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Howard Fastest To 100 Homers With 505-Foot Drive

Ryan Howard hit his 100th career homer in his 325th game Wednesday night, becoming the fastest player to reach that total, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Howard's three-run shot off Cincinnati's Aaron Harang gave the Phillies a 3-0 lead in the fifth inning. The 505-foot drive was the longest in the four-year history of Citizens Bank Park. It cleared the tall, brick batter's eye, going nine feet farther than Howard's shot over the same wall against Florida's Sergio Mitre last April.

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Griffey, Jr. Hits 2 Home Runs, Passes McGwire For 7th On Career List

Ken Griffey Jr.'s homecoming to Seattle got even sweeter -- and more intriguing -- on its final day.

Griffey hit his 583rd and 584th home runs during the Reds' game Sunday against the Mariners, tying and then passing Mark McGwire for seventh on the career list.

Then, after the Reds lost for the fourth time in six games, 3-2 to Seattle, Griffey said he wants to come back again -- to retire as a Mariner.

"You always want to retire with the team you started with. I mean, you look at Emmitt Smith and everybody else," Griffey said.

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Reds Sign First-Round Pick C Devin Mesoraco

The Cincinnati Reds signed first-round draft pick Devin Mesoraco.

Terms were not disclosed.

The 6-2, 200-pound catcher was been assigned to the Class A Sarasota Reds.

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