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Johnny Cueto struggles through second straight subpar start in Reds' 5-1 loss to Astros

Johnny Cueto spent the first five months of the season as Cincinnati's "Mr. Sunshine."Now? Bring on the night.Cueto, the Reds' Cy Young Award candidate who was perfect through his first 13 afternoon starts, suffered his second straight loss under the sun, falling 5-1 to the last-place Houston Astros on Sunday."It was a hard day — just a tough day," Cueto said through an interpreter. "I threw the pitches I wanted to. It was just one of those days."Matt Dominguez hit a three-run homer, Tyler Greene added a solo shot and Houston slowed Cincinnati's run to the NL Central title.Edgar Gonzalez allowed two hits and one run in five innings against the Reds, who came in with a magic number of 14 for eliminating second-place St. Louis. Gonzalez (2-0) walked one and struck out six, and the Astros limited Cincinnati to five hits overall while winning a road series for the first time since early June against the White Sox.The Reds, who also lost two of three against Philadelphia in the first series...

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