The Reds split a doubleheader with the Yankees as Chris Heisey hits three homers in the nitecap for a 10 – 2 win. Johnny Cueto is the winner against journeyman starter Brian Gordon. The Cincinnati leadoff hitter goes deep off Gordon in the first and fifth, and in the eighth frame connects off Hector Noesi in the Great American Ball Park. The Yanks win the opener, 4 – 2, when Jorge Posada, making a rare start at first base, hits a two-run homer, his first long ball since April 23rd

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on June 22, 2011 The Reds split a doubleheader with the Yankees as Chris Heisey hits three homers in the nitecap for a 10 – 2 win. Johnny Cueto is the winner against journeyman starter Brian Gordon. The Cincinnati leadoff hitter goes deep off Gordon in the first and fifth, and in the eighth frame connects off Hector Noesi in the Great American Ball Park. The Yanks win the opener, 4 – 2, when Jorge Posada, making a rare start at first base, hits a two-run homer, his first long ball since April 23rd

 

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