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Ronel Blanco strikes out career-high 11 in 8 innings as Astros blank Reds 6-0

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco throws celebreats after the top of the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Houston, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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KRISTIE RIEKEN

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HOUSTON (AP) — Ronel Blanco struck out a career-high 11 in eight innings and Shawn Dubin completed the two-hitter to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Yainer Diaz hit a three-run homer in the third to give Houston an early lead and Christian Walker added two hits and three RBIs to help the Astros take the series 2-1.