Grrrr, the Reds were down 2-0 for a large chunck of this game.  Then they scored two in the eighth and then Scott Rolen put the Reds ahead in the ninth with a solo shot.  Things were looking good and then Francisco Cordero gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth to blow the save.  He took the loss and he fell to 2-5.  A solid start by Bronson Arroyo went to waste.  He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.

The Reds managed just five hits but a pair of doubles in the eighth by Darnell McDonald and Kevin Barker resulted in two runs.  Scott Rolen had the solo home run and Wladimir Balentin singled, drew a walk and scored a run.

The finale is this afternoon.  It’ll be Kip Wells against Jose Contreras.

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