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Reds Avoid Sweep By Pirates With Come-From-Behind Win
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Joey Votto hit a solo homer and a tiebreaking, bases-loaded single in the eighth inning to complete the Cincinnati Reds' rally from a five-run deficit to an 8-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
By scoring three times in the eighth, the Reds avoided a sweep by the Pirates, who have dropped 11 of their last 13 games.
A wild pitch by Pittsburgh's Craig Hansen (0-3) let in the tying run. Votto's run-scoring single off T.J. Beam put the Reds ahead for the first time, and Edwin Encarnacion followed with a sacrifice fly.
Nick Masset (1-0), who came to the Reds in the trade that sent Ken Griffey Jr. to the White Sox, got the victory despite giving up a solo homer by Nate McLouth in the eighth. Francisco Cordero pitched out of a threat in the ninth for his 27th save in 33 chances.
The Pirates had pulled ahead 5-0 in the second inning against Josh Fogg, who left after three innings with a strained groin. Chris Gomez hit a two-run shot off Fogg, the 37-year-old infielder's first homer since April 2007.
Fogg has only one victory in 10 starts since returning from a sore back. His ERA over that span is 6.30.
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