The Cincinnati Reds' characteristic wild running on the bases helped provide a lead in the seventh inning, but Jorge Soler's two-run homer in the seventh gave the Miami Marlins a 3-2 win over the Reds in a matchup of National League wild-card hopefuls.
It was the seventh loss in eight games for the Reds, who sent their hottest-pitching starter, Graham Ashcraft, to the mound in Wednesday's series finale, against former Reds All-Star Johnny Cueto.
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Stuart Fairchild gave the Reds the lead in this one with a triple leading off the fifth inning, a 40-foot turn around third on the play and a stutter-step-and-sprint the remaining 50 feet when the relay throw skipped away from the catcher.