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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Johnny Cueto and the Reds bullpen (notably David Weathers, Jared Burton and Francisco Cordero) shut out the Cleveland Indians to win the vaunted “Ohio Cup”, for whatever that’s worth.  Adam Dunn hit a solo shot in the top of the first, but the big blow was a bases-loaded, bases-clearing double by Paul Bako in the fourth.  Brandon Phillips drove in the final run with a seventh-inning single.

Indians starter Paul Byrd absorbed his ninth loss of the season.

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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 Cincinnati Reds hit seven home runs and pounded the Chicago Cubs 9-0 on Wednesday afternoon.  Joey Votto led the way as he hit three home runs just by himself.

Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Votto both hit two run home runs.  Adam Dunn, Paul Bako, Brandon Phillips and Votto (two) all had solo home runs.

Edinson Volquez picked up the win which was his fifth of the season.  Volquez pitched seven innings and only allowed four hits.  He would have pitched longer into the game had his pitch count not gotten up near 120 pitches.

Great job by the Reds who took two out of three from the Cubs.  The Reds are now sitting at 14-21 on the season.  Reds Blog

The Cincinnati Reds continue to lose baseball games as they lost to the Houston Astros 5-3 on Thursday afternoon.  Rookie pitcher Johnny Cueto took the loss for the Reds as he tossed seven innings but gave up five earned runs.  Lance Berkman took him deep in the first inning, and from there it just kept going down hill.

Ken Griffey Jr, Scott Hatteburg, and Paul Bako all had one RBI each in the game.

With the loss, the Reds record dropped to 9-14 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 lost the to Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday by a score of 9-3 putting the Reds at 8-12 for the season.  This loss comes hard, as the Reds have been slowly falling behind in the season standings and need to start playing some better baseball if they want to stay in contention in the division.

Edwin Encarnacion and Joey Votto hit solo home runs late in the game, but the Reds were so far down it realy didn’t matter.  Paul Bako also had a RBI in the game when he doubled to center field in the fifth inning.

Matt Belisle was the opening pitcher for the Red throwing for four innings giving up 12 hits, seven runs and a walk.  He picked up his first loss of the year putting him at 0-1.  Jeremy Affeldt, Josh Fogg, Todd Coffey, and Kent Mercker would pitch the last six innings for the Reds.  Fogg was the only relief pitcher to give up earned runs as he gave up two runs in his two innings pitched.

The Reds will be facing the Dodgers one more time tonight at home for game two of the series.

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The Cincinnati Reds took home a win on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 putting the Reds at 8-11 for the year.  With most of the game’s action happening in the 10th inning, the fans had a wait a while to see this game take off. 

Jared Burton is now 1-1 for the year after picking up the win on Sunday.  He closed out the night allowing two hits and two runs in the tenth inning.  It was Aaron Harang who opened up the game with eight innings pitched allowing four hits and one run.

Edwin Encarnacion and Paul Bako both hit solo home runs in the 10th inning before Ken Griffey Jr. singled in the game winning run later in the inning.  Encarnacion had two home runs giving him four home runs and nine RBI for the season and Bako picked up his first home run and fourth RBI of the year as well.

The Cincinnati Reds will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers at home on Monday night for a two game match up.  Who do you think will come out on top?

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The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday by the score of 4-1.  Great pitching by Aaron Harang and a home run by Edwin Encarnacion proved to be to much for the Brewers.

Harang pitched eight strong innings to pick up the win.  He then turned the game over to ex-brewer Francisco Cordero who picked up the save.  Great job by both pitchers today.

Encarnacion hit a two run homer in the 7th inning, and then Paul Bako singled in another run to give the Reds a 4-1 lead.  Earlier in the game Bako hit a RBI double as well.  Other then Encarnacion and Bako, the Reds didn’t have much offense on the day.

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