Slumping Braves Lose to Cincy, 2-1

CINCINNATI (AP) _ Brandon Phillips hit a tying triple with two

out in the fifth inning and scored the tiebreaking run on shortstop

Alex Gonzalez’s error, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta

Braves 2-1 on Sunday in the rubber game of the weekend series.

Ramon Hernandez was on first when Phillips lifted a fly ball

down the right-field line that eluded a diving Jason Heyward and

bounced into the corner. Orlando Cabrera followed with a routine

grounder to Gonzalez, but the former Reds infielder dropped the

ball, and Phillips scored while Cabrera easily beat the throw to

first.

The NL East-leading Braves have lost three of four and went 3-6

on their 10-day trip, earning one win at each stop.