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Stubbs Gets To Cordero Again As Reds Rally For Win

Last updated on Thursday, July 26, 2012

(Houston, TX) Drew Stubbs got the best of Francisco Cordero for the second-straight night as the Cincinnati Reds extended their winning streak to seven with a come from behind 5-3 victory over the Houston Astros.

Homer Bailey threw seven shutout innings for the Reds but Houston got three runs off Logan Ondrusek in the eighth to take a 3-2 lead.

Xavier Paul doubled and Brandon Phillips walked before Stubbs doubled them home with two out in the top of the ninth to give the Reds a 4-3 lead.

Jay Bruce followed with a double to score Stubbs.

On Tuesday, Stubbs hit a two-run homer off Cordero in the ninth as Cincinnati won that game 4-2.

Wednesday's loss was then ninth in a row for the Astros as the Reds sweep the three-game series.

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