Hatteberg, Reds hammer Pirates

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08/04/2007 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Hatteberg launched a three-run home run as the Cincinnati Reds crushed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-4, in the opener of a three-game set at PNC Park.

Jeff Keppinger knocked in three runs while Ken Griffey Jr., Adam Dunn and Alex Gonzalez each went deep for the Reds, who ended a five-game losing streak.

For Griffey, it was his 15th home run of the season and No. 589 for his career.

Matt Belisle (6-8) picked up his first win in his last 11 starts after giving up three runs on nine hits through six innings of work.

Ryan Doumit hit a two-run home run for the Pirates, who saw their modest two- game winning streak come to an end.

Pirates starter Ian Snell (7-10) was tagged for six runs on 10 hits over five innings of work. The left-hander has struggled since the All-Star break, giving up 39 hits and 24 earned runs through 26 innings over the course of a personal five-game losing streak.

Cincinnati was all over Pittsburgh from the start, scoring four runs in the opening frame. Norris Hopper and Griffey hit back-to-back one-out singles before Dunn walked to load the bases for Keppinger, who roped a double to left that chased two runs home. Javier Valentin and Edwin Encarnacion followed with RBI singles that handed Cincinnati a 4-0 lead.

Gonzalez hit an RBI single in the third and Dunn connected on his 29th home run of the season in the fourth to make it 6-0.

Pittsburgh finally got on the board in the home half of the fourth on Doumit's two-out, two-run blast. The Pirates then had the bases-loaded with one out in the fifth, but could only muster one run on Adam LaRoche's sacrifice fly.

The Reds, however, got the one run back in the sixth on Keppinger's two-out, RBI single, and then blew the game open with four runs in the seventh.

With one out, Gonzalez singled, Mark Bellhorn worked a pinch-hit walk and Hatteberg sent the first pitch he saw into the right-field bleachers for his ninth homer of the season. One out later, Griffey connected on a similar blast over the right-field wall to hand the Reds an 11-3 lead.

Cincinnati added two more runs in the ninth on Gonzalez's homer and Dunn's two-out single.

Jose Bautista hit a two-out RBI double in the bottom of the ninth to account for the final score.

Game Notes

Gonzalez and Griffey each finished with three hits and two runs scored...Belisle's previous win came May 29 against Houston...Attendance was 22,874.

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