The Juice: Brandon Phillips flip sets up Todd Frazier walkoff for Reds

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Flipping out: Little Leaguers, please: Do not try this at home. It will go in the books as a 4-6 force out, but that's only because they don't put pictures on scorecards. With the go-ahead run on second base in the seventh inning, Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips needed to keep Michael Bourn's sharp grounder in the infield and get an out somewhere — if possible. Phillips dived to his right, knocked the ball down and kept it close enough that he was able to flip it with his bare hand — while contorting his body — to teammate Zack Cozart just before pinch runner Tim Hudson could slide into the second base bag. Phillips never had a grip on the ball, but he was in control in his own way.

Two innings later... : In the bottom of the ninth, Todd Frazier made everyone flip out in a different way, ending what began as a pitcher's duel between Bronson Arroyo and Atlanta's Tommy Hanson with an oppo taco against Cristhian Martinez for a 2-1 victory and a 3-0 series lead sweep at Great American Ball Park. Frazier didn't get all of it, but you don't always have to in that stadium. From the Associated Press:

The teams combined for 11 home runs in the three-game set. Cincy's won five straight.

Cole Hamels, stopper: Round two of Cole Hamels vs. Bryce Harper yielded no intentionally hit batters. It was pretty one-sided, though, with Hamels pitching eight shutout innings in a 4-1 victory for the Phillies, who stopped a four-game losing streak. Washington had won six straight in Philly.

New chief in town?: The Cleveland Indians aren't going away, are they? Jason Kipnis scraped his arm and drew blood on home plate sliding in for the go-ahead run (with the help of a throwing error by Prince Fielder) in a 4-2 victory against the Detroit Tigers. It also guaranteed Cleveland a series victory against the defending AL Central champs, who won the final 10 meetings between the two a season ago.

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Quote of the Day: ''When you give it up, you can't keep giving it up or it's going to be a long night." — Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn after allowing three runs in the first inning, before rebounding with five scoreless innings in a 6-3 victory against the Padres.

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Photo of the Day: Barry Zito takes a walk of shame and shadows.

Jeez, Beezy, it's not so bad. The Giants' Zito allowed eight runs — four earned — along with five hits and four walks over three innings in an 8-5 loss at Milwaukee. OK, that's pretty bad.

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Three Facts for the Water Cooler:

• The Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 11-4, averting what would have been the second sweep for L.A. at Chase Field in the park's 14-year history.

• Alex Liddi of the Mariners became the second player born in Italy to hit a grand slam (salami, if you will) in a 5-3 victory against the Rangers. The first: Reno Bertoia, in 1958, for the Tigers. The next thing for Liddi: Get the ball to Tommy Lasorda for a blessing.

• Alex Rodriguez snapped a 52 at-bat streak without a home run, hitting two for the Yankees in an 8-3 victory against the Royals.

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