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ASTROS 5 REDS 3

Dan MacReynolds

Story Created: Apr 24, 2008 at 4:51 PM CST

Story Updated: Apr 24, 2008 at 4:51 PM CST

April 24, 2008

CINCINNATI (AP) - Lance Berkman hit his 18th homer at Great
American Ball Park - the most by any visiting player - and drove in
three runs Thursday, leading the Houston Astros to their fifth
straight win, 5-3 over the Cincinnati Reds.

Berkman had a two-run homer and a run-scoring double off rookie
Johnny Cueto (1-2), whose 96 mph fastball wasn't enough to slow the
Astros' surging offense or get the Reds out of their slump.

The Astros haven't done this well in a whole year.

Houston's last five-game winning streak was April 16-20 last
season. Its offense has led the way, scoring 41 runs during the
streak. Even right-hander Jack Cassel (1-0) got involved, adding a
run-scoring single for his first career RBI.

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