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Reds' home winning streak ends at nine games

Thursday, May 29, 2008

CINCINNATI (AP) -- When it was over, left-hander Phil Dumatrait 'fessed up. Yes, he really wanted this one. He wanted to show the Cincinnati Reds how far he'd come since they cast him aside as a struggling rookie. The proof was in the pitching line: seven innings, two infield hits. Jason Bay and Xavier Nady homered in support of Dumatrait's statement-making start Thursday night, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-2 victory that ended Cincinnati's home winning streak at nine games. The Pira ...

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