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Brewers 8, Reds 2

Keon Broxton homered twice and drove in four runs overall, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-2 victory over the Reds.

Reds 12, Brewers 3

Reliever Michael Lorenzen hit the second grand slam by a Reds pitcher in a week, and Cincinnati pulled away to a 12-3 victory over Milwaukee.

Hilltop slaying

A man shot to death behind a Hilltop home late Thursday night became the latest homicide victim in Columbus.

Clippers 5, Indians 3

The Clippers used a four-run eighth inning to knock off the Indianapolis Indians, 5-3, in game one of their four-game series Thursday night at Huntington Park.

Brewers 6, Reds 4

Eric Thames hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers slowed the Reds’ best surge of the season with a 6-4 victory.

Court ruling hits teachers unions, but how hard?

Teachers unions are hoping that recent grass-roots protests over pay and working conditions will blunt the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on union fees and help persuade dues-paying members not to abandon them.