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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Johnny Cueto was striking out batters. Red Auerbach Celtics Jersey . Joey Votto and Jay Bruce were driving in runs. For one night, the Cincinnati Reds felt like themselves. It hasnt happened that often this season. Cueto matched his career high with 12 strikeouts in six innings, and Votto and Bruce -- the missing core of Cincinnatis batting order much of the season -- each drove in runs Wednesday night, leading the Reds to a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cueto (6-5) followed his shortest start of the season with one of his most dominating. He gave up three singles and didnt walk a batter, leaving after his 112th pitch. Cueto lasted only five innings during an 8-0 loss to Philadelphia on Friday. The Dodgers fouled off a lot of pitches, quickly elevating Cuetos pitch count. He lobbied for one more inning but manager Bryan Price decided hed had enough. "Thats the way it was," Cueto said, with trainer Tomas Vera translating. "I wasnt trying to strike everybody out, but they made me throw a lot of pitches." Jonathan Broxton escaped a bases-loaded, one-out threat in the seventh by getting Hanley Ramirez to ground into a double play. "All were trying to do down there is get the outs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings and let (closer Aroldis Chapman) have the spotlight," Broxton said. "Thats been working most of the year." Votto doubled home a pair of runs off Hyun-Jin Ryu (7-3), who had won his last four starts. Votto hadnt driven in a run since May 10, missing 23 games in between because of a strained muscle above his left knee. Bruce missed two weeks following knee surgery. He hit a solo homer off Ryu, who gave up four runs in six innings. The Reds are hoping that with Votto and Bruce back in the lineup, they can get a lot more out of an offence that ranks second to last in the majors in runs scored. "We have a history here," Price said. "We have a real good understanding that we have players who have accomplished things at a high level here. You saw some of that tonight. Hopefully, itll be a precursor to good things." The loss snapped the Dodgers three-game winning streak, which matched their season high. Theyre 4-2 on a trip that concludes Thursday and 22-13 overall on the road. Dodgers left fielder Matt Kemp was ejected in the second inning by plate umpire Seth Buckminster, a minor league umpire brought up to the majors. Kemp was called out on strikes and continued to argue from the dugout. It was Kemps eighth career ejection and his second this season. Kemp was ejected by Angel Hernandez on April 26 for arguing a called third strike. Cueto faced the minimum 15 batters through five innings -- Dee Gordon singled but was picked off. He also fanned 10 over that span, including five in a row while getting up to 90 pitches. The Dodgers got a pair of singles in the sixth, but Ryu failed to get down a bunt to advance them. Ryu had won his first five decisions on the road this season. When he faced the Reds on May 26 at Dodger Stadium, he took a perfect game into the eighth before settling for a 4-3 victory. He helped the Reds get ahead in the rematch. Ryu walked two batters ahead of Vottos two-out double in the second. Votto scored on Brandon Phillips single. Bruce homered in the sixth for a 4-0 lead. NOTES: Zack Greinke (8-2) faces Alfredo Simon (8-3) in the final game of the series on Thursday afternoon. The Reds are 4-5 on their homestand. ... Ramirez was a late scratch because of a sore shoulder but pinch hit in the seventh and hit into the double play. ... RHP Chad Billingsley, who had reconstructive elbow surgery last year, didnt feel right while throwing in the bullpen on Tuesday and has put his rehab on hold until the elbow can be examined. ... 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Clevelands manager had just watched his team lose 5-3 to Kansas City, which completed a 2-6 homestand and dropped the Indians 2 1/2 games behind Detroit in the AL Central.Though the Pittsburgh Penguins generally have no equals in the Eastern Conference when it comes to regular-season success, the Montreal Canadiens have managed to outpace them so far. The two surging division leaders meet for the first time this season Tuesday night. The Penguins (12-3-1) have won nine of 10 after a 3-2 shootout victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday in which Evgeni Malkin scored his seventh goal and picked up his 12th assist. I like how were playing. We play fast, Malkin said. We try to move the puck quick and go to the offensive zone. All four lines, we play at the same level - quick. Malkin and others have helped carry the scoring load during Sidney Crosbys surprising goal drought. With another scoreless outing Tuesday, Crosby will match his longest streak of nine games, set Dec. 3-20, 2012. Patric Hornqvist and Chris Kunitz rank among the NHL leaders in goals with nine and eight. Pascal Dupuis has contributed four goals during the last 10 games, but hell miss this game with an undisclosed injury. Though Crosby hasnt been scoring goals, hes recorded 11 assists in the past eight contests. He has 15 goals and 20 assists in 25 career games against Montreal. While Pittsburgh appears on its way to an eighth 100-point effort in the past nine full seasons, the Canadiens (14-4-1) have gotten out in front of them on the strength of a six-game winning streak marked by outstanding defensive play. Theyve given up one or no goals five times during the run. Montreal has also raised its level of play on offense in the past three, scoring 15 goals. Its coming off a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday. Everyones buying in and everyones doing their job, said forward Brandon Prust, who along with P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec had a goal and assist apiece. Were not trying to do too much. Were sticking tto our strengths. Danny Ainge Celtics Jersey. Were sticking to the game plan and its working. Were not a team full of superstars. Were just a lot of grit and guys that are working their butts off. Subban has scored a goal in two straight games. Were working hard and things are happening for us. I dont think were getting fortunate bounces, he said. A fortunate bounce is when you bounce one in from the red line. The bounces were getting are because were working hard and doing the things we need to do to get to the front of the net. Montreal has lost four of six matchups with the Penguins but took the most recent one 6-5 in a shootout Feb. 27. Marc-Andre Fleury, who gave up five goals on 29 shots in that contest, will likely be in net Tuesday. Hes allowed at least three goals in three of his past four starts in the series. Carey Price was rested Sunday and should be ready to go against a Pittsburgh team that has given him trouble. Prices 3.03 goals-against average versus the Penguins is his second-worst mark against any opponent hes faced more than seven times. Olli Maatta will be a game-time decision for Pittsburgh. The 20-year-old defenseman underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his thyroid gland Nov. 4 and hasnt played since Nov. 1. Mentally for sure, I want to get out there. Its been a couple weeks since Ive played, so yeah, Im hungry there, Maatta told the teams official website. But Ive got to still take it easy, not rush it. But well see (Tuesday). CANADIENS LINES: Pacioretty - Desharnais - Parenteau Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallagher Prust - Eller - Sekac Malhotra - Weise Markov - Subban Emelin - Gonchar Gilbert - Weaver Beaulieu Price Tokarski Scratch: Bowman PP1: Pacioretty - Desharnais - Parenteau Markov - Gonchar PP2: Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallagher Gilbert - Subban ' ' '