Johnny Cueto no-hit the Braves for five innings, and
Adam Dunn and Jay Bruce homered as the Reds completed a three-game sweep of the
Braves with a 6-2 victory Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.
Adam Dunn hit his 15th home run of the season on the
first pitch from Braves starter Tim Hudson in the second.
Jay Bruce's second home run made the score 2-0 in the
third. Brandon Phillips' RBI double scored Griffey, putting the Reds up, 3-0.
Cueto, who allowed two runs on four hits in seven
innings, retired the first 14 batters he faced, before walking Jeff Francoeur in
the fifth.
Mark Teixeira and Brian McCann hit back-to-back homers
off Cueto in the seventh to make the score 3-2.
Hudson pitched six innings before leaving the game in
the seventh with a strained left hamstring.
Jerry Hairston Jr.'s squeeze bunt and an RBI single by
Bruce gave the Reds a 6-2 lead in the seventh.
