Reds shock Smoltz with five-run ninth
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ATLANTA - Javier Valentin hit a three-run homer to cap Cincinnati&#39;s five-run comeback in the ninth inning off John Smoltz, leading the Reds to an 11-8 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
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John Smoltz kept rising above the Braves' otherwise poor play at home, pitching eight stellar innings in Atlanta's 10-1 win over the Nationals on Saturday.
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LOS ANGELES -- After Eric Gagne faltered in the ninth inning of Thursday night&#39;s game, John Smoltz notched a save and then remarked that there weren&#39;t too many occasions in which he would pitch in the same game as the dominant ...
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Brandon Phillips' heads-up baserunning helped the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Franicsco Giants 9-8 in 11 innings on Friday night.
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For only the second time in a regular-season game, John Smoltz sensed an extra excitement that normally comes in the postseason.
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The Reds&#39; modified six-man rotation system got off to a pretty poor start. Right-hander Jose Acevedo tied a Major League record by allowing four home runs in the first inning
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John Smoltz pitched a five-hitter and got the win when Jeff Francoeur hit an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 Friday night.
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The Houston Astros claimed their 11th straight win, thanks to a 9-7 success over the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Lamb and Carlos Beltran both homered while Roy Oswalt won for the 17th time this season as the Astros
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HOUSTON - John Smoltz, Adam LaRoche and J.D. Drew saved the Atlanta Braves from another quick playoff exit...
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Kyle Lohse rebounded from the worst outing of his career with one of his best of the season Saturday night, pitching into the eighth inning and hitting a sacrifice fly while leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Ken Griffey Jr. hit career homer No. 591 and drove in four runs Saturday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to their season-high fifth straight victory, 11-7 over the Florida Marlins.
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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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The San Francisco Giants snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 9-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, claiming victory despite giving home-run record chaser Barry Bonds the day off.
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Lance Berkman hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning and Jeff Kent capped a five-run seventh with a grand slam as the Houston Astros extended their season-best winning streak to six games with a 9-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
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Todd Walker homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Zambrano won his fourth straight decision, and the Cubs extended their lead in the wild-card race with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night in Chicago.
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Brandon Phillips hit a two-out, two-run single off Mets closer Billy Wagner in the ninth inning to help the Cincinnati Reds overcome Jose Reyes&#039; cycle in a 6-5 victory over New York on Wednesday night.
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Wily Mo Pena hit two home runs Saturday to give the Cincinnati Reds a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs. D&#39;Angelo Jimenez also homered for the Reds, who snapped a three-game losing streak.