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It is probably the best day of the year
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weatherwise and it's also a best day of
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the year to celebrate. That's right, the
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249th birthday of the United States of
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America. And we are celebrating here at
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Citizens Bank Park. Happy 4th of July as
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the Reds see the Phillies and we
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celebrate the stars and stripes with the
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great American pastime. A little matinea
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on Independence Day. Jesus Lazardo is
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going for his eighth win on the mound
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today for the Phils. TJ Fredles turned
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out to be a pretty good leadoff hitter.
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Leads things off. Fly ball center field.
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Not that deep. Rojos coming in and makes
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the catch as he belly flops to the
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ground. Oh man, he had to go a long way
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to get to that one. I don't think he
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read it all that great off the bat and a
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full out dive for Rojos. Fine play to
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start the ball game. Here's Matt Mlan.
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Here's a swing and a miss. 97 fast ball.
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He chases and there's a strike out for
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Lazardo. Well, now here is Ellie de la
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Cruz, their best player. Swing and a
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miss. Back-to- back strikeouts. That's
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the way to start the ball game. 11
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pitches for Lazardo. Phillies come to
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bat here in the first inning against the
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Red Super Southpaw. Andrew Abbott. Trey
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Turner leads off for the Phillies here
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in the bottom of the first. Off the end
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of the bat, flipped out to left field.
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That'll drop in for a base hit. He's now
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reached base safely in 42 of his last 44
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games. In this lineup, the men who stand
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one two in career OPS among all active
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players against the Reds. Harper number
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one, Rio Muto number two. That ball is
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shot through the vacant hole at
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shortstop. A base hit. Turner's on his
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way to third. The throw goes toward
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third.
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It'll be first and third with one man
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down. Here's Alec Boom. And Bone lines
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one out toward left. Hayes is under.
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Turner's tagging from third. The
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Phillies take a one- nothing lead. And
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now Castianos, the former Cincinnati
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Red. Oh yeah. Castianos lips one to deep
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left field. Going back is Hayes. Back to
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the wall. Gone.
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Tworun home run. Cast.
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Three nothing Phillies. He knew it. Oh,
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without question. He knew it. Got a
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pitch out over the middle of the plate.
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My gosh, was that nice. Good start for
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that fighting Phil. There's the first
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base runner of the game for the Reds.
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Well, Stevenson had gotten himself in a
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bit of a offensive lull. It wasn't
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striking the ball really that well. He's
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three of for his last eight. He seemed
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to turn it around and there you go. Pass
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the backhand dive for Turner and Bushes
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the first pitch. Reds have two on. All
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right, so bases are loaded now with one
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out. Reese Hines has not had many
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opportunities. Bases loaded in the bigs.
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His one career played appearance. Bases
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loaded. Grand slam
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grounded back to Lazardo. Fire home for
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a force down to first off of Hines.
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Ricochet to right. Late break from third
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and the Reds are going to get a run.
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Stevenson scores and Marte over to third
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base. It's 3-1 into the corners. A huge
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break for the Reds simply because the
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ball hit off the left shoulder of Reese
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Hines. Otherwise, that is a double play
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and that would have ended the inning.
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Santiago Espanol check swing. Did he? He
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did. First base umpire says Espenol went
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around and that's a strike out. And that
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will do it for the Reds. One of Fredel
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who was robbed on a fly to center his
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first time. Buntry is down.
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Good depth. No shovel. Sosa missed on
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the scoop and Fredel has a bun hit. Mlan
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draws the third walk of the game for
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Lousardo. Bring up Ellie Dea Cruz.
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Rifle to right. That's down for a hit.
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Wave is on for Fredel. Costanos from
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right. Throw to second. Fredel scores.
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Mlan first to third. Another
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right-handed hitting base hit for Ellie
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de la Cruz. It's a one-run game. So now
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you got a major running threat at first
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and Austin Hayes about to stand in to
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right field. Castanos
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misses the ball. It's off the wall. Mlan
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scores. De La Cruz a peak and right. He
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gallops to third. A standing double to
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tie it from Hayes. It's three-0. Spencer
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Steer walked his first time. Roped over
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third. Fair ball. That's a couple of
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runs. Da Cruz scores. Hayes jogs home.
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Steer up to second base. A standing
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two-run double. The first five have
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reached and they've all been able to
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come in
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to right field again. Cost's coming on.
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It falls in base hit. Stopside at third.
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It is a hit parade for the Reds. And
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that's going to be it for Lazar, right?
