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Piecing It Together: Johnny Cueto left the game after eight pitches wi…

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Johnny Cueto left the game after eight pitches with back spasms, but that did not derail the Reds. Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce both homered as Cincinnati beat the Giants 5-1 in Game 1.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto has left his Game 1 start against the San Francisco Giants with back spasms.

Mark Clements, MLB.com

In the second at-bat of Game 1 of the NLDS, Reds shortstop Zack Cozart popped a ball into foul territory down the first-base line, and the Giants' Brandon Belt made the catch as he went head over heels into a premium seating area.

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

The A's go into Detroit to face Justin Verlander at 6:07 p.m., then Cueto vs. Cain in San Francisco at 9:37 p.m. Should be good. Hopefully no projectiles this time around. We'll link back here for the second game—I may even switch out the picture for a …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Cincinnati Reds left right-handed reliever Logan Ondrusek off the roster for their division series matchup against the San Francisco Giants.

Alex Remington, yahoo.com

With the 2012 postseason underway,  Alex Remington takes  a look at the statistics that might make a difference in each of the four first-round series. Next up is the NLDS featuring the NL West champion San Francisco Giants against the NL Central champi…

Mark Sheldon, MLB.com

The Reds will go with two catchers, four starters and seven relievers in the NLDS vs. the Giants, as starter Mike Leake and backstop Devin Mesoraco were not included on the 25-man roster.

ESPN.com

In the video, Mark Schlereth and Jerry Rice make their predictions for the Dolphins at the Bengals. Here's what the other ESPN experts predict: Eric Allen: Bengals Mike Golic: Bengals Merril Hoge: Bengals Ron Jaworski: Bengals Chris Mortensen: Bengals A…

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

The Bengals have a sellout for Sunday's game at Paul Brown Stadium against the Dolphins (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) and the Bengals.com media roundtable is sold on the idea that the Bengals are...

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Facing Cain, Reds seek first playoff win since '95