Derrek Lee's walk-off homer helps Orioles top Reds

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    Derrek Lee had gone nearly seven weeks without hitting a home run -- not nearly long enough to forget the sensation of getting good wood on a pitch and sending it soaring toward the seats.

    So when Lee made contact in the 12th inning Friday night, he knew his long-ball drought was over.

    "I knew I got that one," said Lee, whose leadoff homer in the bottom of inning gave the Baltimore Orioles a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

    Lee sent a 1-2 pitch from Jose Arredondo (0-3) into the seats in left field to end the marathon. It was Lee's fifth home run, the first since May 8.

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