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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs are really rolling now. Authentic Mavericks Jersey . Even little Tony Campana has a homer, and manager Mike Quade called it before the game. Campana drove in a pair of runs with an inside-the-park homer and the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Friday for their sixth consecutive victory. "It was fun," he said. "Got out there and had a chance to play. Every time I get out there, I just try to make things exciting. I think I did that today." It was the first major league homer for the five-foot-eight, 165-pound Campana, who also singled, doubled and made a nice catch in centre field. Campana became the first Cub to hit an inside-the-park shot at Wrigley Field for his first homer. It also came shortly after Quade, while discussing Chicagos recent power surge before the game, predicted Campana would get one against the Reds. "As soon as it happened, I looked at (bench coach) Pat (Listach) and said, Youre not going to believe this," Quade said. "What a day (Campana) had, huh? Little son of a gun got off the plane - I dont even know if he slept - and did one heck of a job." Ryan Dempster (9-8) from Gibsons, B.C., struggled with his control, matching his season high with six walks, but held the Reds to two runs and four hits in six innings. "It was all right," Dempster said. "I felt like I battled good. One minute I felt like I could throw the ball where I want, the next I was hoping to hit somewhere around the plate." Carlos Marmol worked the ninth for his 24th save in 31 chances and third in as many days. He is 5 for 5 since he returned to the closer role after being temporarily removed from the back end of games because of control problems. "He wanted in bad," Quade said. "Hes been though his struggles. Hes pitching well and I think he had something to prove here at home. When my closer comes to me and tells me that, hes in." Ramon Hernandez homered for Cincinnati, which has lost three of four since a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants. Brandon Phillips and rookie Yonder Alonso each had two hits, but the Reds picked up their 26th one-run loss of the season, most in the majors. "Seems like we cant get the big hit when we need a clutch hit," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. Reds starter Mike Leake (9-7) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He also had an RBI single in Cincinnatis two-run fourth that trimmed Chicagos lead to 3-2. "I was missing some spots early, but then I locked in a little bit," Leake said. The Cubs jumped on Leake in the first. Starlin Castro hit a leadoff single and Campana followed with a slicing drive that landed inside the left-field line, bounced off the brick wall in foul territory and rolled past stumbling left-fielder Alonso. Campana, among the fastest players in baseball, zipped around the bases and scored standing up before the Reds could even return the ball to the infield, electrifying the crowd while some fans were still looking for their seats. "I hit the ball and the first thing I thought is that the third baseman is going to catch it," Campana said. "Then it got behind and I thought, OK, thats a double. Then saw the guy hit the wall and I thought I had a chance to get all the way around." It was the Cubs first inside-the-park homer at Wrigley Field since Sammy Sosa accomplished the feat against the Pirates on Oct. 6, 2001. Campana, who is from Kettering, Ohio, and played college ball at the University of Cincinnati, never homered in 1,308 plate appearances in the minor leagues, though he said he did have an inside-the-parker in a Double-A playoff game last season. "I always a hard time from guys in the minors saying no way Im ever going to hit a home run," Campana said. "It was an inside-the-parker, so I guess so far theyre right." Colvin added his fourth homer in the second inning, a drive into the right-field bleachers. It was his fourth career homer off Leake. "Its just one of those things," Colvin said. "Ive been fortunate enough to get pitches I should hit off of him and thats pretty much it." Castro also singled in the second and eighth, upping his NL-best hit total to 146. Hernandez struck out to leave the bases loaded in the first, but the Reds rallied with two out in the fourth. With runners on first and second, Leake hit a shallow fly to centre. Campana raced in and made a diving attempt, but the ball popped out of his glove when he struck the ground, allowing Alonso to score. Frazier then scored on a wild pitch. "It was in my glove," Campana said of his near-miss. "I blame my glove." Campana got another chance in the seventh and hauled in Phillips deep drive to centre just left of the 400-foot sign. "When he first hit it, I thought it was gone," Campana said. "So I just turned my back and started running and peeked up said, I think Im going to have a shot at it." Carlos Pena added a sacrifice fly in the bottom half, but Hernandez connected against Kerry Wood in the eighth. Hernandezs 11th homer cut Chicagos lead to 4-3. But the day belonged to the baby-faced Campana. "Hes been a real good addition off the bench for sure," Quade said. "Helped us win a lot of games." NOTES: Reds OF Chris Heisey was held out of the lineup for the second straight game after injuring his left oblique during batting practice in Houston on Wednesday. He was used as a pinch-runner in the eighth inning. Baker said Heisey was to be examined by team doctor Timothy Kremchek in Chicago on Friday. ... Baker said SS Zack Cozart reported he was feeling better and was slated to take batting practice before the game. Cozart has been on the disabled list since