Ty France HR gives Reds 1-0 win, sweep of Astros

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Ty France spoiled a pitchers' duel with a go-ahead solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning, lifting the host Cincinnati Reds to a 1-0 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon.

France sent Houston reliever Bryan Abreu's second pitch of the inning over the wall in left-center to help Cincinnati (68-73) complete a three-game series sweep.

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