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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- A complete game. Robert Griffin III White Jersey . Thirteen strikeouts. Two hits, too. Mat Latos made his Cincinnati Reds teammates feel as if they werent really needed. Latos fanned a personal-best 13 batters in his second career complete game on Monday night, dominating the Milwaukee Brewers for a 3-1 victory that left no doubt about the games biggest star. "He was awesome," said right fielder Jay Bruce, who doubled home a pair of runs. "He really didnt need us. He got a couple of hits, he pitched a great game. "We knew it was in there. It was great to see him pull it out to get the win." The NL Central leaders won for only the second time in seven games. The Brewers, who won the division last year, have dropped eight of 13, falling 7 1/2 games back -- one shy of their season high. Latos (6-2) gave up four hits, including a drive by Norichika Aoki that made it 63 straight games at Great American Ball Park with at least one homer. Latos also singled twice, matching a career high. He finished it off by fanning Rickie Weeks with his 109th pitch. An astounding 80 of his pitches were strikes. "All I knew is he was throwing strike after strike after strike," manager Dusty Baker said. "Hopefully, now hell get on a roll and stay on one for a while." It was his first eye-opening performance since the Reds got him from San Diego in their biggest off-season trade. "Its an amazing feeling to finally do something good after the trade," said Latos, who has had some good moments but not quite like the latest. Bruce doubled home two runs in the fourth off Yovani Gallardo (6-6), who allowed four hits over six innings. Brandon Phillips had an RBI double in the eighth. Aoki led off the sixth with his fourth homer. The 63 games with a homer at Great American is the longest active streak in the majors and the longest since Philadelphias Citizens Bank Park also had a 63-game homer streak from 2007-08, according to STATS LLC. The next-longest such streak? Coors Field had 80 straight games with a homer from 2002-03, according to STATS. The Brewers saw the series as a chance to get back into the race before the All-Star break. Mostly, they needed to stop self-destructing with sloppy play that has been their norm lately. Milwaukee has scored one run or less in three of its last four games. The Reds got back to full strength with their starting lineup when they activated centre fielder Drew Stubbs from the disabled list before the game. He had been sidelined since June 15 with pulled muscles in his left side. Stubbs led off the fourth inning with a double and later scored on Bruces hit for a 2-0 lead. He also walked, singled and stole a base, scoring twice. Latos was coming off one of his worst performances of the season. A week earlier in Cleveland, he gave up seven runs in only four innings of a 10-9 loss. "After my last start in Cleveland, I made some adjustments in my mechanics," Latos said. "I was able to keep the ball down in the zone and bounce my slider when I needed to." He struck out six of the first 11 Brewers he faced, allowing only two hits over the first five innings -- bunt singles by Nyjer Morgan and Martin Maldonado. "I know hes been struggling a little bit recently, but he threw a great game," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "His slider was outstanding. He threw strikes with every pitch. That was just a great ballgame." During the game, Latos wife, Dallas, tweeted that she has Weeks on her fantasy team. Weeks doubled and struck out three times against her husband. Milwaukees Ryan Braun went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts, ending his hitting streak at 18 games. Aramis Ramirez had an eight-game streak snapped on his 34th birthday. NOTES: The Reds sent OF Willie Harris to the minors to open a roster spot for Stubbs. ... Richard Petty and Aric Almirola threw ceremonial pitches as part of a NASCAR-themed promotion. ... Brewers RHP Marco Estrada, on the DL since May 24 with a strained right thigh, was activated and start the second game of the series against Bronson Arroyo. RH Mike McClendon was optioned to the minors. ... 1B Corey Hart flipped into the Reds dugout while chasing a foul ball in the seventh, holding onto the railing to prevent injury. ... Reds 3B Scott Rolen struck out three times against Gallardo, all taking. He disagreed with plate umpire Tim Timmons over the first two. Rolen struck out swinging in the eighth. Robert Griffin III Elite Jersey . -- Georgia is dealing with a big loss heading into its Southeastern Conference showdown against South Carolina. Robert Griffin III Youth Jersey . Playing his second game since coming off the disabled list, Kemp walked in the first inning and came all the way around on a two-out double to left-centre by Andre Ethier. 