July 24 with a hyperextended left elbow. ... Quade said hes leaning toward giving Rodrigo Lopez another start when his turn in the rotation comes up again. Lopez has allowed 12 runs in 8 1-3 innings over his last two starts. ... Johnny Cueto will pitch for the Reds on Saturday against Carlos Zambrano. Cueto (7-4, 1.72 earned-run average) needs to throw at least 3 1-3 innings to qualify for the league ERA lead, which he held earlier this week before falling shy of the required one inning pitched per team game played. San Franciscos Ryan Vogelsong currently leads the National League with a 2.19 ERA. Zambrano will be going for his 17th career win against Cincinnati. . After starting the season 25-17, the defending NL Central champion Reds are just 29-41. . Carmen Mauro was the last Cub whose first big league homer was of the inside-the-park variety. He did at St. Louis on Oct. 3, 1948. Mauro hit only one other big league homer. . Joey Votto from Toronto, walked twice for Cincinnati, but his nine-game hitting streak came to an end. Dallas Mavericks Jersey . Murphys slicing liner to the opposite field off hard-throwing Daniel Bard kicked up chalk when it landed and rolled into the left-field corner. That sent Rangers newcomers Mike Napoli and Yorvit Torrealba home to break a five-all tie. Mavericks Jersey . 24 Texas A&M Aggies took a 45-40 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders. It was the 70th meeting between the teams and will be the final time they face each other as Big 12 Conference foes. CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Joey Vottos first hit of the season wasnt all that pretty, but the timing and placement were perfect. Vottos hard grounder deflected off the glove of first baseman Albert Pujols and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Brandon Phillips hit a three-run homer in his new role as Cincinnatis cleanup hitter, and Votto provided the clincher with his first hit after an 0-for-6 start to the season. "Its important to get that first win and get the winning going," Votto said. His game-winning hit left the teams even heading into the finale of the first interleague series to start a season. The Angels won the opener 3-1 in 13 innings. "I loved the way we played on opening day," Phillips said. "This team never gives up. Everybody picks each other up. We stayed in the game and got it done." Left-hander Scott Downs (0-1) came on to start the ninth and hit Shin-Soo Choo with his first pitch. After a sacrifice, Votto hit his grounder to Pujols right. The ball deflected off his glove and rolled into the outfield, allowing Choo to score easily. "It was a tough play," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Alberts a terrific defensive player. It was hit pretty hard. It just got by him." Phillips moved into the cleanup spot because of Ryan Ludwicks injury and hit the Reds first homer of the season. He connected for a three-run shot against C.J. Wilson in the fourth inning, when Cincinnati sent nine batters to the plate for four runs. Left-hander Aroldis Chapman (1-0) walked one in the ninth, throwing a 99 mph pitch that hit the backstop screen. Mat Latos, who took the loss in the deciding Game 5 of Cincinnatis playoff series against San Francisco last season, left with a 4-3 lead in the seventh. He gave up a solo homer by Howie Kendrick, and a two-run shot by Alberto Callaspo on his 100th and final pitch. The Angels tied it with the help of third baseman Todd Fraziers error in the eighth, pulling even on Mark Trumbos run-scoring groundout. The Reds had to juggle their lineup for the second game of the season, and its not going back anytime soon.dddddddddddd Ludwick had surgery on Wednesday to repair torn cartilage in his right shoulder, injured on a slide on opening day. Hes expected to miss at least three months. Phillips moved from second in the batting order into Ludwicks cleanup spot, where hell stay for the foreseeable future. Reserve outfielder Chris Heisey becomes the everyday left fielder while Ludwick recuperates. The new lineup had one very good inning. Heisey walked in the fourth inning, and so did Votto. Phillips, who flied out to the warning track in his first at-bat, then homered for a 3-0 lead. It was a breakthrough for the Reds, who managed only three hits and one run -- on a wild pitch -- during the opening day loss. "It wasnt a good pitch at all," Wilson said. "Its not like it was up and in. It was a cutter that cut right into his swing, right into his happy zone." Jay Bruce followed with a double and scored on Fraziers single. Latos was on his game at the outset, fanning seven in the first five innings. Once again, the bottom of the Angels order produced the most. The Angels power hitters have failed to connect. Pujols is 0 for 7 with two strikeouts. Josh Hamilton -- signed for $125 million in the off-season -- is 0 for 8 with three strikeouts. Trumbo has a pair of singles and has fanned four times. "Those guys are going to hit in the middle," Scioscia said. "We just have to keep constant on the defensive side and were going to be fine." The Angels committed five errors in the first two games. Theyve also struck out 27 times. They fanned 17 times in the opener. NOTES: It was 49 degrees and breezy at the first pitch. ... The Angels are 5-3 all-time against Cincinnati, including interleague series in 2002 and 2007. ... The Reds called up 25-year-old OF Derrick Robinson to take Ludwicks roster spot. Hell make his major league debut. ... Bruce celebrated his 26th birthday. He went 1 for 4. ... Bronson Arroyo makes his seventh career start against the Angels in the series finale. Hes 1-2 against them. L. A. starts Joe Blanton, who is 2-0 career against Cincinnati. ' ' '