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Daniel Moskos

Heisey, Dunn hit HRs, Reds beat Danks, White Sox

The Cincinnati Reds hurt John Danks' feelings and his ERA.Chris Heisey and Jay Bruce hit consecutive home runs and the Cincinnati Reds tagged Danks and the Chicago White Sox 10-6 Tuesday.Brandon Phillips singled twice in his first game since returning to the Reds from the World Baseball Classic. Cincinnati roughed up Danks for 10 runs on 11 hits and two walks in 3 1-3 innings."I don't know the last time, if ever, I gave up 10 runs," Danks said. "It hurts your feelings a little bit."Heisey's third spring home run came with two runners on. He also had an RBI single in the first. Bruce hit his fourth spring homer — half of his eight spring hits have been homers and two have come in consecutive games.Adam Dunn hit a long three-run homer off Homer Bailey in the first. Bailey pitched 4 1-3 innings, just short of his scheduled five after allowing five runs and nine hits. It was Dunn's fourth of the spring.The Reds' No. 4 worked from the stretch a lot in the first as Cincinnati made two errors...

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