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April 15,16,17 @ Chicago

April 15
Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 7 0
Chicago 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 x - 6 9 1
Harang, Burton (6) and Bako, Valentin (6)
Zambrano, Wuertz (6), Wood (8), Marmol (9) and Soto, Blanco (9)
WP: Wood (1-1) LP: Burton (1-2) SV: Marmol (3)
HR - CIN: Dunn (4) CHI: Ramirez (5)

Alfonso Soriano drove in Geovany Soto in the bottom of the 8th to break a 5-5 tie and gave the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Aramis Ramirez (pog) belted a 3-run HR two innings before to tie the game at 5. Reed Johnson hit a 2-run double to account for the other Chicago runs. Adam Dunn and Brandon Phillips each drove in a pair of runs and Edwin Encarnacion also drove in a run for the Reds. Cincinnati reliever Jared Burton was tagged with the loss while Kerry Wood picked up the win for the Cubs.

April 16
Cincinnati 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 - 8 15 1
Chicago 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Fogg, Lincoln (5), Affeldt (6), Weathers (9) and Valentin
Dempster, Hart (5), Eyre (6), Wuertz (7), Marquis (9) and Soto
WP: Lincoln (1-0) LP: Dempster (0-2)
HR - CIN: Dunn 2 (6)

Adam Dunn went 3-5 with a pair of solo homers to lead the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Joey Votto and Jeff Keppinger both drove in a pair of runs while Ken Griffey Jr and Corey Patterson each drove in one for the Reds. Ryan Theriot drove in a pair of runs and Reed Johnson drove in a run for the Cubs. Mike Lincoln, in relief of Josh Fogg, picked up the win while Ryan Dempster took the loss.

April 17
Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 12 1
Chicago 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 - 6 12 0
Volquez, Weathers (8), Coffey (9) and Bako
Lilly, Wood (8), Marmol (9) and Soto, Blanco (9)
WP: Marmol (1-1) LP: Coffey (1-3)
HR - CIN: Griffey (4) CHI: Soto (2)

Reed Johnson drove in Mike Fontenot with a double off Cincinnati reliever Todd Coffey (1-3) to give the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the final game of the 3-game series. Aramis Ramirez (pog) went 3-4 with 2 RBIs to pace the Cubs' attack. Geovany Soto had a 2-run HR and Alfonso Soriano scored on an error by Adam Dunn for the other Chicago runs. Ken Griffey Jr had tied the game at 5 with a 2-run HR following an RBI triple by Ryan Freel in the top of the 9th. Edwin Encarnacion and Edinson Volquez each had RBI singles to account for the other Reds' runs.

April 18,19,20 vs Milwaukee

April 18
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 5 0
Parra, Gagne (8), Riske (9) and Rivera, Munson (10)
Arroyo, Cordero (9) and Bako
WP: Cordero (1-0) LP: Riske (1-1)
HR - CIN: Phillips (8), Encarnacion (4), Dunn (7)

Adam Dunn belted the second pitch from Milwaukee reliever David Riske (1-1) over the right field wall for a walk off HR to give the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 win in 10 innings over the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of a 3-game weekend series. Brandon Phillips and Edwin Encarnacion each hit solo homers to provide the other runs for the Reds. J.J. Hardy had an RBI triple and Gabe Gross had an RBI double to account for the Milwaukee runs. Dunn's blast made Francisco Cordero the winner after he had blown the save in the 9th.

April 19
Milwaukee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Cincinnati 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 4 7 0
Suppan, Torres (7) and Munson
Cueto, Cordero (9) and Bako
WP: Cueto (1-1) LP: Suppan (2-1) SV: Cordero (2)
HR - MIL: Hall (4) CIN: Phillips (9), Dunn (8)

Johnny Cueto (1-1) went 8 innings allowing 2 runs and 6 hits to hurl the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. A 2-run HR by Brandon Phillips off Milwaukee starter Jeff Suppan (2-1) gave the Reds the early lead with Corey Patterson and Adam Dunn each driving in the other Cincinnati runs. Prince Fielder had an RBI double and Bill Hall had a solo HR to account for the Brewers' runs. Francisco Cordero picked up his second save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth.

April 20
Milwaukee 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 6 9 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 - 5 10 0
Gallardo, Gagne (8), Choate (8), Torres (8), Riske (9) and Rivera, Branyan (9)
Harang, Burton (7), Affeldt (8), Lincoln (9) and Bako
WP: Riske (2-1) LP: Lincoln (1-1)
HR - MIL: Hall 2 (6), Cameron (1) CIN: Phillips (10)

Bill Hall went 3-5 with 3 RBIs and a pair of homers, the second a solo shot off Mike Lincoln (1-1) in the 10th to break a 5-5 tie, to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in 10 innings to avoid being swept in the weekend series. Mike Cameron had a 2-run HR and Ricky Weeks had an RBI single for the other Milwaukee runs. Brandon Phillips went 2-5 with a 3-run HR, his MLB-leading 10th, and Ken Griffey Jr went 2-4 with an RBI double to pace the Reds' attack. Paul Bako also drove in a run for the Reds.


MLB News

Weekly Awards
Minnesota's Michael Cuddyer was named the AL Player of the Week after compiling a .476 average (10-21) with 3 HRs, 8 RBIs and 5 runs scored
Atlanta's Jeff Francoeur was voted the NL Player of the Week for his .423 average (11-26), collecting 5 HRs and 18 RBIs to go with it

Injury News
4/15 - Boston's Manny Ramirez developed a inguinal hernia and is expected to miss 5 weeks
4/15 - New York Yankees' Johnny Damon will miss 2 weeks due to a sprained ankle
4/17 - New York Mets' Joe Smith will miss at least 2 months with a torn tricep muscle
4/18 - Detroit's Alexis Rios is expected to miss 2 weeks due to a hyperextended knee
4/18 - Cleveland's Paul Byrd is expected to miss 7-8 months due to a ruptured disc and will miss the rest of the season
4/19 - St.Louis's Jarrett Hoffpaiur will be out at least 13 months because of a torn tricep muscle and will miss the rest of the year
4/19 - Philadelphia's Shane Victorino will miss 2 months with a fractured eye socket

Contract News
4/15 - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and pitcher Jon Garland have come to terms on an extension worth $15,450,000 over the next 3 seasons
4/21 - Colorado's Aaron Cook has signed a 3-year extension at a pay rate of $4,990,000 per year