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MIAMI -- Shin-Soo Choos first home run landed in the nightclub beyond the left-field fence, catching by surprise revelers distracted by the Miami Heat on TV. His second homer dropped into the right-field bullpen amid Marlins relievers, who saw ball coming. Clearing the hard-to-reach fence both ways, Choo went 4 for 5 Wednesday and helped the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to a season-best five games by beating Miami 4-0. Mike Leake and three relievers combined on an 11-hitter for the Reds. Choo hit solo homers in the fourth and sixth inning, giving him nine this season. His ninth career multihomer game came in a spacious stadium where sluggers tend to struggle. "This ballpark is big," Choo said. "Some balls fly, some dont. Im not thinking about hitting homers. Im just swinging hard." The two-homer effort was his second in eight days, but he came into the game batting only .225 in May. "I havent been feeling great," he said, "but tonight I hit the ball on the barrel." Leake (3-2) went 6 2-3 innings, pitched around nine hits and lowered his ERA to 3.72. Reds ace Johnny Cueto is expected to return next week after being sidelined since mid-April by a sore arm, and manager Dusty Baker bristled when asked if Leakes performance saved his spot in the rotation. "Whos talking about keeping his spot?" Baker said. "Hes doing better than some of the guys on our staff. I dont understand why it was coming down between him and somebody else anyway. Leake has pitched well. It shouldnt have been thought of. Well worry about that when we get there." Leake walked one and hit a batter. The Marlins had 14 baserunners but stranded 12 and hit into two double plays. "I definitely was out of the stretch quite a bit," Leake said. "They hit a few balls hard, but a few of them werent hit too hard." Miami managed three infield hits among their 10 singles but went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position. "Were just not getting it done," manager Mike Redmond said. "I dont know how to dress it up any more than that. Im trying to be patient, but at the end of the day, somebodys got to step up and get a hit with a guy in scoring position." With the home team giving the crowd of 14,866 little to cheer about, the biggest roars came when highlights of the Heats playoff victory over the Chicago Bulls two miles away were shown on the video scoreboard. The Marlins were shut out for the seventh time, most in the majors. Cincinnati climbed a season-high eight games above .500 and improved to 5-1 against Miami, which has lost four in a row. The Marlins fell to 0-10 this year with the retractable roof open in their stadium. The ball carries better in those conditions, and Choo twice sent it flying off Alex Sanabia (2-6). Choo also led off the game with a single and scored on a double by NL RBI leader Brandon Phillips. Joey Votto added two hits and an RBI for the Reds, who improved to 20-6 when they score first. Choos four hits tied a career high, and he raised his average to .322. He improved to 5 for 5 lifetime against Sanabia. "Other than that hes batting like 1.000 off me, theres not much to say," Sanabia said. The right-hander allowed four runs in six innings and has lost five consecutive starts. The Reds led 4-0 in the seventh when Miami mounted a threat. With runners at second and third, Sean Marshall came on and struck out rookie Derek Dietrich with a 3-2 curve to end the inning. Miami put two runners aboard again in the ninth. Aroldis Chapman then threw seven fastballs of at least 100 mph to Dietrich, who finally struck out looking on a changeup. "That guy can bring it," Dietrich said. "He made a great pitch when he needed to." The Marlins rank last in the majors in wins at home, where theyre 5-13. Notes: Cincinnati 3B Todd Frazier, batting .229, was given the night off. ... Reds starters have allowed one earned run in 22 1-3 innings over the past three games. ... ... 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The sentence follows Sharpers guilty pleas in state and federal courts in New Orleans, and pleas of guilty or no contest to similar charges in Arizona, California and Nevada -- all the result of a multi-jurisdiction plea deal that once called for a sentence of about nine years.Early this year, U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo rejected that sentence as too light. She imposed the 18-year, four-month sentence last week.In state court on Thursday, Judge Karen Herman made clear she thought two decades was a relatively light punishment for the fallen NFL star, calling his behavior such an epic disappointment.Thursdays second sentencing hearing was again punctuated by tearful testimony from victims. One who said she was determined from the time she realized she had been raped in 2013 to see him prosecuted and see him branded as a serial rapist and a sex offender. She added that, for months, she woke up screaming in the middle of the night because of the ordeal.Another said she forgave Sharper, despite suffering through depression and fears that have caused her to miss work and withdraw emotionallyy from people who care about her.ddddddddddddIm afraid no one understands, she said.Herman pointedly told Sharper that had he been tried by a jury and convicted on his original charges, including aggravated rape, the sentence would have been much harsher. She accepted the 20-year sentence only after consulting with attorneys and victims. She said the deal would help bring closure to the victims.Sharper again apologized to his victims and their families and continued to ask for forgiveness, at one point telling the judge, I am not a monster.Sentenced to nine years already in Arizona, Sharper still faces formal sentencing in California and Nevada. He is expected to serve his sentence in federal custody.Sharper had two co-defendants in the Louisiana cases. Former restaurant worker Erik Nunez and former St. Bernard Parish Sheriffs Deputy Branden Licciardi are set for sentencing in October on related charges.Sharper was named All-Pro six times and chosen for the Pro Bowl five times during a career that included stints with the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings. He played in two Super Bowls, one with the Packers as a rookie and one with New Orleans Saints when they won in 2010.He ended a 14-year career in 2011. He was working as an NFL network analyst when women began telling police in several cities similar stories of blacking out while drinking with him and waking up groggy to find they had been sexually abused. ' ' '