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Article: Volquez improves to 4-0 as Reds rout Zito, Giants
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- April 28, 2008
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SAN FRANCISCO - Edinson Volquez is one of the few Cincinnati
pitchers who hasn't had to worry about run support this season. When
he's been on the mound, the Reds score in bunches.
Volquez struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings, Brandon
Phillips homered twice and the Reds used a six-run first inning to
rough up Barry Zito in a 10-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on
Sunday.
It was the fourth time in five starts by Volquez that the Reds
have backed him with at least eight runs. Each time, the Cincinnati
right-hander was won.
"I didn't even throw one pitch in the game and I looked at the
board and saw six runs," Volquez said. "When you get some runs early
you're like, 'It's easy ...