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Braves rip Reds, 8-0, for 6th win in 7 games
Justin Upton extends hitting streak to 12 games
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Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons (19) throws to first base to complete a double play after forcing out Cincinnati Reds' Ramon Santiago in the third inning of a baseball game on Thursday in Cincinnati. Skip Schumaker was out at first. - photo by Al Behrman
CINCINNATI — Atlanta's rallies came so often and went so long that manager Fredi Gonzalez worried his starter would lose his touch while sitting on the bench. That's a good problem to have. Justin Upton extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a bases-loaded single during Atlanta's decisive third inning, and the Braves extended their offensive resurgence with an 8-0 victory over the fading Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night.
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