LaRue's Homer Lifts Reds, Tightens Race
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Jason LaRue's one-out homer in the 11th inning sends Cincinnati to a 5-4ÃÂ win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night and tightens the NL playoff race.
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Yadier Molina homered during a tone-setting, five-run first inning Monday night and drove in four runs overall, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 13-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and the early advantage in their pivotal matchup.
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Felipe Lopez&#039;s throwing error allowed Carlos Guillen to score the winning run in the 10th inning, and the Detroit Tigers overcame Ken Griffey Jr.&#039;s grand slam in a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.
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CINCINNATI (Ticker) - Catcher Jason LaRue avoided an arbitration hearing, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.
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Derrek Lee drove in five runs with a three-run homer and a two-run double, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Reds, 12-4, last night in Cincinnati for their fifth straight win.
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Philadelphia won for the seventh time in nine games Wednesday, pounding the Cincinnati Reds 9-1. Brett Myers (9-9) pitched six innings, allowing a run and four hits.
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Atlanta Braves&#39; Adam LaRoche (19) hits a three-run home run against the Houston Astros to tie the game during the sixth inning in Game 4 of their National League Division Series Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004 in Houston.
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Kyle Lohse doubled in two runs and gave up three hits over six innings to help the Cincinnati Reds keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a 5-1 victory over the Florida Marlins on Thursday night.
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Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe got his first career homer, a two-run shot, and allowed one run in seven innings to keep the Astros in the thick of the NL wild-card chase with an 11-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday &#151; their season-high 10th straight victory.
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After the bats finally broke out and the starting pitching settled in to end their five-game losing streak on Sunday, the Reds were hoping to carry some momentum into Monday&#39;s series opener with the Astros.
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Kyle Lohse came within two outs of his second shutout in three starts and the Cincinnati Reds got home runs from Ken Griffey Jr., Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Dunn in a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.
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Scott Rolen tied the score with a home run in the seventh inning, then hit a winning single in the ninth that led St. Louis over the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 Thursday and boosted the Cardinals' NL Central lead back to 2 1/2 games.
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Albert Pujols homered for the fifth  time in the last four games and drove in five runs as the St  Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 in National  League play at Busch Stadium on Monday.
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Randy Johnson struck out 14 for the second straight game and became the second pitcher to reach double digits 200 times, yet still wound up with a loss. The Cincinnati Reds beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 Friday night with an unearned run in the first inning and Barry Larkin's RBI single in the eighth.
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Scott Hatteberg's two-out, 11th inning single lifted the Cincinnati Reds to their fourth consecutive win on Sunday, a 4-3 home victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Ken Griffey Jr. belted his 586th career home run to tie Frank Robinson for sixth on the all-time list and help lead the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-1 mauling of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.
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David Ross' solo homer broke a tie in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Thursday night.