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Phils end Reds' six-game winning streak

Domonic Brown recorded the go-ahead RBI in the eighth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, in the opener of a three-game series.Jimmy Rollins belted a two-run homer for the Phillies, who won for the fourth time in five games. They also snapped Cincinnati's six-game winning streak.Cliff Lee gave up six hits, two runs and fanned seven over the first seven innings for the Phillies. Antonio Bastardo surrendered the tying homer to Joey Votto leading off the eighth before the home team rallied.Jay Bruce smacked a two-run homer for the Reds. Tony Cingrani, making his sixth career start, gave up five hits and three runs in five innings.Sean Marshall (0-1) walked Michael Young with one out in the eighth. Ryan Howard beat the infield shift with a check-swing base hit toward third. Marshall was unable to get the ball out of his glove."That's how you beat the shift right there," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "It came at the right time in the game."Jonathan...

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