HOUSTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Bronson Arroyo, buoyed by three Reds homers, collected his career-best 16th win Saturday in Cincinnati's 11-1 rout of Houston.
Arroyo (16-10) tossed six innings of one-run, limiting the Astros to four hits and a walk while fanning five as the first-place Reds reduced their magic number for clinching the National League Central to eight.
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Jay Bruce, Jim Edmonds and Drew Stubbs went deep and Ryan Hanigan added three hits and drove in two for Cincinnati.
Houston starter Nelson Figueroa (5-3) was touched for five runs (three earned) on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
The Astros were paced at the plate by Carlos Lee, who went 3-for-4 and hit his 23rd home run of the year.
