CINCINNATI (AP) -- A 24-hour virus made Mark Teixeira sick to his stomach. Those pitchers he homered off felt even worse.
A sapped Teixeira hit a pair of homers for the second consecutive game Monday night, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 14-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that showed what the power hitter can do on a nearly empty stomach.
"He said he wasn't feeling good today," said Tim Hudson (15-5), who kept his two-month unbeaten streak going. "You couldn't tell from his at-bats. He was a one-man wrecking crew."
Not quite. He had a lot of help in doing the damage.
Brian McCann hit a first-inning grand slam, and Andruw Jones added a two-run shot as the Braves sent the Reds to a loss that matched their most lopsided of the season.
MLB - Atlanta Braves/Cincinnati Reds Recap Monday August 20, 2007 - Yahoo! Sports
Braves crush Reds 14-4
Braves crush Reds 14-4
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