds fall three games under .500 at 21-24 on the season.

Weathers drops to 1-3 as he took the loss for the Reds.  Weathers walked two batters and gave up two hits in the ninth inning.  Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo tossed five innings while giving up nine hits and five runs.

The middle part of the bullpen did a great job between Arroyo and Weathers.  Jeremy Affeldt, Mike Lincoln, and Bill Bray combined to piched three scoreless inning.

Adam Dunn hit his fifth home run in as many games against the Dodgers when he went deep for a two run shot in the third inning.  Dunn led the Reds with three rbi in the game.  Corey Patterson and Brandon Phillips both had one rbi in the game as well.

The Reds will need to come back and pick up a victory against the Dodgers on Tuesday if they want to stay close to the Cardinals and Cubs in the division.  Reds Blog

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 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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