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				<title><![CDATA[Votto leads Reds over Dbacks 3-2 in 10 innings]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JOE KAY
AP Sports Writer

CINCINNATI(AP) -- Joey Votto still has his touch in the clutch.

Votto turned a tough pitch into a two-out single with the bases
loaded in the 10th inning Thursday, sending Cincinnati to a 3-2
victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on an afternoon that was
as frustrating as it gets for the Reds until the final swing.

Leave it to Votto to come through.

"For him to come back and come up big like that, it's great,"
right fielder Jay Bruce said. "It's great for anyone, but even
more for him."

The Reds went 8-13 with their best hitter on the disabled list
for 21 games with anxiety issues - Votto grieved the death of
his father. Since returning June 23, he's batted .395 and given
the Reds' struggling offense a dependable run producer.

His fourth hit matched Arizona's total and decided a game full
of wasted chances by both teams.

Cincinnati loaded the bases with none out against Clay Zavada
(1-2), stringing together a walk and a pair of singles. After
Laynce Nix struck out and Jerry Hairston Jr. flied out to
shallow right field, Votto hit a sinking liner past shortstop
Augie Ojeda, who dived and barely missed the ball.

"I jammed him," Zavada said. "It's not like he got good wood on
it. It wasn't a makable play. It was in a hole, in a good spot.
He didn't crush it."

Votto pointed toward the dugout in celebration as he ran to
first base, savoring his best moment since he got back.

"It all happened so quickly," Votto said. "When it got past him,
I was just really happy."

Francisco Cordero (1-2) escaped a bases-loaded threat in the
10th with the help of a double play. Justin Upton hit a routine
fly to Bruce, whose throw home beat the tagging Alex Romero for
the third out. Bruce then had a bunt single during the Reds'
winning rally.

Arizona lost for the 10th time in 12 games, falling a
season-high 17 games under .500. The Diamondbacks have
repeatedly wasted good pitching during the slump, done in by bad
defense and a low-scoring offense.

This one was as bad as any.

"Today was a gut shot," manager A.J. Hinch said. "We had a
chance to win a close game. We didn't find a way to get the last
piece."

The Diamondbacks were in position to get a victory for
tough-luck starter Doug Davis, who gave up one run through seven
innings. Reliever Chad Qualls let a 2-1 lead get away in the
ninth when Drew Sutton grounded into a forceout that produced
the tying run in his first big-league plate appearance.

Cincinnati repeatedly wasted chances against Davis, loading the
bases twice but failing to score. The Reds finally got it right
in the 10th, surrounding Votto after he provided their third
game-ending hit of the season. Cincinnati left 16 runners on
base.

"I was telling (coach) Mark Berry that they're trying to kill
the old skipper, especially with leaving all of those runners on
base like that," manager Dusty Baker said. "We kept the pressure
on all day long, and if you keep the pressure on, you've got a
chance. I told them the other day that they should be tired and
spent after a game. Everybody's exhausted today."

Imagine how the Diamondbacks felt.

"It's a brutal loss," Hinch said. "Make no mistake."

It was another case of the Diamondbacks wasting a solid
performance by a starting pitcher. Davis is 0-2 with three
no-decisions in his last five starts, which is no reflection on
his performance. He'd given up only five earned runs in his last
four games.

Aaron Harang knows the feeling.

Harang hasn't won since May 25, going 0-4 with three
no-decisions. He gave up two runs in seven innings, including
Mark Reynolds' solo homer that made it 2-1 in the sixth.

Cincinnati's offense goes into a shell whenever Harang faces the
Diamondbacks. The right-hander has a 1.75 career ERA against
Arizona but is only 2-4 in nine starts. Cincinnati has scored a
total of 19 runs in those nine games.

NOTES: Arizona managed a total of six hits while losing the last
two games. The Diamondbacks are 10-15 in one-run games. ... The
slumping Bruce was out of Cincinnati's starting lineup, but went
into right field as part of a double switch in the eighth. He
fouled out with two runners aboard in the bottom of the inning.
... C Ryan Hanigan had three hits, a career high.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Diamondbacks-Reds Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By BRETT HUSTON
STATS Writer

Arizona (31-46) at Cincinnati (37-38), 12:35 p.m. EDT

Aaron Harang and Doug Davis have generally pitched well this
season, something their records fail to reflect due to a lack of
run support.

After watching their respective teams struggle at the plate
again, they may not be too optimistic about their chances of
finally getting some offensive help Thursday afternoon.

Harang and Davis will oppose each other as the Cincinnati Reds
host the Arizona Diamondbacks in a decisive series finale, with
each pitcher trying to avoid tying the major league lead with a
ninth loss.

Harang (5-8, 3.95 ERA) threw at least seven innings while
allowing three runs or fewer eight times this season, but
managed only four wins in those starts. That's largely because
Cincinnati (38-38) has scored 3.95 runs per game for him.

The right-hander, however, has little room to gripe when
compared with Davis (3-8, 3.28). The left-hander lasted at least
seven innings while yielding two earned runs or fewer seven
times in 16 starts, but won only two of them.

He pitched seven outstanding innings in each of his last two
outings but didn't get a decision in either game. Davis gave up
one run in a 3-2 loss at Seattle on June 21, and allowed only an
earned run as the Diamondbacks fell 2-1 to the Los Angeles
Angels on Saturday.

"He certainly deserves a better record," manager A.J. Hinch told
the Diamondbacks' official Web site. "One of the positives of
3-8 is that it means he's been in for a lot of decisions and
he's been pitching late into games. He's pitched well and he's
had the type of career where he gets a lot of decisions, he
pitches deep in games."

The two pitchers couldn't have been encouraged by what they saw
from their teams Wednesday. The Reds mustered one run despite
getting nine hits, while Arizona (31-47) was held to two singles
in a 1-0 loss.

"It's frustrating," Hinch said. "We were in position to put a
couple of good at-bats together, and we didn't."

Davis is 6-3 with a 3.46 ERA in 15 starts against Cincinnati,
but his most recent outing at Great American Ball Park didn't go
well. He walked six and gave up three runs and four hits in 3
2-3 innings of a 3-2 loss April 3, 2008.

Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips is hitting .471 (8 for 17)
with five walks against Davis in his career.

Davis has never faced Reds slugger Joey Votto, who has picked up
where he left off prior to missing 21 games while battling
depression and anxiety. Votto is 10 for 25 with a homer and five
RBIs in his last six games and drove in the only run Wednesday.

Harang is 4-3 with a 2.87 ERA at home and 3-2 with a 1.91 ERA in
five afternoon starts, but he'll need to pitch much better than
he did in his latest outing. He gave up seven runs - five earned
- and 10 hits over 4 2-3 innings of a 9-2 loss at Cleveland on
Friday.

Harang has been plagued by a lack of run support throughout his
career when facing Arizona. He has a 1.66 ERA in eight starts
against the Diamondbacks, but went 2-4 in those games.

Arizona center fielder Chris Young, batting .195 on the season
and playing through a groin injury, is 3 for 9 with two homers
against Harang.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:12:28 GMT</pubDate>
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