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Both Uptons injured in loss
Reds Braves Baseball Heal
Atlanta Braves center fielder B.J. Upton, left, is helped off the field after being injured in the first inning of Friday's game vs. the Cincinnati Reds in Atlanta. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Bronson Arroyo pitched seven sparkling innings, Brandon Phillips hit a two-run single in Cincinnati's three-run first and the Reds beat the depleted Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Friday night. Arroyo (8-7) allowed three hits, including Brian McCann's two-out solo homer in the seventh, and walked one. Sam LeCure pitched a perfect eighth and Aroldis Chapman gave up a run in the ninth before earning his 21st save.