The Reds extended their post-All-Star-break winning streak to three last night with a 2-3 win over the Rockies.

Bronson Arroyo got the hard-luck no-decision after seven innings of scoreless baseball on eight hits and a walk.

Arroyo's search for a tenth win continues. In a story on Reds.com, he says “Obviously, three wins in a row coming out of the break for the team is the biggest thing. I've been stuck on that No. 9 for a while. This has happened to me three years in a row. I'll have to keep pumping zeroes until I get it.”

“Pumping zeroes” will work eventually, but I think that Bronson can get faster results by clearing his karma. Maybe fulfilling old broken promises, for example.

Kent Mercker took over in the eighth to get one out, which he did hitlessly. Gary Majewski, our brand-new worn out reliever, gave up the Rockies' two runs on three hits and a walk before getting the last two outs in the eighth. Majewski's ERA with the Reds in one and one-third innings of work is now 20.25. Downright Chris Hammond-esque.

Bill Bray, our brand-new not-so-worn-out reliever, took the Rockies down 1-2-3 in the ninth. Hell yeah.

Scott Hatteberg, the only Red with more than one hit on the night, knocked in Ken Griffey, Jr. in the sixth inning with an automatic double to score the Reds' first run. But the story was the ninth inning.

The Rockies put in Brian Fuentes to hold on to their 1-0 lead, and it looked good for Fuentes when he worked the rare Hatteberg strikeout. He worked the less rare Brandon Phillips walk, but struck out Royce Clayton.

Jason LaRue had two strikes on him when he was hit by a pitch, as did pinch hitter Edwin Encarnación, loading the bases for The Heartthrob, Chris Denorfia.

Denorfia had hit nothing but grounders to left side in his first four at-bats, so when he bounced one that direction again stomachs sank. But when Rockies' shortstop Clint Barmes charged the ball and watched it slip under his glove, allowing the tying and then the winning run to score, a mighty cheer erupted throughout Redsland!

The win brings the Reds' record to 48-44. They remain four games back of the Cardinals. Today Elizardo Ramirez tries for the sweep against Josh Fogg at 1:15 p.m.