CHICAGO CUBS VS ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Sean Marshall delivers a pitch to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 6, 2008. Marshall got the win with a 7-1 thumping of the Cardinals. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
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Michael Young raced home on a fielding error to give Philadelphia the lead in the eighth inning Friday and the Phillies held on to down Cincinnati 5-3.
Todd Frazier knocked in two runs and Cincinnati's bullpen tossed four solid innings Sunday in the Reds' series-sweeping 7-4 win over the Chicago Cubs.
An author and former airline pilot shot his two teenage children to death before killing himself at their upscale California home, authorities said.
Brandon Phillips drove in three runs Saturday and Cincinnati took the opener of its National League Division series with a 5-2 win over San Francisco.
Mat Latos hurled five strong innings and Cincinnati bested St. Louis 3-1 Tuesday, but the Cardinals still claimed a National League wild card berth.
Zack Cozart put Cincinnati ahead with a ninth-inning RBI double Sunday and the Reds held on to post a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh.
Homer Bailey and two Cincinnati relievers combined to shut Chicago down on four hits Tuesday, staking the Reds to a 3-1 decision over the Cubs.
Cincinnati's Wilson Valdez let an easy ground ball go through his legs for an error in the ninth inning Saturday, allowing Houston to defeat the Reds 2-1.
Bronson Arroyo tossed six strong innings and helped himself by socking a go-ahead homer Monday in the Cincinnati Reds' 3-2 win over Arizona.
An eighth-inning home run by Alfonso Soriano was the difference in the Chicago Cubs' 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
