Jay Bruce singled with the bases loaded in the
first inning Thursday night, and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a
3-2 victory over the Florida Marlins, who wasted a chance to gain
ground in the NL wild-card chase.
The Marlins remained 4½ games behind Colorado and a game behind
San Francisco, both of whom were off. They couldn't break their
extended slump at Great American Ball Park, where they've dropped
nine in a row.
Left-hander Matt Maloney (1-4) got his first career victory by
going five innings and giving up a pair of runs. He started in
place of Johnny Cueto, who became sick a day earlier.