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When he pinch hit in the ninth, he received cheers in full voice -- along with some boos, of course. Jones walked, and once a pinch runner came in to replace him, the retiring 40-year-old star trotted back toward the Braves dugout on the third base side and Mets fans stood and cheered. Jones took off his batting helmet, raised it to the crowd, and then was gone down the steps. For that, and for his long career as a most worthy adversary, Mets fans stood and applauded. "Cant say enough about the fans in New York this year. Theyve been awfully supportive both in person, out on the field, on Twitter," Jones said. "Im very appreciative to them for that." He and the Braves, of course, couldnt leave town without getting the better of the Mets one last time. Brian McCann homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to give Atlanta its fifth straight win, 3-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep at Citi Field. "Now that Im scuffling a little bit, its important for someone else to be stepping up," Jones said. Pinch runner Reed Johnson made it to third before Michael Bourn struck out, flinging his bat and helmet in rage after the inning ended. Martin Prado led off the 10th with a single against Bobby Parnell (4-4). After Jason Heyward grounded out, Freddie Freeman was intentionally walked. Dan Uggla worked a walk before McCann hit a sacrifice fly. Peter Moylan pitched the bottom half for his first save of the season. Craig Kimbrel (1-1), Atlantas usual closer, worked a scoreless ninth for the NL wild-card leaders. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said he wanted Kimbrel to face the Mets mid-lineup power threats, Ike Davis and Lucas Duda, in the ninth while it was tied. "Today, it fell where the big boys were coming up," Gonzalez said. "It worked out." Davis led off with a single, but Kimbrel struck out Duda and Kelly Shoppach before Andres Torres grounded out to end the threat. The Mets took the lead on Davis RBI single in the fourth, but Atlanta answered when Bourn singled home Jose Constanza in the fifth. Mets starter Chris Young allowed five hits and four walks iin six innings, striking out seven. Robert Griffin III Red Jersey. . He is 0-4 in seven starts at Citi Field this season. McCann led off the sixth with his 20th home run for a 2-1 lead, but Braves starter Tommy Hanson remained winless in five starts since a victory over Miami on July 30. Hes 0-3 since then and has only made it out of the sixth inning in one of those starts. Hansons day ended when David Wright hit a double into the left-field corner to tie it at 2 in the sixth. It started off with more promise -- Hanson retired the first 10 batters he faced. "I felt really good about this start today," Hanson said. "We came up here and took care of business." In the bottom of the eighth, the Mets threatened to take the lead. But Braves reliever Eric OFlaherty got Wright to ground out on a full count with two outs in the bottom of the eighth and runners on first and third. That set up Jones moment, such that it was. Reliever Frank Francisco walked him on four pitches. "I didnt want to pitch around him, but I didnt want to leave anything right there," Francisco said. "Hes a great player. I was trying to save the game." Jones noticed, too. "I dont think Francisco was going to let me get a real good swing at one," Jones said. As much as he might have liked to have one last good whack at the Mets, Jones was pleased enough with the actual results: Atlanta goes to Milwaukee with a three-game sweep and having won seven of its last eight. And Jones has one more memory of a Mets ballpark. He hit the first two homers of his career at the Mets old stadium, and his eight-year-old son is named for it -- Shea. "It was cool," Jones said of his last at bat in Queens, nearly 20 years after his first one. "I heard a bunch of boos in there, but for once the cheers outnumbered the boos." NOTES: Jones will get another chance to torment the Mets. The Braves host them in a series later this month. ... Wright is set to visit a New York firehouse to remember Sept. 11 for the eighth year in a row. On Monday, he plans to visit Squad 18 in Greenwich Village, along with Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano. ... Braves LHP Mike Minor is set to go against RHP Wily Peralta on Monday in Milwaukee. ... Mets RHP Colin McHugh is scheduled to face Nationals LHP Gio Gonzalez on Monday at Citi Field. ' ' '
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