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Florida stays atop the BCS poll
Friday, November 20
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Drew Stubbs hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 10th Thursday to give the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.
His first major-league homer was his only hit in the contest.
Laynce Nix hit a sixth-inning solo homer, ending a 19-inning scoreless streak for the Reds, who had lost five in a row.
The winner was closer Francisco Cordero (2-3).
Starter Aaron Harang yielded a run and six hits in seven innings.
San Francisco's run scored on Harang's fourth-inning wild pitch.
Pablo Sandoval and Randy Winn had three hits apiece for the Giants, whose three-game winning streak ended.
The losing pitcher was reliever Bob Howry (1-6).
San Francisco starter Matt Cain gave up a run and eight hits in eight innings.
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