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 CINCINNATI (AP) - Wily Mo Pena hit a three-run homer so deep into the upper deck that it drew an extra standing ovation Sunday, then hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros.
After losing 12 straight games to the Astros since last July 31, the Reds won the last two with solid starting pitching, an awesome swing and a late comeback.
Pena's fourth-inning homer off Brandon Duckworth crashed down in the upper deck in left-center field, an estimated 498 feet from home plate. Fans in right field bowed and gave Pena a standing ovation for the second-longest homer in Great American Ball Park's three seasons.
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