For a second straight day, the Reds’ bats came alive late to complete a three-game series sweep of the Nationals, 8-2, on Sunday at Great American Ball Park. It was only the second time this season the Reds swept an opponent and the first time since April 24-26 that the Nationals were swept.
The Reds sent 10 men to the plate to score six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning after the Nationals had tied the game in the top half. Brandon Phillips started the rally against reliever Aaron Barrett with an RBI single, while Todd Frazier had an RBI double and Jay Bruce had a two-run double against Matt Grace to help continue the scoring frenzy.
J.J. Hoover picked up his second win in two days on Sunday, despite giving up the game-tying two-run single by Michael Taylor in the top of the seventh. Hoover inherited a bases-loaded, one-out jam from starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen. Lorenzen went 6 1/3 innings for the Reds, giving up two earned runs with one hit, but he also walked six batters.
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