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Well, right-hander Joe Ross summoned
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into this game in the third inning. It's
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good to see Noelvi back in the big
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leagues. When he is right, he can
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really, really help this ball club. He
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turns it loose and Marte sends a fly
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ball to center field. Fading back is
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Johan Rojos. He'll set up. The catch is
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made. Steer's going to tag up at third
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base. He'll dash home and the Reds have
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scored five here in the third inning.
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And it is six-3 Reds. That'll bring up
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Reese Hines. The ground ball to short.
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Turner has it. Flips to second. One onto
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first. Double play. Three straight hits.
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The Phillies are returning the favor
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here in the third. We are. They're full
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for Costanos, who homerred a two-run
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shot his first time. Hit on the ground.
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A short stop. That might be two. A run
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will score. There's one and two. Oh no.
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Oh boy. Huh. Yeah. I think Tito's hand's
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going to go up here in a minute. Wow,
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it's really close. Yeah, I I think they
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just got him though. This is I think the
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definitive angle. Ball's in the glove.
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Foot is not on the bag. Time to review.
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They're calling the field stands. Wow.
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Two gone here in the third. They're at
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the corners and the batter is Otto Kimp.
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And Kemp, first ball swinging, lifts one
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in the air. Pretty well hit, but the
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park will hold it deep right center
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field. TJ Fredel all the way to the
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track will run it down and deep right
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center for the final out here in the
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Phillies third and with runners on the
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corner now Ellie de la Cruz third time
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to the plate for Ellie that is opposite
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way base hit Espanol breaks he scores
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another knock another riby for Elliott
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it's 74 Reds and Mundo Sosa leading off
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for the Phillies fly ball left center
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field Hayes on the run he's not going to
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get there it is a one hop off the wall
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Fredo will play it in. Sosa is at
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second. His eighth double of the year.
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Here's Rojas. He bunts. It's a beauty. I
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don't think they're going to get
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anybody. It's first and third with
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nobody out. Chased in the fourth. The
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call to Sam M. Kyle Schwarber is
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singled, scored. He's one for two. First
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pitch tapper. Runner breaks from third.
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Throw goes to second. D Cruz fire home
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tag play. He is out. Double play. The
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delayed dart to the dish by Sosa. He
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thought he had the Reds in a timing play
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and they cut him down. A huge dime at
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the dish and the DP to end the inning.
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That is three straight innings for the
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Reds where they have gotten their first
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two batters aboard. He pinch hits Will
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Benson for Reese Hines. 3-2 is roped to
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right. Base hit. Steer scores. Stevenson
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through second. Cost's throw to second
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base.
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Base hit for Benson off the bench.
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Another run in for the Reds. It's 84
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first and third. Benson has always had a
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strength of being able to square the
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ball that is on the inside part of the
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plate. And that's right in Benson's
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wheelhouse. And that means Espenol will
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see Ross. He's one for two against Ross.
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Infield in. Benson goes. Great jump.
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Pitches. Grounded through the left side.
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Base hit. Stevenson scores. Benson broke
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back and he's going to be forced out at
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second base. He had a great jump and he
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reversed field. Reds get another run.
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It's 94. Teller Rogers is the new
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pitcher for the Reds and he's going to
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come on to face Kyle Schwarber. Got
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runners at second and third. Fly ball
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left field. Pretty well hit. Hayes going
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back out toward the wall. He jumps. It's
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off the top of the wall. Two runs will
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score. Schwarber goes to second. It's a
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96 game.
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60 RBI's now for Kyle.
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I I didn't think he hit that that well,
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but then you forget how strong he is.
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Think he thought he got it, too. Terry
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Francona goes to his bullpit. Tony
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Shanton. Here's Brandon Marsh. Broke his
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back and it's rolled out towards second.
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Bobble by Espenol. And boy, that just
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was a circus as that ball was dropped
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six ways to Sunday right there by
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Espanol. And then a poor throw as he
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tried to hurry the throw and it was at
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the tip of Steer's glove, but he could
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not pull it in. Here's the pitch to
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Turner. There's a single to center field
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for Turner. Marsh stops at second.
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Second hit for Trey. And that'll load
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the bases up for Alec B.
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Froze on the fast ball. Strike three.
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Bone spikes the bat in disgust. Santion
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up to the task. He leaves him full. The
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call now for the closer Alio Pagan. Two
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men are out here in the ninth inning.
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And here is Otto Kemp. Line drive out
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toward left field. Hayes is over. He's
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not going to get there. A base hit for
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Otto Kemp. So the inning stays alive.
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That'll bring up Bryson Scott. Pitch is
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popped up. Marte foul ground.
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Reds take the opener in Philadelphia.
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Massive offensive performance. Nine runs
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for the Reds and they outslug the
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Phillies on Independence Day 9 to6.
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