Astros top Reds for first series win in a month

3:31 PM, Sep 9, 2012   |    comments
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Matt Dominguez hit a three-run homer to power the Houston Astros to a 5-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game set.

Fernando Martinez had a sacrifice fly and scored a run for Houston, which had lost four of its last six coming in.

Edgar Gonzalez (2-0) struck out six and allowed a run on two hits and a walk in five innings to earn the win.

National League Cy Young candidate Johnny Cueto (17-8) has lost back-to-backs starts for the first time since the All-Star break. He fanned six, but surrendered four runs on nine hits and a walk over four frames for the Reds, who have lost five of their last eight games.

Jay Bruce tallied two hits, including an RBI triple, in defeat.

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