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Bruce homers, Griffey doesn't in Reds' 6-2 win

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From: AP Online
Date: 20080601
Author:JOE KAY

Ken Griffey Jr. remained one homer shy of 600, but Jay Bruce had a solo shot and a run-scoring single Sunday, completing his amazing debut week and leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Rookie right-hander Johnny Cueto (4-5) returned to his first-game form, allowing only a bunt single through the first six innings against a team that can't do anything right on the road.

Mark Teixeira and Brian McCann homered off Cueto in the seventh, but the comeback stopped there _ again.

The Braves have been nearly unbeatable at Turner Field, going 22-7. ...

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