Article: Dunn provides blast, bloop: Outfielder's long home run, overturned out pace Reds.

Byline: Jim Massie

Apr. 7--CINCINNATI -- Adam Dunn hit another prodigious home run for the Reds last night in Great American Ball Park. But a blooper that Dunn served into left-center field in the eighth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates set off a bizarre series of events that allowed Cincinnati to escape with a 6-5 victory. With two outs and runners on first and second, Dunn lifted a fly into no-man's land. Pittsburgh center fielder Chris Duffy ended a long sprint with a dive and appeared to short-hop the ball. Duffy rose and saw third-base umpire Bruce Dreckman signaling the third out of the inning even though television replays showed the ball bouncing ...

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