MLB: Cincinnati 11, Atlanta 8
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Javier Valentin&#39;s three-run homer keyed a five-run ninth Wednesday night, giving Cincinnati an 11-8 win over Atlanta. Valentin had four hits to help the Reds win for the second time in seven games.
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Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey, Jr. homered and Cincinnati starter Elizardo Ramirez struck out seven straight hitters, leading the Reds to an 8-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.
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Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win in National Football League play Sunday in Cincinnati.
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The Atlanta Braves pounded the St.  Louis Cardinals 15-3 on Monday at Busch Stadium, extending  their winning run to six games while Chipper Jones&#039; hitting  streak and a place in the record books came to an end.
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Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 587th home run Monday night, passing Frank Robinson for sixth on the career list. Griffey's 24th homer, a three-run shot into the right-field seats at Turner Field, came off Atlanta reliever Oscar Villarreal in the second inning and gave the Reds a 5-0 lead.
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Playing a weekend series in Florida, the Atlanta Braves are eager to make their big lead in the National League East even bigger. Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer to help overcome an early deficit last
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Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and  the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the  Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win in  National Football League play Sunday in Cincinnati.
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Marcus Giles delivers a two-out, two-run single that puts the Braves ahead for good. (John Bazemore/AP). ATLANTA  -- Let the champagne flow.
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Housto Astros&#39; Carlos Beltran celebrates his solo homerun in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta, Monday Oct. 11, 2004.
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The eight runs in the second inning were nice for Cincinnati Reds manager Jerry Narron. Eddie Guardado&#039;s ninth was just perfect.
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Andruw Jones and Chipper Jones each hit a solo homer, and Jaret Wright pitched six strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
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On the biggest night of his breakout season, Beltre hit a tying home run off closer John Smoltz in the ninth inning on Friday and a game-winning shot in the 11th to give Los Angeles a 3-2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves.
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Adam Dunn reached 100 RBIs for the first time with his 44th home run, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cubs 8-3 on Tuesday night &#151; a loss that could be costly for Chicago in the NL wild-card race.
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Andruw Jones led off the eighth inning with a tying homer and Adam LaRoche followed with a two-out shot that gave the Atlanta Braves a 6-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.
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Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer and J.D. Drew also went deep as the Atlanta Braves continued to close in on another division title with an 8-1 win over the Florida Marlins in Miami on Friday.
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After Florida scores four runs in the top of the 10th inning, Atlanta answers with five to capture a thrilling 8-7 win on Sunday.
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Brandon Phillips homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the Atlanta Braves 8-6 Saturday.