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Dunn, Reds seek fifth straight win vs. Indians

May 17, 2008 - 2:35 PM Cleveland (22-20) at Cincinnati (19-23), 3:55 pm EDT

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Adam Dunn looks to lead the Cincinnati Reds to their fifth straight win Saturday when they continue a three-game series with their in-state rival Cleveland Indians.

Dunn homered and drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning to lead the Reds to a 4-3 victory in Friday's opener.

The slumping slugger has homered in consecutive games and has the Reds on the verge of their longest winning streak since a six-game run from August 21-26 of last season.

Dunn had been mired in a 3-for-22 slump prior to Friday. Dunn may be breaking out of a long rut - but he will face a tough challenge against Fausto Carmona, who is searching for a fourth straight win.

Carmona (4-1, 2.40 ERA) has gone 3-0 with a 2.51 ERA in his last five starts. The righthanded sinkerballer tossed a five-hitter for his second career shutout in 3-0 victory over Toronto on Monday.

Cleveland, which had its three-game winning streak snapped, will face Cincinnati ace Aaron Harang (2-5, 3.32).

Harang picked up his first win since April 10 on Monday, as he allowed four runs and seven hits in seven innings of an 8-7 victory over Florida.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CLEVELAND 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 2
    CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 6 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, RAFAEL PEREZ (8TH), MASAHIDE KOBAYASHI (8TH)
    AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
    CIN - AARON HARANG, DAVID WEATHERS (8TH), BILL BRAY
    (9TH) AND PAUL BAKO

    HO

    May 17 6:49 PM


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    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ADAM DUNN (9) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 9TH OFF MASAHIDE KOBAYASHI SCORED JOEY VOTTO AND EDWIN
    ENCARNACION.
    FINAL SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, CLEVELAND 2

    Guardians 2, Reds 4  Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 17 6:49 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Guardians 2, Reds 1  Top 9, 0 OutsMay 17 6:39 PM


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    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BEN FRANCISCO (1) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 8TH OFF DAVID WEATHERS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, CINCINNATI 1
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.230, 1-FOR-3, RBI)

    Guardians 2, Reds 1  Top 8, 0 OutsMay 17 6:09 PM


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    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED JERRY HAIRSTON JR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B PHILLIPS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
    CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VOTTO (.270, 0-FOR-2)

    Guardians 1, Reds 1  Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 17 5:40 PM


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    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY RYAN GARKO SCORED BEN FRANCISCO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GARKO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
    CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A CABRERA (.190, 1 HR, 13 RBI)

    Guardians 1, Reds 0  Top 2, 0 OutsMay 17 4:20 PM

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