Reds pull away from Brewers in 9th

The Associated Press • July 13, 2008 MILWAUKEE — Edinson Volquez is at the top of his game heading into All-Star week. Cincinnati's lone representative for Tuesday's festivities at Yankee Stadium, Volquez struck out 10 in seven sharp innings to lead the Reds past the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 on Saturday night. Volquez (12-3) lowered his NL-leading ERA to 2.29 and made a strong case to earn starting honors for the National League in New York. "Edinson was outstanding," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "I wanted him to go there on a high, on a positive. He's going there with quite a few pitches. Two days' rest, that's not very long, so we'll see. "I wouldn't mind if he started the game and just pitched only one inning." Adam Dunn homered twice in Cincinnati's seventh victory in nine games, and Milwaukee dropped to 2-4 since... [read full story]