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- Updated: July 24, 2016
CINCINNATI — The Reds ended their first homestand following the All-Star break on a down note, losing, 9-8, Sunday to Arizona at Great American Ball Park. But they will still be flying to San Francisco feeling good — they won six of their nine games, taking two out of three against the Brewers, Braves and D-backs, with two of the losses coming by one run.
“We played a great series, we really did,” said Jay Bruce, who hit a three-run home run off Tyler Clippard with no outs in the ninth inning to pull the Reds within one run. “Today was a little bit of back-and-forth, and nobody could solidify holding onto the game. Right up until the end there we had a chance, and that’s all you can ask for.”
Bruce went 2-for-4 with a walk, four RBIs and three runs scored as he extended his hitting streak to six games. He’s not the only hitter on a roll.
Brandon Phillips has a 12-game hitting streak after going 2-for-4 Sunday. He also walked in the ninth inning to give the Reds the potential tying run. Joey Votto has hit safely in all nine games since the All-Star break and has raised his average to .276 …
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