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Friday, May 26 7:35pm ET
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CINCINNATI (AP) -- Aaron Boone didn't take his time to bring an end to the game. Boone homered in the ninth inning on the first pitch by reliever Dan Miceli as the Cincinnati Reds beat Florida 3-2 Friday night, the Marlins' eighth straight loss. "I was actually thinking about taking a pitch," Boone said. "I'd swung at the first pitch in the previous at-bat and hit a little looper, but I just said 'Get a good pitch and get a good swing at it."' Danny Graves pitched a one-hit ninth inning and became the first Reds pitcher to start a season 7-0 since Ron Robinson in 1986. Cincinnati won its 11th straight over the Marlins at home since Sept. 23, 1997. "We keep bringing Danny in in tie games and getting wins, so we'll keep tying them up and getting him the wins," Reds manager Jack McKeon said. Miceli (3-2), the Marlins' fourth pitcher, had not allowed a run in six straight appearances. It was only the fourth time in 19 appearances he failed to retire his first batter. But he had not pitched since May 10 because of tightness in his throwing arm. "I was anxious to get out there," Miceli said. "Then I throw one pitch -- a good pitch on the outside corner -- and Boone hits it out. Hopefully, I can grow from this." Marlins manager John Boles said Miceli had been throwing well on the side. "This is the way our luck's been going, exactly," Boles said. "Generally, when you score only two runs, bad things happen." Florida, which at 22-27 dropped five games below .500 for the first time this season, went ahead on Danny Bautista's RBI single in the first. Barry Larkin's fourth homer of the season put the Reds ahead in the bottom half following a walk to Pokey Reese. Reds starter Ron Villone didn't allow another runner past second until Derrek Lee homered on the first pitch of the seventh. Villone then gave up a single to Alex Gonzalez and loaded the bases with walks to pinch-hitter Dave Berg and Luis Castillo. Scott Williamson relieved with one out and got Bautista to ground into an inning-ending double play. Game notesCincinnati is 11-3 in one-run games. ... Boone also homered for a "walk-off" win on May 11 to beat San Diego. ... Castillo reached base for the 15th straight game -- and 30 out of 31 -- by doubling in the first inning. ... Cliff Floyd reached for a career-high 24th straight game by being hit by a pitch in the third. He was picked off first. ... Tony Perez, first baseman for the Big Red Machine and now an executive with the Marlins, will have his No. 24 jersey retired by the Reds on Saturday. ... Friday's game was the start of a 12-game homestand for the Reds, their longest of the season. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Florida Clubhouse Cincinnati Clubhouse RECAPS Baltimore 8 Oakland 3
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