The Reds blew a 9-3 lead but then scored two in the bottom of the eighth to edge the Dodgers in an 11-9 pitchers duel.  The Reds needed just eleven hits to scored their eleven runs and they left just two batters on base.  Joey Votto went two for three with a home run and three RBIs.  Soctt Rolen also had a nice game and he went three for four with two runs.  Votto is now over .300 (.306) and Scott Rolen is getting there.  Even though the pitching almost blew this one, it was nice to see the bats break out.

Homer Bailey was knocked around for five runs in 5 1/3 innings and you wonder how much longer he’ll be in the rotation.  It probably didn’t help that Edinson Volquez isn’t coming back anytime soon after his 50 game suspension.  Nick Masset was also hit hard for four runs over 1/3 of an inning.  Mike Lincoln picked up the win although he got just one batter out while Francisco Cordero threw a shutout ninth (two strikeouts) to pick up his fifth save.

It was nice to see the Reds end their five game skid.  Now they need to make it a winning streak.  Tomorrow it’ll be Aaron Harang against Hiroki Kuroda.  This would be a good time for Harang to turn things around.

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