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<\/a>Cincinnati is 2-9 following a season high-tying five-game winning streak and dropped its second extra-inning game of the week in Saturday night\u2019s 7-6 loss in Atlanta.\u00a0 \u201cThat was some game,\u201d said Reds manager Dusty Baker.\u00a0 \u201cThat\u2019s a game you like to play in, a game you like to watch and a game you hate to lose.\u201d\u00a0 The Reds are now 2-7 on their season-long 10-game road trip after going 4-4 in their previous eight road series.\u00a0 The club hasn\u2019t experience much success in tonight\u2019s venue, posting a 20-31 mark at Turner Field.\u00a0 Third baseman Scott Rolen will be called upon to produce offensively due to hitting .444 (4-for-9) against tonight\u2019s opposing starter with a home run and two RBIs.\u00a0 Cincinnati is 23-21 versus right-handed starters this year.<\/p>\n
Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto is 2-1 with a 2.19 ERA in four starts this season and is coming off a solid no-decision effort on the road against the Phillies.\u00a0 Cincinnati tallied a 6-3 victory in that particular game, as the right-hander tossed six solid innings and allowed three runs on seven hits.\u00a0 Cueto has compiled a 1-0 mark and 2.25 ERA in two road outings and hasn\u2019t allowed a home run in 12 frames away from the Great American Ball Park. \u00a0 In three career starts versus the Braves, he is 1-0 with a 3.44 ERA, giving up just a single run and three hits in six lifetime innings at Turner Field.<\/p>\n
Atlanta squandered a 5-0 lead Saturday night in ultimately celebrating a 7-6, 12-inning win over Cincinnati.\u00a0 Third baseman Chipper Jones delivered the final blow with an RBI single, handing the Reds their second extra-innings loss this week.\u00a0 \u201cThey never give up,\u201d said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez.\u00a0 \u201cWe get a five-run lead, and we can\u2019t hold that lead.\u00a0 They never give up.\u00a0 It\u2019s a good trait to have for a baseball team.\u201d\u00a0 The club has won four of its last six games and is 16-9 in the month of May.\u00a0 Offensively, the club ranks third in the National League with a team batting average of .258 this month.\u00a0 Atlanta is 16-16 in night games this year.<\/p>\n
Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens is a dominating 6-1 with a 1.56 ERA in eight starts this season and has issued just nine walks in 57.2 innings.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m just happy to be out there pitching,\u201d Jurrjens commented.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m just going out there every start and trying to compete.\u201d\u00a0 The right-hander is coming off a brilliant 2-0 road victory over the Pirates, throwing 7 2\/3 shutout innings and allowing just six hits.\u00a0 Jurrjens puts his perfect 3-0 home record on the line tonight, as opponents are hitting just .164 against him at Turner Field.\u00a0 In four previous starts versus the Reds, he is 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA, issuing 10 free passes and registering 13 walks in 20 frames.<\/p>\n
Bettors will likely back the Braves due to their 10-1 record versus the NL Central, while the Reds are 3-7 in Cueto\u2019s last 10 starts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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