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MLB: Cincinnati 6, Houston 1

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Published: May 9, 2011 at 11:41 PM

HOUSTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Travis Wood hurled 6 1/2 shutout innings and bashed a three-run home run Monday in the Cincinnati Reds' 6-1 victory over Houston.

Wood (2-3) shut the Astros down on six hits, walking one and fanning six, and broke a scoreless tie with a three-run shot in the third inning for the Reds, who won for the fifth time in six games.

Ramon Hernandez added a two-run homer and Ryan Hanigan went 3-for-4 with a run scored for Cincinnati.

Aneury Rodriguez (0-1), making his second major league start, absorbed the loss for Houston, yielding five runs on eight hits over five innings.

Hunter Pence socked a solo homer to provide the Astros' only run.

Topics: Ramon Hernandez, Ryan Hanigan, Travis Wood
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