The Cincinnati Reds avoided a three game sweep by the Houston Astros on Wednesday night with a 8-5 victory.  Hopefully this win will give the Reds a little bit of momentum and they can get a nice winnings streak going.  I know everyone that is reading this is probably thinking “yeah right” but atleast we can *hope*.

Ken Griffey Jr, Adam Dunn, and Edwin Encarnacion all went deep for the Reds in the victory.

Edinson Volquez recorded the win after he tossed the first 6 1/3 innings.  Volquez allowed six hits and five runs.  Only one of those five runs were earned however as three Reds errors really jurt Volquez’s stats.

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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 were ahead 4-3 heading into the 9th inning however Reds closer Francisco Cordero gave up three runs in the top of the inning and the Reds lost 6-4 against the San Diego Padres.  It sucked to see the Reds lose the game like the did.  Especially because the Padres came into the game with a six game losing streak.

Cordero first allowed a run on a groundout to Brain Giles.  Kevin Kouzmanoff then hit a two run double that scored the final two runs of the game off Cordero.  Cordero is now 4-3 on the season after taking the loss on Monday night.  Homer Bailey was going for his first win of the season but instead went home with a no decision.  Bailey tossed 6 1/3 innings while giving up eight hits and three runs. He allowed one home run in the 7th inning but really settled down between the 2nd-6th innings.

Ken Griffey Jr. led the Reds with a two run home run and two runs batted in.  Edwin Encarnacion was right behind Griffey with a solo home run and one rbi.  Jay Bruce had a rbi double as well to help out.  It should have been enough but it wasn’t with the Cordero blown save.

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The wind was blowing out at Wrigley Field and the Cincinnati Reds took full advantage of it as they clubbed the Chicago Cubs 12-7 to avoid the three game sweep.  The bats were swinging well which was a suprise to be honest the way that the players swung the bats that prior two games agains the Cubs.

David Ross had two home runs while five others all had one home run each.  Ken Griffey Jr., Adam Dunn, Brandon Phillips, Edwin Encarnacion, and Joey Votto all went deep.  The offense hit atleast one home run off of every Cubs pitcher that they faced in the game.  Eighteen hits scored 12 runs for the Reds as they had production up and down the lineup.

Bronson Arroyo only lasted five innings as he had some control issues but he pitched well enough to get the win and improve to 7-7.  Arroyo gave up seven hits and five runs including one home run in the game.  Bill Bray, Mike Lincoln, and Jared Burton, Francisco Cordero all pitched one inning each in relief.  Bray gave up two runs but the rest of the guys did a great job.

The Reds will now head up north to Milwaukee and begin a weekend series with the Brewers on Friday.

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Ken Griffey Jr. hit a pitch hit walk off home run on Monday night as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 4-3.  The dramatic win was very big for the Reds as they were behind the entire game until Griffey Jr. took one swing and ended the game with the two run shot off of Matt Capps.

Jerry Hairston Jr. also added a solo home run in the game and Jay Bruce added a rbi with a fielders choice in the sixth inning.

Aaron Harang started the game for the Reds and threw six innings while giving up seven hits and three runs.  Harang was on the line to take the loss but got saved with the Griffey home run and instead got a no decision in the game.  Francisco Cordero picked up the win for the team and is now 3-1 on the season.  Jeff Burton also tossed one inning of scoreless relief in the eighth inning.

We will have to see if the Reds can carry any momentum over into Tuesday nights game against the Pirates.

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Walks to Norris Hopper and Paul Janish, a sacrifice bunt by David Ross, and a sacrifice fly by Jay Bruce manufactured the winning run in the top of the tenth as the Reds bested the Blue Jays 6-5 in extra innings.  Jared Burton picked up his fourth win in relief, and Francisco Cordero notched his 15th save.

Ken Griffey Jr. hit a two-run homer in the top of the first off Jays starter Roy Halliday.  Reds starter Aaron Harang had one bad inning, giving up a pair of two-run shots to Adam Lind and Joe Inglett in the third.

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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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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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The day after a demoralizing defeat, the Reds managed only three hits off a Double-A pitcher (Ryan Tucker, who was called up before the game) and three Marlin relievers, as Florida cruised to a 9-2 victory.  Aaron Harang’s season-long miseries continued as he gave up eight runs (seven earned) on eleven hits in five and one-third, to slip to 2 and 9 on the year.  Hanley Ramirez hit two home runs and drove in four runs for the Marlins.  Corey Patterson, a late-inning replacement for Ken Griffey Jr. (still at 599 and holding) hit a solo shot for the Reds.

Edinson Volquez got his eighth win of the season, giving up only two hits while striking out eight through seven innings.  Joey Votto broke up a Brett Myers no-hit bid in the seventh, and drove in both Reds runs with a pair of run-scoring doubles.  Brandon Phillips stole two bases, one of them standing up after being picked off first, and scored both Reds runs.  Phillips and Votto also made a pair of nice defensive plays.  Francisco Cordero pitched the final inning and a third to record his twelfth save of the year.

Ken Griffey Jr. was out of the lineup for the third consecutive game with a sore knee.  Corey Patterson, who was called up before the game when Ryan Freel was placed on the 15-day DL, was in the lineup instead.

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