I am a freelance writer. I've covered the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals and others since 1992.
I have a background in sales as well. I've sold consumer electronics, advertising and consumer package goods for companies ranging from the now defunct Circuit City to Procter&Gamble.
I have worked as a stats operator for Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati, the College of Mount St. Joe and Colerain High School.
Jay Bruce shook off some boos and drilled a 432' home run with Todd Frazier on base in the sixth inning to put some breathing room between Mike Leake and the St. Louis Cardinals in an 8-2 win.
Tied at one going into the bottom of the sixth, the Reds mounted a three-run rally. Brandon Phillips started it off with a ringing double into the rightfield corner off Cardinal starter, Jaime Garcia. Ryan Ludwick single sharply to right. It was hit too hard and right at rightfielder Carlos Beltran. Phillips advanced to third. Frazier hit a high chop into the hole at short. The Cards got the force but Frazier beat the relay. The Reds went up 2-1 on the play. Bruce launched a line drive deep into the rightfield bleachers.
Leake had two hits and scored the first run for the Reds. He led off the third inning with a double. Phillips two-out single provided the first run of the game.
St. Louis tied the game in the the fifth. Backup catcher Tony Cruz and Rafael Furcal singled. Garcia failed to bunt them over and struck out. Jon Jay singled to right to load the bases. Matt Carpenter hit a fly to medium right. Bruce's throw was on time but off line. Cruz scored. Both runners moved to second and third respectively. Leake went to work on Matt Holliday. The count went full. Holliday hit a bullet that one-hopped Zack Cozart who gloved it and ended the inning with a throw to first.
St. Louis threatened again in the seventh, scoring one run. Cruz and Furcal singled again. But Leake got a double-play ground ball from pinch hitter, Shane Robinson. Jay singled for the second Cardinal run. Dusty Baker brought on Sean Marshal, who threw one pitch, getting Carpenter to fly out to center.
Leake ended with 6-2/3 innings, allowing 10 hits and two runs.
The Reds broke it open against Brandon Dickson. Phillips third hit was a leadoff home run to right. Ludwick singled for the third time. Then Dickson lost track of the plate, walking Frazier and Bruce. Veteran Scott Rolen fought off a good pitch and singled up the middle to break the game open. Dioner Navarro dropped a single in front of leftfielder, Holliday, who lost the flight of the ball. Bruce scored the Reds' eighth run.
Jonathan Broxton and JJ Hoover fanned the last five Cardinals to seal the win and move the Reds back in front of the Cardinals by seven games.
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