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Cueto Fans 10 As Reds Top D'Backs 3-2

Posted Apr 3, 08 6:29 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Johnny Cueto allowed nothing more than Justin Upton's solo homer in seven innings Thursday, striking out 10 in an overpowering debut while leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 22-year-old pitcher threw his 96 mph fastball right by hitters who had never seen it, finishing them off with a hard slider or changeup. Pitching in a steady rain, the right-hander struck out eight of his first 13 batters.  

His 10 strikeouts were the most by a Reds pitcher in his big league debut since 1900, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The only glaring mistake: Upton led off the sixth with a homer. That was the only hit by a team that batted an NL-low .250 last season. Arizona's Alex Romero had a sacrifice fly in the eighth, after reliever David Weathers walked the bases loaded.

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Cincinnati Reds closer Francisco Cordero pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 3, 2008, in Cincinnati. Cincinnati pitchers allowed only one hit...   (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
Young fans play with balloons while Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto waits to pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game played mostly in the rain, Thursday, April 3, 2008, in Cincinnati....   (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto falls towards first base after delivering a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Thursday, April 3, 2008, in Cincinnati.   (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn makes a running catch on a fly ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Orlando Hudson for an out in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 3, 2008, in Cincinnati....   (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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