Joey Votto and Jay Bruce each homered twice for the Reds, as they beat the Brewers 11-2. Jolbert Cabrera, Jerry Hairston Jr and Andy Phillips also homered for the Reds.Cincinnati starter Ramon Ramirez pitched well, allowing only 2 runs in 6 innings to earn the win. His counterpart, Jeff Suppan of the Brewers, didn't fare so well. Suppan was rocked for HR's by Votto and Bruce, and only lasted 2 innings, but still managed to give up 5 earned runs to get the loss.
Manny Parra relieved Suppan, but didn't do much better. Parra lasted 4 innings, but also gave up 5 runs, including 4 home runs.
Votto, Bruce, Cabrera and Hairston each scored twice, and Votto led the way with 4 RBI. Bruce had 3 RBI, and Hairston chipped in 2 RBI on 3 hits.
The Brewers didn't have a single extra base hit in the entire game.
----- Other MLB Games -----
AL:
Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3
Rays 11, Twins 1
Indians 6, Tigers 5
Yankees 3, Orioles 2
White Sox 9, Royals 4
Angels 15, Rangers 13
Athletics 2, Mariners 0
NL:
Cardinals 12, Cubs 6
Marlins 14, Phillies 8
Astros 5, Pirates 1
Mets 9, Braves 5
Padres 11, Nationals 6
Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 2
Giants 7, Dodgers 1
----- MLB News/Notes -----
Instant replay is finally making a difference.
Apparently, HOF 3rd basemen like to poop their pants. Yup, we're mature.
Gary Sheffield is taking a ride in the whaaambulance.
Zambrano followed up his no-no with a yes-yes. Or whatever you call the opposite of a no-hitter.
The Yankees plan to allow fans on the field BEFORE their final game at Yankee Stadium. Good luck with that, fellas. I'm sure New Yorkers will be very gentle with your field.
Streakers - In case any team tries to make history, I'm going to list the teams with the longest active winning and losing streaks. Today's streakers:
Marlins: 9 wins
Mariners: 9 losses
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