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CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Rookie Paul Janish made his first career
hit a memorable one.
Janish lined a game-winning single with two outs in the 10th
inning Wednesday to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-6 victory
over the Florida Marlins.
Jerry Hairston Jr. went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored
and Adam Dunn blasted a solo homer for Cincinnati, which led,
6-0, entering the ninth before blowing that advantage.
With two on and the score tied at 6-6 in the bottom of the 10th,
Janish ripped an RBI single down the right field line off
reliever Renyel Pinto (1-2), plating pinch runner Johnny Cueto
from second base for the winning run.
"I'd like to say that it only gets better from here, but this is
pretty tough to beat," said Janish, who received a bloody nose
in the post-game celebration. "I got crushed. Somebody got me
pretty good in the nose. But it was well worth it. I'd do it
again tomorrow if I got the chance."
It was the first major-league hit for Janish, who was called up
Wednesday from Class AAA Louisville.
"Janish didn't beat us," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said.
"We walked two guys to set that up. But that was our best guy
out there. You tip your hat to the kid."
The rookie infielder, who had batted .296 with four home runs
and 20 RBI in the minors this season, was taking the roster spot
of injured shortstop Jeff Keppinger, who suffered a broken
kneecap on Tuesday.
Reds reliever Jared Burton (2-1) worked the top of the 10th to
earn the win for Cincinnati, which has won three straight from
Florida.
The game went into extra innings due to some heroics provided by
the Marlins in the top of the ninth.
Florida had trailed, 6-0, entering the frame before knotting the
game on Cody Ross' three-run homer off closer Francisco
Cordero.
"You can't ever give up in this ballpark," Ross said. "You've
got to play to the last out in every inning. We did that. We
got to Cordero pretty good. I felt pretty comfortable in the
ninth."
"Everything was going as scripted until that ninth," Reds
manager Dusty Baker said. "Just goes to show you that the game
is never over until that last out."
It was Cordero's first blown save in eight opportunities this
season.
"I know Francisco feels terrible," Baker said. "He's not going
to blow many of them."
The bullpen's meltdown ruined a solid performance by Reds
starter Bronson Arroyo, who threw seven shutout innings on short
rest.
"I felt great on three days' rest," Arroyo said. "You pitch one
day, and then you're out there again. I felt strong."
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