3-run fifth leads Mariners to road sweep

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CINCINNATI — A three-run fifth-inning rally lifted the Mariners to a 5-4 win and a series sweep of the Reds in Sunday’s finale at Great American Ball Park.

The Reds opened the game with a three-run first inning off of Mariners’ starter Wade Miley. Zack Cozart led things off with a double, and he came around to score on a two-run double from Brandon Phillips after Billy Hamilton was hit by a pitch and Joey Votto singled to load the bases. Jay Bruce delivered the final run of the inning on a sacrifice fly.

After the rocky first, Miley settled down, allowing just one more run — on an Adam Duvall home run — and five hits over his last five innings. Miley finished the day after six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits with six strikeouts.

The Mariners got to Reds starter Alfredo Simon in the third after a …

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