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Padres score in first 8 frames in win over Reds

CINCINNATI -- As Cincinnati celebrated the 40th anniversary of the 1976 World Series-winning Reds, the Padres dealt the current edition of the club four homers -- including two by Melvin Upton Jr. -- and scored in nearly every inning en route to a 13-4 win on Friday at Great American Ball Park.

It was a 4-4 game in the San Diego fifth when Alexei Ramirez hit a two-out single to right field against Reds rookie left-hander Cody Reed to score Yangervis Solarte. Adam Rosales' solo homer in the sixth against Raisel Iglesias and Upton Jr.