Janish leads Reds to series win over Pirates

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08/04/2010 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Janish went 3-for-3 with four RBI and hit a three-run homer to highlight a six-run seventh inning, as the Reds took the rubber match of their three-game series against the Pirates, 9-4.

Juan Francisco and Jonny Gomes each had three hits and drove in a run in Cincinnati's fourth win in five games.

Johnny Cueto (11-2) tossed six innings of one-run ball to win a seventh straight decision over the National League Central bottom-dwellers, scattering three hits and two walks to go with six strikeouts.

Jeff Karstens (2-7) remained winless since June 19 after yielding three runs on nine hits in a five-inning start for Pittsburgh, which had lost five straight before pulling out a 7-6 win on Tuesday.

Andrew McCutchen, who was hit in the back of the neck by a Mike Leake offering on Tuesday, opened the bottom of the first inning with his fifth career leadoff homer.

Jeff Clement added a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh and Pedro Alvarez hit a solo blast in the ninth for the Pirates, but the Reds scored nine times in between to pull away.

Francisco doubled leading off the second and scored the tying run on Janish's two-out base hit.

The visitors went ahead for good in the fourth on Ramon Hernandez's bases- loaded sacrifice fly and tacked on another run in the fifth, when Chris Heisey scored on Francisco's groundout to first.

Sean Gallagher gave up a leadoff single to Heisey in the seventh and was pulled in favor of Wilfredo Ledezma, who yielded consecutive run-scoring doubles to Joey Votto and Gomes before McCutchen misplayed a ball hit by Laynce Nix, resulting in an RBI triple.

Steven Jackson came in from the bullpen and walked Ramon Hernandez prior to Janish sending one into the first row of seats down the left-field line for a commanding 9-1 advantage.

Game Notes

Cueto has won his last five decisions overall and improved to 9-2 lifetime in 12 career starts versus the Pirates...Votto, starting for the first time in three games due to a wrist injury, went 2-for-4...The Pirates will next host a four-game series against Colorado, while the Central-leading Reds get a day off before heading to Chicago for a three-game set against the Cubs.

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