... career homer. He was pummeled in the dugout by teammates and took a curtain call for the fans. The momentum ended there. Jay Bruce, Adam Rosales and Joey Votto also homered for the Reds, who had won three in a row for their best record in three years ...

... back into first in the NL East. Reds 6, Braves 2 CINCINNATI (AP) Ken Griffey Jr. remained one homer shy of 600, but Jay Bruce had a solo shot and a run-scoring single to lead the Reds to the victory. Rookie right-hander Johnny Cueto (4 ...

... last-place Reds did a little bit of everything wrong in their most lopsided loss of the season. Even impressive rookie Jay Bruce dropped a fly ball for his first error, letting in a run. Cueto (5-6) couldn't get his pitches over the plate ...

... off David Weathers ended the shutout in the eighth, and the Cardinals scored twice in the ninth off Francisco Cordero. Jay Bruce and Jeff Keppinger had run-scoring singles off Lohse (13-6), who helped the Cardinals' injury-depleted rotation ...

... Philadelphia's Ryan Howard set the major league record last season with 199 strikeouts. FALLING FLAT Joey Votto and Jay Bruce each hit two home runs and Cincinnati cracked seven homers in all for an 11-2 victory over the free-falling Brewers ...