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Joey Votto, the defending NL MVP, accounted for the only run for the Reds with his 12th home run of the season in the eighth inning. Votto finished with two hits, as did Rolen, but Cincy batters struck out 11 times and were just 1- for-13 with men in scoring position as they stranded a total of 12 base runners. Rolen, who is batting .256 this season, is one hit shy of 2,000 for his career.

Talbot, who has had some issues with his control so far this season, has a record of 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in his career versus the Reds.

In that matchup the California native allowed only four hits and a pair of walks, while striking out three through six innings of action to snap a personal two-game slide.

Despite being the top scoring team in the NL Central, the Reds are currently just 42-42 and are fourth in the standings, three games off the pace set by Milwaukee and St. Louis. Additionally, Cincinnati is now a mere 5-12 in interleague play this season, compared to the Tribe which has taken 11 of 17 outings.

In 27 games (23 starts) over his career, Marquis is 12-6 with a 3.60 ERA when facing the Pirates.

The teams split a doubleheader yesterday. Ivan Rodriguez slapped a pinch-hit, RBI single in the eighth inning to lead the Nationals to a 4-3 win in the nightcap.

Trailing 3-2 entering the eighth of the second contest, the Nationals tied the game as pinch-runner Brian Bixler stole third and came home on a throwing error from rookie catcher Eric Fryer.

The Nationals lead the season series, 4-3. Washington has taken 11 of the last 15 in this series.

The chance for the sweep in Detroit came after a 15-3 rout last night in a game that was delayed 2 1/2 hours by rain. Brandon Crawford, Pablo Sandoval and Miguel Tejada each homered. Crawford went 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored for San Francisco. Sandoval extended his hitting streak to a career-best 13 games.

Barry Zito (2-1) tossed six scoreless innings around a lengthy rain delay. He gave up five hits in the victory. Guillermo Mota allowed three runs on four hits over three innings of relief to pick up his first save of the season.

The Giants have gone 20-0 in games this year that they've held a lead of at least three runs.

Ryan Vogelsong will be on the mound this afternoon for the Giants as he tries to win a fourth straight decision. Vogelsong is coming off a win over the Cubs on Tuesday. He's 3-0 this season on the road and is scheduled to make his first career start against Detroit. The Tigers are one of three teams that he's never faced in his career (also White Sox and Blue Jays).

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•    8 semesters and I might not even get to stay in residence cause I live "close" to Humber even tho it's like 3 hours away.

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•    NZ Won By Inning And 301 Runs ZIM 51/10&143/10 NZ 493/7Dec

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•    NZ Won By Inning And 301 Runs ZIM 51/10&143/10 NZ 493/7Dec

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•    Malgré l'incident entre Jean-Guy Talbot et Scotty Bowman, ce dernier a fait son acquisition avec les #Blues. #NHL #LNH #antichambre

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•    Rooming with the MVP is quite an honour, shinning his shoes at the moment #freshoffa5pointnight

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•    I need to shut my mouth before it starts running

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•    How am I just now finding out about Connie Talbot? She's only 10 and a Redonkulous singer!

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•    Great Business Lunch with The Met Club @ Mint Hotel Leeds yesterday. Some useful insights from the panel.

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•    Being the only sober one in the club is hilarious

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•    Jim: 'I thought it'd be like 20p!! What's the river called again'? Ste: 'The Humber mate' Jim: 'Thats a shit name for a river' :)

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