Reds beat Cubs with 9th-inning heroics

4:12 PM, Aug 19, 2012   |    comments
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Ryan Hanigan's hit in the bottom of the ninth brought in Xavier Paul with the deciding run, as the Cincinnati Reds clipped the Chicago Cubs, 5-4, in the finale of a four-game set.

Paul led off the final frame against Shawn Camp (3-6) with a pinch-hit triple that landed just inside the right-field line and rolled to the wall. Hanigan followed with a deep drive well over the head of Brett Jackson in center to end the game.

It made a winner of Aroldis Chapman (5-4), who tossed a scoreless top of the ninth.

Hanigan knocked in two runs while Jay Bruce and Wilson Valdez added an RBI each for the Reds, who took three of four in the series and have won eight of 10 overall.

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