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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake hugs manager Dusty Baker (12) in the dugout after Leake was taken out of their baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning, Monday, May 21, 2012, in Cincinnati. Leake pitched eight innings, giving up one run on two hits, to earn his first win of the season. Leake also hit a home run in the game won by Cincinnati 4-1. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Reds fan catches 2 HR baseballs

What's more unusual than a team hitting back-to-back homers? How about one fan catching both of them. That's what Caleb Lloyd did on Monday night at Great American Ball Park. The 20-year-old junior from Thomas More College was in left field when Reds pitcher Mike Leake hit his first career ...

Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman throws in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Thursday, May 17, 2012. The Mets won 9-4. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Reds LHP Chapman arrested on traffic charges

Aroldis Chapman was arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license early Monday, a few hours after it appeared he was in line to become the Cincinnati Reds' next closer. General manager Walt Jocketty and manager Dusty Baker met with Chapman following a 4-1 win over Atlanta on Monday ...

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jamie Moyer throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Miami, Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Stanton's slam lifts Marlins past Rockies, 7-4

With one swing, Giancarlo Stanton knocked out lights on the scoreboard, spoiled Jamie Moyer's first look at Marlins Park and put Miami on top to stay.. Stanton hit a grand slam off Moyer to cap a five-run fourth inning, Mark Buehrle was dominant after a shaky first and the Marlins ...

CORRECTS TO INFIELD GRASS NOT DIRT - St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman falls to the infield grass after sustaining an injury while forcing out Los Angeles Dodgers' Justin Sellers at first to end the second inning of a baseball game on Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

Berkman out at least 6-8 weeks with knee injury

The best-case scenario for Lance Berkman is that he returns to the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup after the All-Star break. The 36-year-old first baseman is prepared for news on his injured right knee that's not so rosy. General manager John Mozeliak said Monday that Berkman will be sidelined at least ...

Texas Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz, center, looks off as manager Ron Washington (38) heads to mound to take him out of the game as catcher Mike Napoli (25) stands beside him in the fifth inning of an interleague baseball game against the Houston Astros, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Rangers' Feliz put on DL, out at least a month

Neftali Feliz will be shut down for at least a month because of inflammation in his right elbow, the Texas Rangers said Monday while putting their closer-turned-starter on the 15-day disabled list. The AL West leaders made the move three days after wildness cut short Feliz's latest outing in the ...

Teixeira, dropped to 7th, back in Yankees' lineup

Dropped as low as seventh in the batting order for the first time in eight years, Mark Teixeira didn't think it would make much a difference on what pitches he'll see. "I'm still Mark Teixeira," the New York Yankees first baseman said. "I still put up some pretty good numbers ...

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) is patted with a bat by teammate Bryce Harper (34) after hitting his first career home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Washington, Sunday, May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Strasburg stars as Nationals beat Orioles 9-3

Stephen Strasburg took a swing and looked in amazement as the baseball carried over the left-field wall. If Strasburg's first major league homer came as a surprise, his performance on the mound did not. With Strasburg leading the way, the Washington Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday to avert ...

Detroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of an interleague baseball game on Sunday, May 20, 2012, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Max Scherzer's 15 Ks help Tigers beat Pirates 4-3

Max Scherzer headed off the mound and toward the dugout, where manager Jim Leyland was waiting to offer a congratulatory handshake. After 15 strikeouts in seven innings, Scherzer's day was done, and the only question was whether the Detroit right-hander's fine effort would go to waste. "We're in this business ...

Cardinals' Berkman leaves game with knee injury

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman injured his right knee while taking a throw at first base during the second inning of Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Berkman stretched out to take the throw from shortstop Rafael Furcal, and kept his left foot anchored on the ...

Cincinnati Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco, left, hugs relief pitcher Jose Arredondo (33) after the Reds defeated the New York Yankees 6-5 in an interleague baseball game on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Votto hits 3-run HR, Reds hold off Yankees 6-5

Reds manager Dusty Baker went deep into his dominant bullpen to find someone who could put away the New York Yankees. Jose Arredondo worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his first major league save, Joey Votto hit a three-run homer and Cincinnati held on for a 6-5 victory Saturday. ...

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